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Pat O'Day

Opinion

CRC: recipe for micro-management | Guest Column

Separation of powers remains a cornerstone of good governance

Monica Harrington

Opinion

Questions abound; islanders deserve answers | As I See It

Is a subsidy agreement for a faith-based institution constitutional if it requires taxpayers to subsidize religious-based beliefs and…

James Wolf

Opinion

Lack of analytical rigor draws into question CRC’s proposals | Guest Column

Opinions are fine, I’ve had some myself, but when we elect an august body and charge them to…

Opinion

United Way ‘Day of Caring’; a perfect way to pitch in | Editorial

You don't need resources of a Bill Gates, Donald Trump or Lottery winner to help better your community.…

Rich Peterson

Opinion

Counterpoint: Prop. 1 & 2 would ‘gut’ the charter, not improve it | Guest Column

I believe it would have been a far better service to county residents if the Charter Review Commission…

Back to school: a 'weighty' enterprise

Opinion

Journal political cartoon; Aug. 29 edition | Opinion

The "lighter" side of back-to-school, by syndicated cartoonist Rob Pudim.

Howard Schonberger

Opinion

Space exploration should be an international relay event

If we can collaborate in space, why can't we do it at the United Nations, or in Washington,…

Susan Meister

Opinion

Wither home rule? | Guest Column

Because of the lack of separation of the administrative and legislative branch — a key separation that Proposition…

Mike Kail.

Opinion

Mother Nature’s handiwork undermined | Guest Column

Smaller setbacks in CAO give toxin-landen stormwater a shorter run to the sea.

The late Suzan Fincher with her grandsons

Opinion

Distracted driving kills; it happened to us | Guest Column

I have one more statistic. Each day 15 people are killed in crashes that are caused by distracted…

Is it broke? Or

Opinion

Journal political cartoon; Aug. 1 edition | Opinion

Cartoonist Rob Pudim takes a peak under the hood of the Charter Review Commission fix for county government.

Randy Gaylord

Opinion

Prosecutor counters claims of excess government spending

In San Juan County, just 5.5 percent of the general fund was spent on legal services. Only Douglas…

Bob Levinson

Opinion

New CAO rules not backed by science | Guest Column

Islanders deserve an explanation from each member of the County Council as to the reason for more restrictive…