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Islanders enjoy holiday dinner and the company of other islanders at the 2013 Community Thanksgiving Day dinner

Opinion

Thanks to all for another memorable Thanksgiving Day

All of this is possible because of the volunteers who are so plentiful that sometimes you have to…

Dr. David C. Hall

Opinion

Military might; priorities misplaced | Guest column

U.S. sends misguided message by building 12 new Trident submarines

Howard Schonberger

Opinion

Don’t like this? Well, blame the editor

There’s no place like home. Particularly when you have a dear partner to be with.

Local control of fiber-optic network demonstrated by Internet outage

Opinion

Importance of owning our broadband | Guest Column

Residents of San Juan County have likely realized by now that they do not have the luxury of…

Bill Cumming

Opinion

Weight on Food Bank rises in winter | Guest Column

Cutbacks in public programs, like food stamps, mean more challenges in store

Opinion

Lack of ‘profit’ no proof of failure for farm tax-break program

Assessor in error, farms needn’t be ‘profitable’ to qualify for tax breaks

Opinion

Hey, can you hear me now? | Editorial

A community responded to make sure we remain safe, secure and healthy and we were reminded again that…

Opinion

Hard times & the holidays: Concert, unity, faith to help community heal

It is in this spirit that a very special choral concert is being offered to our community on…

Vendovi Island is located seven miles north of Anacortes.

Opinion

Optimism rises in Vendovi campaign | Guest Column

More than 350 households have donated to the Trust’s “Save Vendovi” campaign

John Nance

Opinion

As I See It: superior service gets short shrift in decisions over emergency flights… why? | Guest column

Island Air Ambulance is a useful emergency backup, but never should be the primary means of emergency medical…

Opinion

Stability at stake in outcome of Prop.1 | Guest Column

Tampering with voting districts by initiative allows for too much chaos

2013 Election

Opinion

Initiative ‘By the People’? Prop. 1 is nothing of the sort | Guest Column

Ballot measure would put to much power into the hands of a few

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

Opinion

Journal political cartoon; October 23 edition | Opinion

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