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What’s on your Top 10? | Editorial

As rewarding as it may be to have completed another installment of Top Ten stories of the year,…

San Juan County Auditor Milene Henley

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How are we doing? Much better & still falling behind | Guest Column

The good news is that the local economy has continued to perform well this year, and as a…

Cartoonist Rob Pudim's views on local news and events are published weekly in the Journal of the San Juan Islands and on SanJuanJournal.com as well.

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Journal political cartoon, Dec. 24 edition | Opinion

Cartoonist Rob Pudim's views on local news and events are published weekly in the Journal of the San…

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Playground for the few? Island’s rural roots under assault | Special to the Journal

In my opinion, fall deer hunting doesn’t constitute a public safety concern. Deer hunters aren’t ruining sensitive and…

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Members deserve explanations, beginning perhaps with reasons for OPALCO’s pending rate hike | As I See It

Among other things, perhaps the OPALCO Board of Directors could explain why it's proposing to increase the base…

Dance of the Elders

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On the outside: looking into a culture | Reporter’s notebook

Customary Mexican music rings through the streets. Wooden clogs and canes stomp and tap the blacktop. Girls twirl…

Reflecting on the WSF ferry reservation system.

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My grumbles with the WSF reservation system | Reporter’s notebook

Although the new ferry reservation system doesn't affect me really at all, I decided to register for an…

Steve Ulvi

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Of oaks, folks and climate change | Guest Column

On one sweltering day, I turned to focus on the fir landscape below as my arms relaxed in…

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All aboard? Grumble if you like, but WSF’s reservation system might not be so bad after all| Editorial

When it happens to something very familiar, something very important, like travel on the state ferry system, change…

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Council’s would-be moratorium smacks of self-interest, defies voter mandate | As I See It

In a fair world, legislation should never have the look-and-feel of a NIMBY action that turns a deaf…

Cartoonist Rob Pudim's views on local news and events are published weekly in the Journal of the San Juan Islands

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Journal political cartoon; Nov. 26 edition | Opinion

Cartoonist Rob Pudim's view on local news and events are published weekly in the Journal of the San…

Sam Leigh

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Traffic signals: Pedestrian versus vehicle—no one wins | Guest Column

Responsibility for safely sharing the road is a two-way street. I think about how most collisions and pedestrian…

Friday Harbor Film Festival's stars behind the scenes

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It takes a village to raise a Film Festival; many thanks | As We See It

Thanks to all for extending such a warm welcome to our filmmakers, plus our off-island visitors; comment cards…