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Author of ‘State of the Orca’ responds to critics | Opinion

While they have long demonstrated that the Whale Watch Operators will violently attack any new changes, the target…

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Whale watch operators respond to Anderson’s ‘State of the Orca’ | Opinion

As we continue the discussion of the best ways to help our endangered Southern Resident orcas recover, it…

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The ‘State of the Orca’ | Guest Column

By Mark Anderson, chairman, Orca Relief Citizens’ Alliance: While the orca birth rate continues its robust rate, the…

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Take a walk — for a good cause | Editorial

Relay for Life is July 30-31, 5:30 p.m. to 11 a.m., on the Friday Harbor High School football…

Rep. Jeff Morris

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Time for a few answers | Editorial

The numbers are crunched. The die is cast. And Washington state’s latest two-year financial plan, for better or…

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Make time to check out these community events | Editorial

Spring has sprung and summer is knocking at the door. It’s time to get out and live a…

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Same Rules— Same Road — Same Rights | Guest Column

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Street cones mark the location of Friday Harbor’s raingarden project.

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Raingarden: Real world experiment in pollution control | Guest Column

With grant funding from the Washington Department of Ecology’s Local Source Control Program, the Town of Friday Harbor…

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Open letter to County Council; Public needs time to evaluate ‘best available science’ | Guest opinion

Dear County Council, Administrator and Planning Staff:             You are required to adopt…

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Whale Museum applauds increased protection for orcas | Guest Column

‘What is needed now is critical funding for federal and state marine wildlife enforcement efforts’ By Jenny Atkinson…

Observations and insights of Journal columnist Howard Schonberger are regularly  published on SanJuanJournal.com and in the Journal of the San Juan Islands.

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Howie’s big ‘Snewze’ is no big thing in upper political chambers | By Howard Schonberger

Right after WWII, I was working as news editor of Veterans Report in Washington, D.C.  It was created…

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It’s no accident that San Juan County is one of the nation’s healthiest.. here’s why | Guest Column

Dr. Burk Gossom of San Juan Healthcare explains why San Juan rates number one

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40th District legislators united on plan for WSF | Guest opinion

Our mission is two-fold: Protecting service for our island residents and visitors; and secondly, protecting the economy and…