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Under 30 and diagnosed with cancer | Guest column
It is a rare gift to be told you are dying. In May 2006 I was diagnosed with…
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There is no time to lose | Guest column
Every week, more than 100 women in Washington state are diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Reporter’s notebook: losing family to cancer
She wore red lipstick and her neck was often adorned with a colorful scarf. She was an artist…
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Understanding CRC prop. 1 | Guest column
Auditor Milene Henley released the following statement about the charter review proposals. It is not an approval or…
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Pete Rose responds to letters to the editor | Guest column
In May of this year before a final vote by the Charter Review Commission and before I left…
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Legacies left behind and the importance of Initiative 2012-4 | Guest column
Our generation inherited a world contaminated with PCBs. They were considered as safe as mineral oil and table…
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Reject CRC Prop. 1 and 2 on ballot | Editorial
In 2005, voters endorsed, by 63 percent, the “Basic” Home Rule Charter and by 55 percent, an amendment…
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Don’t let fellow islanders go hungry | Editorial
It’s our most basic human need: food. For most of us, we can walk into the store or…
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CRC member says ‘no’ to changes | Guest column
We have all read many letters about the proposals of the CRC to amend the County Charter.
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Scoping process for coal export terminal has started | Guest Column
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is leading the collaboration with Whatcom County Planning and Development Services…
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In support of the Charter Review Commission changes | Guest column
As a past San Juan County Commissioner, County Council Member, and now as your State Senator, I have…
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Hearts & Hands: helping seniors | Guest column
In 2008 I retired and moved to Orcas full time. By the next year, I was anxious to…
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Sounder needs help to support mercy flights | Editorial
It’s a disease that doesn’t care how old you are, how much money you have in the bank…