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Guest opinion | What was that white stuff on the beach?
By Russel Barsh, Kwiáht Director Over the past week we have received many calls about large floating brown…
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Saving the planet starts with kids
Environmental groups in the San Juans recognize an important fact: the future of our natural world depends on…
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Remove barcodes from county ballots
San Juan County should drop its ballot-tracking system until a better system is found. We have a right…
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Letters May 20
Thank you to the school board We would like to take this time to thank our hard working…
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Your chance to make a difference
Have an idea of how to make the community a better place in which to live, play and…
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Be cautious, and be healthy
So far, islanders and county agencies seem to be responding to the H1N1 flu virus with appropriate caution…
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Guest opinion | Putting the Swine Flu in Perspective
by Dr. Frank James, San Juan County health official Three or four times each century a new flu…
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San Juan Initiative hosting workshops
Over the last two years, the San Juan Initiative hosted 18 public workshops and worked with scientists and…
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Guest Opinion – Swine Flu on Orcas
To the Orcas Island Community: The emergence of a new and likely pandemic strain of influenza, the H1N1…
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May is Arts Education Month
by Barbara Courtney, Barbara Kline, and Michelle Reed Governor Gregoire has declared May as Arts Education Month. Last…
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Extend an island welcome to our visitors
Even as we welcome tourists each summer to our tiny community, we also quietly lament their presence. With…
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Legal drinking age: How low do we go? | Guest Opinion
Alcohol is zealously marketed, easily obtained, and relatively inexpensive. Combined with widespread beliefs that it is “benign,” not…