by Randall K. Gaylord San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney Voters can vote…
Behaviors are learned, patterns are reinforced, cycles are repeated.
by Denny Kaill San Juan Island The Covid-19 virus has caused considerable…
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 U.S. Small Business Administration and Duane Fladland Washington Small…
The staff of the Islands’ Sounder, Journal of the San Juans and…
COVID has upended our lives and it’s how we manage change that matters
Submitted by Dwight T. Colley, Psy.D. Chair, San Juan County Human Services…
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
by Alex MacLeod Shaw Island A year or so ago I reported…
Submitted by Orcas Power and Light Cooperative Despite Mr. MacLeod’s repeated attempts…
by Kaia, Friends of the San Juans’ Summer Intern My name is…
Living on Orcas Island, you’d never know that being left-handed is rare.…
By the Vacation Rental Work Group This month is the one-year anniversary…
We first met when we were 15 years old. We dated when…
Submitted by Michael Durland. I moved to Orcas Island in 1977 and…
It may be an oversimplification to say that our communities are becoming…
For long-time islanders, the size and format of this week’s edition will…
By Michael Riordan Michael Riordan writes about science, technology and public policy.…
by Jari Brenner Orcas Island When I wrote “What Does It Mean…
by David Kobrin Orcas Island As a historian, I know there can…
San Juan County is still ranked as one of the safest counties…
Submitted by the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau. The world may no…
by Michell Marshall Orcas Island I feel an urge to share my…
In a few short weeks, our world changed. It’s starting to sink…
by Michael Riordan Orcas Island Thanks to a vigorous response to the…
by Nikko W. Naugle I never asked for this pandemic. I never…
By Luna, Honorary Mayor of Eastsound Before we get to how to…
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…
