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Ranker: ‘Public shootings cannot be the new normal’
Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, issued the following statement regarding the tragic shooting at Cascade Mall in Burlington that claimed five lives.
Executive Director of the San Juan Community Home Trust retires
After 11 years of service as the Executive Director of the San Juan Community Home Trust, Nancy DeVaux has announced that she will retire on June 1, 2017.
Changes coming to OPALCO elections
At the Sept. 16 meeting of the Orcas Power and Light Co-op Board of Directors in Friday Harbor, a volunteer Member Review Committee on Elections presented seven categories of recommendations for changes to OPALCO's election process. Co-op members will have an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed changes at a series of open house events scheduled October 7–11. The board expects to make decisions at the Oct. 20 board meeting with member feedback gathered at the open house events.
EDC announces ‘Launch San Juan Islands’
EDC invites entrepreneurs to participate in business plan competition, "Launch San Juan Islands."
Unemployment breaks holding pattern
After eight months at 5.8 percent, preliminary estimates from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics show Washington's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate shook free and fell to 5.7 percent in August despite more people joining the labor force.
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