News
Change the world by changing your light bulbs | Guest column
In my eighth grade class, we had an assignment to do a study of one of our world’s…
Opinion
Are you allowed to ‘age in place’? | Guest column
None of us gets old overnight. We don’t go from, say, age 60 to age 80 in a…
Opinion
The next generation of print journalists | Editorial
We couldn’t be more proud to feature a very special section within this week’s paper: the Viking Voice.
Opinion
The key to salmon recovery is demolition | Guest column
The Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office recently reported that nearly half of the 15 salmon populations listed under the…
Opinion
The First Amendment matters | Guest column
Having recently fought and won a war against a government that had repressed dissent, arrested colonists without warrants…
News
More dialogue between community and OPALCO | Editorial
If you’re having trouble making sense of the many facts, figures, moving parts and the overall financial state…
Opinion
Tourism season is here | Editorial
When we received an email alert last Friday that the ferries to Orcas were full until the 8:55…
Opinion
Time to get informed | Editorial
Wouldn’t it be swell if you could forget about all those complicated issues of the day, ignore the…
Opinion
OPALCO’s ‘shock treatment’ | Guest column
Be warned. Some of us, particularly small electricity users, might be in for an electrifying shock treatment. Electricity…
Opinion
Kevin’s time at Orcas Fire will be remembered | Editorial
It is with a heavy heart that we write about Fire Chief Kevin O’Brien’s leaving Orcas Fire and…
Opinion
Can we protect our parents?
My grandmother is vicious to my father, her son. He has heart problems, so I’m afraid for his…
Opinion
Local police going too far? | Guest column
I was intrigued to read the Islands’ Sounder recent story about the sheriff’s survey. My immediate reaction was…
News
Staying balanced in the age of technology | Editorial
We’ve seen the positive side of the internet: connecting friends and family, sharing knowledge of the world around…