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Higher wages = more spending, and more jobs | Guest Column

Raising the minimum wage won’t erase income inequality, but it’s a good start.

Cartoon musings on local news and events are published periodically in the Journal of the San Juan Islands

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Journal political cartoon; January 29 edition | Opinion

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

First and Spring; controversy down on the corner.

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Campaign for alternative seeks ‘win-win’ for all | Guest Column

Citizens for the Core is in pursuit of an alternative to U.S. Customs lease at First & Spring,…

Carmen and Atziry Orozco relax on the front porch of their  Salal Neighborhood home.

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No place like an affordable home | As I See It

Two programs, different approaches, help pave the way to homeownership

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In memoriam: Tribute to Speiden | Guest Column

Whale-watchers in the San Juans have always felt great affection for the venerable orca, whose exhalation was always…

Cartoon musings on local news and events are published periodically in the Journal of the San Juan Islands

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Journal political cartoon; January 22 edition | Opinion

Cartoon musings on local news and events are published periodically in the Journal of the San Juan Islands,…

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Kudos and Concerns | Editorial

While we’re waving a green flag for the DVR program, we want to raise an orange caution flag…

Students study in the career counseling college center at Friday Harbor High School. The center is a target  for a  nearly $10

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Student success demands support | As I See It

The M & O levy provides 20 percent of the district’s budget; let’s renew it

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Unfair advantage at work in the skies | As I See It

Does EMS dispatch favor Island Air ambulance service over Airlift NW?

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Time to mend some fences | Editorial

This isn’t the first time complaints have been voiced against the sheriff’s department.

Cartoon musings on local news and events are published periodically in the Journal of the San Juan Islands

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Journal political cartoon; January 8 edition | Opinion

Cartoon musings on local news and events are published periodically in the Journal of the San Juan Islands,…

Far right; deputies question the driver of a trailer decorated with holiday lights and carrying Christmas carolers during a traffic stop in downtown Friday Harbor on Christmas Eve.

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Christmas Eve traffic stop? The driver’s side | Opinion

“We were just carrying on our family tradition of caroling through Friday Harbor on Christmas Eve,” Mark E.…

Duncan Wilson

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Tops from 2013? not all doom and gloom | Guest Column

Reading the year in review, editorials, Rants and Raves… it seems that there was nothing but depressing news…