by Karen Hiller Orcas Island When my husband and I moved to…
Community. The very word conjures a sense of security, of belonging, of…
The power of speaking your truth | Editorial
by David Turnoy Chair, SJC Democrats For those of you who have…
Our communities have breathed a collective sigh of relief now that the…
Submitted by Cedar Law PLLC Cedar Law PLLC, a Seattle-based education firm,…
When I lived in Oregon, I was just 80 miles from the…
Everett Earl “Bud” McKee was born May 31, 1931 in Longview Washington…
by Mike Conner Lopez Island Born into a sea of noise, Tahlequah’s…
Submitted by the Orcas Island Health Care District Get a jump start…
We received a flurry of complaints from islanders after a carnival game…
Submitted by Stephen Carter I have a modest proposal. Let’s eliminate the…
As the summer nears its end, and the weather starts to cool,…
In the last 10 years, the sport of stand-up paddleboarding has exploded,…
by Dave Dunaway Executive Director SAFE San Juans Four years ago a…
by Minnie Knych San Juan Island I am not an Army brat;…
It’s time to get a little dust on your boots, hay in…
I remember the first time I saw an orca, or really, any…
I am an Army brat. I was born in a hospital on…
by Christopher “Scotty” Gray Rear Admiral, USN Commander, Navy Region Northwest Recent…
by Lincoln Bormann Land Bank Director The San Juan County Land Bank…
Island drivers share the road with meandering deer, brave bunnies and, from…
by Chom Greacen Lopez Island We the People of the Salish Sea…
by Loren Johnson, MD As reported in the Sounder, the State Office…
They glisten across the night sky and symbolize the rocket’s red glare…
The solitude that comes with living in the San Juan Islands is…
Submitted by Friends of the San Juans Vessel traffic from ocean-going oil…
by George Lawson Lopez Island Departing daily at 7 a.m. from the…
by Hilary Canty Executive director, Orcas Island Community Foundation Access to affordable…
High school graduation is the iconic event that officially carries you from…
by Joanna Massey Sounder copy editor It’s not every day you’re asked…
What we learn from our fathers can stay with us far into…
by Steve Ulvi San Juan Island We conflate our form of government,…
by Colleen Smith Editor/Publisher Most of us associate depression with the darker…
by Evan Perrollaz Inter Island Healthcare Foundation member and administrator of the…
by Sorrel North Lopez Island resident Lopez Island orca advocacy group, Southern…
by Cali Bagby Journal general manager After three years of serving as…
by Diane Craig Staff reporter The last time Orcas Island saw the…
I was absolutely heartbroken to hear that Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center…
by Edwin Wordsworth Orcas Island It’s 8:30 a.m. Stage Junkie basks in…
