Opinion
Public school deserves all islanders’ support
We are at a crossroads as a school district and a community. Through declining enrollment, cost increases, state…
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Letters?to the?editor
By now I trust all Orcas residents have had a chance to pick up one of the Orcas…
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Memorial Day: wars past and present and our Veterans
Formerly known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day has its origins in May of 1866 in Waterloo, New York,…
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It takes a district to run a school
While the federal and state governments fund Basic Education and “Title I” elements of public school programs, Orcas…
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Vote for directors for OPALCO Editorial
Democrats in seven more states and two territories will vote or caucus in primaries by June 3. On…
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Appreciated police protection Beauty and the Beast remembered Deadly ivy Spurge laurel purged Oil leak shrugged off Center pride in community musical Pulling together for the long term The bully on the porch
We were recently subjected to a pleasant and gratifying experience at the hands of a United States government…
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Open letter to the O. I. community and the O. I. School Board
The Executive Board of the Orcas Education Association, on behalf of our membership, would like to express our…
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Economic Stimulus checks: Give where you live
The Economic Stimulus checks will start flowing to Orcas residents sometime in the next few weeks. Individuals earning…
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An open letter to the Orcas Island School Board
As the coverage in the Sounder stated, and the editorial reiterated, “with a $667,000 deficit, everyone is going…
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Anybody paying attention?
A public petition and much outrage was expressed following the Fire Comissioners’ decision in January to formalize the…
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Musician-in-residence sends letter to Orcas Island friends
Now that I am back from my travels of the past two months, many of my Pittsburgh friends…