In this age of technology, it’s become easy and convenient to make…
Senator Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas, released the following statement regarding the need for…
Editor’s note: The following is a rebuttal to Nick Power’s column “Candidate…
by Brad Brown Our Revolution Orcas “Elections belong to the people. It’s…
Submitted by Jeff Asher. In this election, I am running “for” rather…
Submitted by Nick Power. I’m running for San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney…
As we enter our golden years, the risk of isolation and neglect…
by Jeffrey Bossler Orcas Island Back in the 70s and the 80s…
Here at the Islands’ Sounder, we have deadlines printed every week in…
The editorial staff at the Islands’ Sounder commends San Juan County for…
by Nicholas Power San Juan Island There has been a lot of…
High school graduation is the big event that officially ushers you from…
by Elisabeth Robson Lopez Island Many of us know how devastating the…
The local housing crisis is real. Islanders are forced into communal living…
by Sara Christensen I am a part-time resident of Orcas Island and…
I remember making three dimensional maps of the country with flour dough.…
by Michael Riordan Orcas Island Despite tremendous opposition voiced at its meeting…
Commercial and residential growth is not showing any sign of slowing down…
I don’t fault anyone for owning a vacation rental or second home…
Thanks to one corrupt detective, the county is facing a $10 million…
We can’t imagine what would happen to our communities if tourism drastically…
Aerial acrobatics are a superhuman feat. To see performers swinging high in…
The “Vote no on public hospital district” published recently are inaccurate, stating…
Please take a few minutes to learn about Art Lange, who is…
The issue of health care on Orcas Island is not going to…
by Meg Massey for the Orcas Community Resource Center Hurrah! You kept…
Carol Sutton and Tom Baldwin As we described in our previous two-part…
When it comes to disaster preparation, do as I say, not as…
We felt overwhelming pride and a deep well of sadness as our…
I have the exact problem that Coleen O’Brien outlined in her letter…
We have been truly appalled by the actions of our state government…
by Hank Pollard Special to the Sounder The security guard watched the…
by Tom Eversole Special to the Sounder We are truly grateful for…
by Jack M. Pedigo Special to the Sounder The Feb. 28, 2018:…
We sang Celine Dion at the top of our lungs with the…
by Michael Riordan Special to the Sounder In a brazen attempt to…
The future of health care on Orcas Island is unknown. In April…
by Carol Sutton and Tom Baldwin Sometimes, the noblest of intentions can…
by Alison Shaw and Aaimee Johnson In the ‘50s and ‘60s, a…
When a Cooke Aquaculture net pen holding more than 300,000 invasive Atlantic…
