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Louise Dustrude and Lee Sturdivant

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Islanders join in nationwide “Bans off our body” protests

Over 30 islanders took place in the national “Bans off our Bodies” protest Saturday, May 14, protesting the…

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Kelp help is on the way

by Brooklynn Hillemann

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Head Start workforce crisis leads to children dropped and classrooms closed

Submitted by Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP.

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Community Support Continues to Fuel the Campaign for a Lopez Island Swim Center

To all Swim Center supporters, thank you. We are in awe of this community! Thanks to you, we…

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Left: Diana Fearn. Right: Andrea Hillman.

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Update from San Juan Island School District Superintendent

by Fred Woods,

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Youth Conservation Corps applications are open, apply by May 12

Submitted by The Youth Conservation Corps, San Juan Islands Conservation District.

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Carolyn Jewett.

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District Court Judge Carolyn Jewett running for re-election

Submitted by Carolyn Jewett

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Public hearing scheduled to remove Orcas planning commissioner

A public hearing has been scheduled for the removal of San Juan County Planning Commissioner Steve Smith of…

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local men and women protest overturning Roe v Wade

Approximately 50 islanders took time in their Mothers Day schedule to protest on the San Juan County Courthouse…

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New policies in the protection order process

Until recently, victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, harassment or vulnerable adults needed to fill out specific petitions…

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Draft Turtleback Mountain Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment

Submitted by The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank.

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The meaning of island motherhood

Raising children on an island has its challenges, however, for San Juan Islanders Lisa Lawrence and her daughters…

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Adjusting the Sails As We Celebrate National Travel & Tourism Week

Submitted by San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau.