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Heroism island-style
Why is the Orcas Island School district facing a $667,000 projected deficit for the coming school year?
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Snow in April: hope emerges at Conservation Summit
It snowed Saturday April 19 on Lopez. That may have been appropriate for the day of the Conservation…
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EDITORIAL – TIME AND MONEY: A SENSE OF URGENCY AND RESTRAINT
Time and money: a sense of urgency and restraint When Franklin Roosevelt firsttook office as President of the…
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GUEST OPINION – IS THE STATE ADEQUATELY FUNDING OUR SCHOOLS?
BY GLENN HARRIS Special to the Sounder Having worked in public education for over 25 years, I thought…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Trail defenders miss point The recent spate of letters about the bicycle trail carved into Moran Park misses…
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EDITORIAL – A HELPING HAND
A helping hand Working together to accomplish goals – such as formulating a budget, (the School Board) devising…
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EDITORIAL – Taxpayers, tradeoffs and growing pains
The Orcas Island Fire District is not a democracy. It is a junior taxing district. The volunteer members…
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EDITORIAL – STRATEGIC GOALS AND TEAM MORALE
The Fire Department needs to improve communications, especially within the department.
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America is still a united nation of immigrants
Since when did the hard-working immigrants become the bad guys? Consider the eight Mexicans who were stopped last…