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…
by Robert Hall Orcas Center Grace McCune’s Rock on the Rock choir…
Mental health issues have long lived in the shadows of shame. Stigmatized…
It’s easy to take for granted the storefronts that line our quaint…
We salute the veteran navigators who have generously given their time to…
Sometimes I think I talk too much. Take my breast cancer, for…
by Ron Hanson, Larry Greene, Paul Walsh, Juan Lopez, Kerwin Johnson, Mick…
An older hardworking woman finally confided in me about her circumstances. She,…
Stand Up Men chose April, Sexual Assault Month, to launch a campaign…
Words are powerful. While that may sound trite, it’s good to remember…
by Chom Greacen Community Rights San Juan Islands Dear Earth, Dear Salish…
Every 92 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Who are the people…
Overcoming alcohol addiction may feel like a Herculean task, but it can…
by Vincent Shu, MD Orcas Island Despite there having been discussions and…
by Kimbal Sundberg Friday Harbor Imagine waking up in the San Juans…
Submitted by the San Juan County Land Bank. At its monthly public…
I was a little over a year old when the Exxon Valdez…
by Clarissa Liening Last year Olga residents learned that their beloved post…
I know exactly when I haven’t been eating enough fruits and vegetables.…
All too often, when our lives turn on a dime, it’s the…
