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    IslandRides comes to Orcas after flourishing on San...
    By Colleen Smith • May 1, 2021 1:30 am

    For those who do not drive or have access to a vehicle, getting groceries or making it to work can…

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    Brittany Johnson
    4-H inspired an Orcas resident to work as...
    By Colleen Smith • January 7, 2021 11:42 am

    Participating in 4-H activities as a child can foster a life-long connection to animals, farming and resiliency.

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    This week's editorial
    COVID-19 cases are surging | Editorial
    By Colleen Smith • November 18, 2020 4:30 pm

    For many islanders, summer in the San Juans was marked by a sense of safety from COVID-19.

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    Hospice of the Northwest in talks to sell...
    By Colleen Smith • November 6, 2020 1:30 am

    For more than 30 years, San Juan County residents in the last stages of their lives have turned to Hospice…

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    A recap of summer 2020 | An interview with council chairperson Hughes
    A recap of summer 2020 | An interview...
    By Colleen Smith • September 29, 2020 1:30 am

    “San Juan County is the safest in the state.”

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    Pandemics take a toll on our mental health | Editorial
    Pandemics take a toll on our mental health...
    By Colleen Smith • September 18, 2020 11:30 am

    Economically, socially, physically and environmentally — people are feeling pushed to their limits.

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    Upcoming specials highlight seniors, women and shopping locally | Editorial
    Upcoming specials highlight seniors, women and shopping locally...
    By Colleen Smith • September 9, 2020 11:00 am

    The staff of the Islands’ Sounder, Journal of the San Juans and Islands’ Weekly will be spending the next few months writing, editing and designing three important special sections for our island communities.

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    Naturalist, poet and Orcas alum Quinn Bailey releases his first book
    Naturalist, poet and Orcas alum Quinn Bailey releases...
    By Colleen Smith • August 18, 2020 1:30 am

    Once Quinn Bailey realized how deeply nature moved him, the course of his life became clear.

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    County gives $40,000 to each resource center for rental assistance
    County gives $40,000 to each resource center for...
    By Colleen Smith • July 9, 2020 1:30 am

    The county has nearly tripled its emergency rental assistance contribution to resource centers as part of its COVID-19 response.

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    The Weekly is back but it’s a bit different
    The Weekly is back but it’s a bit...
    By Colleen Smith • June 30, 2020 1:30 am

    Since April 7, the Islands’ Weekly has been published within the pages of the Islands’ Sounder.

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    Your local newspapers need your help | Without financial support, the Sounder, Journal and Weekly could close amid COVID-19 crisis
    Your local newspapers need your help | Without...
    By Colleen Smith • March 27, 2020 1:30 am

    Never before have so many readers thanked us for providing critical information to the community as they have in the…

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    We can’t ignore coronavirus | Editorial
    We can’t ignore coronavirus | Editorial
    By Colleen Smith • March 17, 2020 1:30 am

    As islanders, it can be unsettling when the “outside world” comes slipping into our daily lives.

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    Celebrate Black History Month
    Celebrate Black History Month
    By Colleen Smith • February 11, 2020 1:30 am

    It’s troubling — but not surprising — to note that the San Juan Islands are 93.9 percent white and only…

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