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Plastic Free Salish Sea sign made from plastic found on San Juan County beaches.

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Plastic Free July | Be part of the solution

Just one word. Plastics.

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Please help us keep False Bay natural and accessible | Guest column

Dr. Megan Dethier

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Vacation rentals alone aren’t causing the affordable housing crisis | Editorial

Six months ago — when the vacation rental permit moratorium began — we wrote an editorial explaining our…

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Going back to work: what does it mean?

Vaccine rates are rising.

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A thought on vaccines | Guest column

Submitted by Andre Entermann

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Explosive development drives interest in county’s Comp Plan update

by R. Brent Lyles, Executive Director, Friends of the San Juans.

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COVID-19 is a huge concern at immigrant detention centers | Letter

Submitted by Elly Hoague, Co-lead for the Orcas Women’s Coalition Immigrant Rights Action Team.

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June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month | Editorial

Happy Pride Month!

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Watercraft wake and speed signs needed in Friday Harbor

By Neil Mathison

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Wildfire Corner: Can firefighters and first responders find you? | Guest column

By Guy Gifford, Landowner Assistance Forester and Fire Prevention and Firewise Coordinator, Washington State Department of Natural Resources,…

If you want to have fun on the water, you also have to follow safety guidelines.

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Stay safe while enjoying the water | Editorial

One of the true joys of living in the San Juans is getting out on the water.

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Orcas, humans and intelligence | Guest column

By Martin LeFevre

Memorial Day is May 31.

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The significance of Memorial Day | Editorial

I‌t’s a three-day weekend. It’s the launch of summer. It’s barbecue time.