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Pro: ferry reservations

Our family move to Orcas in the early 1990s began with missing the ferry. We arrived in Anacortes,…

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Suggested changes to ferry reservations | Opinion

We’ve been hearing mixed reviews on the new ferry reservation system. Some love the convenience of ensuring a…

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Fireworks are on the way – be safe

They glisten across the night sky and symbolize Independence Day. But they are also dangerous when handled by…

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Passing on the freedom

Did you know that today there are 21-36 million people enslaved around our modern world? Did you know…

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Where should you spend your dollars? | Editorial

As we navigate our first summer with the ferry reservation system, social media is rife with complaints about…

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Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s | Guest column

Q: Sadly, my wife Margaret, age 81, has dementia. Our doctor has her on medications that work extremely…

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May is mental health awareness month | Editorial

Living with a mental illness can be a deeply private, painful experience. It is difficult to talk about…

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We stand with Orcas Island teachers

We think it’s the responsibility of state Legislature to fully fund K-12 public education.

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What we learn from our mothers | Editorial

The love we are given by our mothers can set the course for the rest of our lives.…

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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…

Liz Taylor

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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…

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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.

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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…