Opinion
Goals and aspirations for the new year | Editorial
Every year, we ask our readers to tell us what they hope for in the new year. For…
Opinion
How Christmas ‘as we know it’ came to be | Editorial
At the Sounder, we are well aware of the powers of the pen. So it came as no…
Opinion
Gifts for the elderly | Opinion
As the season of gift-giving descends upon us – Hanukkah, Solstice, Kwanzaa and Christmas – you might be…
Opinion
Thank you, Phoebe! | Letter
Thank you for the care and kindness you brought to Orcas Island!
Opinion
Help with a kidney transplant | Letter
My wife and I have lived in the San Juans for seven years and we are now asking…
Opinion
A library love story | Opinion
A preemptive apology to readers. This article is chock full of sentimentality. I tried to edit out any…
Opinion
Reservation system might not be so bad | Editorial
When it happens to something very familiar, something very important, like travel on the state ferry system, change…
Opinion
Get into the spirit of giving this season | Editorial
We’ve all heard the phrase “the spirit of Christmas,” but its meaning is sometimes lost amid the barrage…
Opinion
First impressions are everything | Guest column
Quite simply, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. This is especially true in…
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…