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Workers don hardhats and wield firehoses as part of the massive cleanup that followed in the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Opinion

In the shadow of the Exxon Valdez | Guest Column

Plans call for another 2,620 deep-draft vessels in the Salish Sea each year. What could go wrong?

Howard Schonberger

Opinion

Happy Birthday Howard, No. 93 | Editorial

The Journal wants to take the occasion of Howard Schonberger’s 93rd birthday on March 9 to wish him…

Opinion

Make the most with your meal | Editorial

What are you doing next Wednesday— March 12—for lunch?

Town workers attend to a sinkhole on Spring Street in the wake of a break in the town water-main on Labor Weekend

Opinion

New revenue needed for road repairs | Guest Column

Price list for repairs tops $10M, boost in town sales tax would help cover that cost

The Hiyu

Opinion

Three-step fix for ferry system | As I See It

The problem is that Olympia treats our ferry system differently than the rest of our state’s transportation system.…

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; March 5 edition | Opinion

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

Richard Walker

Opinion

Change in practice that will benefit all | Guest Editorial

More than 80 No Discharge Zones have been established in 26 states; there are currently no NDZs in…

Opinion

It’s a lifetime commitment; be sure you’re ready | As I See It

Between 9 and 11 million pets die every year in animal shelters in the U.S. The great tragedy…

Hundreds turn out at Friday Harbor High School in November

Opinion

Don’t sell cheap US coal to Asia | Guest Column

An environmental hazard, sure, but coal exports undermine U.S. economy, too

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

Opinion

Journal political cartoon; February 19 edition | Opinion

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

Opinion

Right there in the fine print; GSA’s bureaucratic blunder | Guest column

GSA administrators clearly violated 1-203(c) because they did not consult with local government in Friday Harbor. The Town…

Charles Zalmanek

Opinion

Faults, failures in the ‘fairness’ test | As I See It

Our property tax system could be more uniform, equitable and fair; here’s how

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

Opinion

Journal political cartoon; February 12 edition | Opinion

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