Those who have been advocating for a vacation rental moratorium celebrated on Jan. 12, when the San Juan County Council…
By Capt. Matt Arny
The Vacation Rental Working Group realizes key objective
By Diane Craig
by Wally Gudgell
The year 2020 will likely go down in history books as one of the most universally difficult years in this…
Submitted by Orcas Island Health Care District
What a decade 2020 has been. It’s become an annual tradition at your island newspapers to ask readers what their…
‘Tis the season for giving, and in a year unlike any most of us have lived so far, it’s especially…
Concerns surface that proposed WDFW restrictions limit protective actions
As the pandemic marches on, businesses’ bottom lines are shrinking.
Since the pandemic began, islanders have rallied around each other in ways that are inspiring and uplifting.
It has become a tradition here at the Journal and the Sounder to share anonymous submissions of what community members…
by Dwight T. Colley, PsyD
After reading the story “Lisa Byers talks vacation rentals,” I was surprised to discover that the county is still accepting…
by Joanne Richardson, MFS, EMT-P
by Kimberly Mayer
For many islanders, summer in the San Juans was marked by a sense of safety from COVID-19.
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the United States takes time to recognize the…
Dwight T. Colley, PsyD
by David Kobrin
As the San Juans actively seek solutions to long-term care for seniors to age in place, on the mainland another…
In early October, the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association announced the winners of its 133 annual Better Newspaper Contest. As with…
Some local election seasons, it’s clear who our editorial staff will choose to endorse.
by Dwight T. Colley, PsyD
Thank you to those of you who have raised the question as to political parties endorsing in nonpartisan races; a…
This October is the 26th annual celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month in the United States.
I met Cindy at a community meeting in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. While there was a feeling…
The grim reality is that many will not make it through winter.
by Randall K. Gaylord
Behaviors are learned, patterns are reinforced, cycles are repeated.
by Denny Kaill
Economically, socially, physically and environmentally — people are feeling pushed to their limits.
Beware of iPhone pocket-dialing 911 and coronavirus-related fraud
by Jeremy Field
The staff of the Islands’ Sounder, Journal of the San Juans and Islands’ Weekly will be spending the next few…
COVID has upended our lives and it’s how we manage change that matters
Submitted by Dwight T. Colley, Psy.D.
If we are to avoid the extinction of salmon runs and orcas, talks regarding the dams should continue.
Bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House would offer tax credits to advertisers and subscribers
