Opinion
Stop being adversaries on ‘crumb’ issue | Editorial
Crumb rubber is messy. It smells. It’s impossible to drive a wheelchair through it to get to the…
Opinion
Annexation should not impact ratepayers | Editorial
Proponents laid out some good reasons Nov. 20 for the town to annex the Buck property. The most…
Opinion
San Juan schools need ‘substantial changes’ to balance budget | Michael Soltman
Since 1993, the State of Washington has fallen from 11th in the nation for per-student funding to 44th…
Opinion
‘This annexation, and its companion as proposed by the county, is long overdue’ | John M. Campbell
This annexation, and its companion as proposed by the county, is long overdue. In evaluating this proposal, it…
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‘Friday Harbor residents should not be further burdened with more infrastructure costs associated with annexation’ | Ron Warden
The real issue is, how much is the annexation of free land going to cost the residents of…
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Prosperity, as well as charity, starts at home | Editorial by Howard Schonberger
Let’s take a good look at what we can get locally before buying gifts elsewhere. Maybe we should…
Opinion
Toward more efficiency in the new year | Editorial
Anticipate revenue to come in lower than expected and budget accordingly. If revenue comes in higher and you…
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We have overcome | Commentary by Howard Schonberger
It seems like only yesterday when I was a kid in Omaha working at the Omaha theater as…
Opinion
What you should know about Steller sea lions | Beach Watchers
Tragically, as with many marine species these days, the Western stock is listed as endangered under the Endangered…
Opinion
Lessons for the San Juans from Hurricane Ike | Guest Column
I’m just back from South Texas and, as is always the case when I find myself close to…
Opinion
We have to be salmon tough | Being Frank
We need to be as tough as the salmon themselves if we’re going to see their recovery. South…
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The Journal endorses … | Editorial
The Nov. 4 general election is, as John McCain and Barack Obama tell us, perhaps the most important…
Opinion
Counterpoint: Annexation is not necessary right now
The Gray & Osborne Infrastructure Study gave us 52 million good reasons to look at alternatives to annexation…