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Lee Brooks

Opinion

Fear them? Trust us? New playbook for local elections?

Fear what can happen when you allow progressive thoughts to manifest here in the San Juans Islands.

Beginning Oct. 1

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New era of health coverage unfolds | Guest Column

What will the Affordable Care Act affect you? A brief Q & A, info below

Betsy Roberts

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Beyond the Neslund murder trial

Feisty to a fault, Betsy Roberts lived life with flair, and on her own terms

Marilyn (LaBar) Nasman

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Up close & personal: ease, efficiency of fixed-wing ambulance | Guest Column

I found myself in a “time capsule” two weeks ago. I stood on the tarmac of the Bellingham…

Milene Henley

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How are we doing? Much depends on sales tax revenue | Guest Column

Since sales tax is always a big part of my quarterly reports, I thought I’d take this opportunity…

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; September 11 edition | Opinion

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

Stephen Belluomini

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Process of permit appeals run amok | Guest Column

Property owners are held hostage by a system that gives little weight to facts

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Don’t repeat past mistakes; keep U.S. military out of Syria | Guest Column

We recall all too well the lies and deceit that resulted in the unconstitutional, undeclared, and unnecessary wars…

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Journal political cartoon; September 4 edition | Opinion

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

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Priority ‘1’ for hospital board? Islanders | Guest Column

It appears to me that rather than determining which healthcare services should be available, the commissioners are allowing…

From left; San Juan Safari's naturalist Heather MacIntyre

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‘Superpod’ helps to make a girl’s dream come true | Guest Column

Emily’s lifelong wish was to observe orcas in the wild. With as much time as the resident orcas…

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Bright line | Editorial

Women who are served by the more than 50 public hospital districts in the state will continue to…

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

Opinion

Journal political cartoon; August 28 edition | Opinion

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