Opinion
Remember to be thankful | Editorial
Every year we gather together with friends and family to express gratitude. Thanksgiving is about socializing and eating,…
Opinion
Age Deliberately | Guest column
We can learn many lessons from watching how other people age — what they do and don’t do…
Opinion
San Juan school drug policies in need of change | Guest column
I made a terrible mistake. I knew my child’s friends and where she was every minute of the…
Opinion
Give the gift of food this season | Editorial
It’s a universal feeling. The hours have whisked by and suddenly it is lunch. You are starving and…
Opinion
Reach out to a veteran before it’s too late | Editorial
I met Sgt. Gil Frazier during the war in Afghanistan. I was an embedded journalist and he was…
News
Light up Eastsound with holiday cheer | Editorial
We’ve written before about the need for streetlights in Eastsound. It is dark by early evening when the…
Opinion
Facts about ferry reservations | Guest column
Starting Jan. 5, 2015, reservations will take effect for vehicle travel between Anacortes and the San Juan Islands.…
Opinion
I-594: common-sense? | Guest column
Recent TV ads promoting I-594 tell us that it will close a “loophole” which lets felons and other…
Opinion
Puzzled over county sheriff race | Editorial
Sometimes in small-town elections, things get a little fierce. And it would seem the sheriff’s race is one…
Opinion
Unhappy with EWUA upgrade | Guest column
I have been carefully considering the letter of initiative that everyone recently received after Sept. 18, 2014 from…
Opinion
Avoiding telephone fraud | Guest column
I don’t write much about telephone elder scams — it’s like warning against the ocean. Those who need…
Opinion
Why we are voting for proposition one | Editorial
We supported San Juan County’s property tax levy five years ago and we are endorsing it again now.
Opinion
Hopeful but cautious about WSF reservations | Editorial
How many times do you drive down Orcas Road wondering what will happen when you make that left…