Opinion
Army Corps of Engineers decision on the coal terminals | Guest columns
Recently coal-terminal advocates won an apparent victory when the Army Corps of Engineers told Congress it would not…
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The next chapter | Guest column
Thank you to all of the co-op members who participated in our 76th annual meeting. We are now…
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Is OPALCO ready for broadband? We don’t think so | Guest column
No doubt that better and faster internet would bring economic, educational and communication benefits. Speaking personally, it is…
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Lopez Island School bond on April ballot | Guest column
At a special board meeting on Feb.13, the Lopez Island School Board voted unanimously to place a bond…
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Lopez Emergency Medical technician – a day in the life | Guest column
I am on call 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for one week, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. the…
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Inspired living Lopez style | Guest column
“Thriving Communities” are growing in several communities around the Salish Sea in a mutually supportive way. On Friday,…
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Lessons learned in Sandy Hook tragedy | Guest column
My heart is broken as I reflect upon the tragic events of Dec. 14, at Sandy Hook Elementary…
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Lessons from the battered East Coast
What can the San Juan Islands learn from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy?
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Islanders say no to coal | Energy Matters
On Saturday Nov. 3, over 450 residents of San Juan County packed the gymnasium at Friday Harbor High…
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Domestic violence from the criminal justice perspective | Guest column
The dispatcher recognizes the victim’s voice. The deputies know the address. The prosecutor remembers the prior incidents. The…
Opinion
GMO-Free creates economic opportunity | guest column
Salmon, transportation, recreation, tourism, commerce … Puget Sound waters have provided food in the belly and cash in…
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Legacies left behind and the importance of Initiative 2012-4 | Guest column
Our generation inherited a world contaminated with PCBs. They were considered as safe as mineral oil and table…
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A fear and love of birds | Editor’s notebook
I have a fear of birds, which I suspect originated on a beach trip with my father when…