Submitted by the Office of Rick Larsen As islanders continue social distancing…
By Dean Ridings CEO, America’s Newspapers During this coronavirus pandemic, access to…
By Susan Shannon Orcas Island Collectively, we are all trodding towards a…
During these trying times when most of us are following stay-at-home orders…
The only constant in life is change. It’s why humans are so…
Submitted by Wendy Waxman Kern. As daily lives, school, work and health…
Editor’s note: It has not been proven that hydroxychloroquine is 100 percent…
by Brad Brown Orcas Island People are at home. People are wondering…
by Glenn Aufderhar Lopez Island A happy story from the great flu…
by Julie Schwartz Gottman Ph.D., President and Co-Founder, The Gottman Institute and…
By Lynnette Wood, PhD Orcas Island By now you’ve heard the term,…
by Liz Smith Friday Harbor I recognize that you are all probably…
by Jake Perrine Artistic Director, Orcas Center Hello, community! What an unfortunate…
By Rachel Newcombe Psychoanalyst on Orcas Island “Contagion is more than an…
As islanders, it can be unsettling when the “outside world” comes slipping…
by F. Milene Henley San Juan County Auditor This is not what…
Submitted by the Vacation Rental Working Group. The Orcas-based Vacation Rental Working…
By Lynnette Wood Chair Orcas District Committee, Orcas Senior Center At the…
What began as a mild apprehension has escalated into a buzz of…
Women have played a critical role in American history, and since 1981…
Wastewater treatment plant repairs and maintenance rate increase
by Vincent Shu, MD Orcas Island We cannot tell you how much…
In the last two weeks, firefighters from both San Juan and Orcas…
February isn’t just a time to celebrate love for the humans in…
by Kevin Carter, Gregory Kramer, and Jari Andrea Brenner Orcas Island may…
It’s troubling — but not surprising — to note that the San…
by Sorrel North Lopez Island Another Southern resident orca is missing and…
by David Turnoy San Juan County Democrats The procedure for choosing presidential…
One of my favorite definitions of love I discovered in RZA’s book…
Submitted by the Orcas Island Health Care District. The Orcas Island Health…
January is school board recognition month, and we’d like to express gratitude…
Periodically, the sheriff’s log will feature entries regarding sex offender residence checks.…
In the first quarter of the new year, your island papers are…
It’s the dawn of a new calendar year, and we asked our…
by Jari Brenner Orcas Island I am a cultural anthropologist with an…
As 2019 comes to its end, the Islands’ Sounder is sharing a…
There have been a few changes in the island newspapers this year…
