Submitted by George Lawson Departing daily at 7 a.m. from Quackenbush dock…
The solitude that comes with living in the San Juan Islands is…
Growth management planning, i.e. preserving rural lands and concentrating growth in towns,…
Submitted by Mullis Center Executive Committee Rita Weisbrod, Stephen Shubert, Nancy Geist…
Submitted by Frank Penwell Dear Rita Weisbrod, Mullis Senior Center chairperson, and…
What we learn from our fathers can stay with us far into…
By Steve Ulvi We conflate our form of government, representative democracy-republic, with…
By Evan Perrollaz Inter Island Healthcare Foundation member, administrator of the Village…
By Colleen Smith Publisher Most of us associate depression with the darker…
Submitted by Katherine Morningstar-Simon It’s not about lunch. It’s about community. Early…
by Cali Bagby Journal general manager After three years of serving as…
Submitted by Mark Schmid Dear Washington State, I write to you about…
Submitted by Sorrel North Lopez Island orca advocacy group, Southern Resident Protection,…
I was absolutely heartbroken to hear that Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center…
Mental health issues have long lived in the shadows of shame. Stigmatized…
It’s easy to take for granted the storefronts that line our quaint…
Sometimes I think I talk too much. Take my breast cancer, for…
Words are powerful. While that may sound trite, it’s good to remember…
Every 92 seconds an American is sexually assaulted. Who are the people…
We agree with Citizen’s Advisory Group recommendation that San Juan Island’s fire…
Overcoming alcohol addiction may feel like a Herculean task, but it can…
The sweet smell of freshly mowed grass and the warm sun on…
I was a little over a year old when the Exxon Valdez…
By Steve Ulvi My phone rang. My old Alaska pal, Archie, was…
As a scientist, whale advocate and San Juan County resident, I feel…
Life turns on a dime. It’s what comes after that ends up…
Submitted by Beam Reach, Friends of the San Juans, Orca Behavior Institute…
The speed at which our life can change is breathtaking! Whether it’s…
Islands’ Sounder staff reporter Mandi Johnson will now be utilizing her talents…
San Juan County residents are passionate about disaster preparedness. With just a…
Submitted by The Whale Museum On Saturday, Jan. 26, a harbor seal…
We are dismayed that a criminal case has been thrown out due…
by Kevin Ranker Former state senator, D-Orcas This week a Senate investigation…
With Kaiser Permanente denying claims for emergency air ambulance services, it’s a…
As the sun began to set and the full moon started its…
By Kari McVeigh San Juan Island School District Superintendent This school year,…
When I was 21 years old, I walked from my downtown Cincinnati,…
Submitted by Ken Carrasco IOSA Board of Directors Secretary For many, the…
Staff report In the first quarter of the new year, your island…
Staff report The Journal of the San Juans has outlined the good…
