By Greg Hertel Plan A was a three week trip to Vietnam —…
Submitted by Glenn Aufderhar A happy story from the great flu epidemic…
By David Hampshire One evening last week, I took advantage of the…
Submitted by Foster Hildreth OPALCO General Manager I wanted to reach out…
By Diane Craig I enjoy growing older. I relish the personal history;…
Editor’s note: This guest column was submitted prior to the San Juan…
By David Hampshire This story gets a little complicated. Among other things,…
As islanders, it can be unsettling when the “outside world” comes slipping…
Submitted by the Vacation Rental Working Group The Orcas-based Vacation Rental Working…
What began as a mild apprehension has escalated into a buzz of…
Women have played a critical role in American history, and since 1981…
Submitted by Cynthia Brast It sure seems early this year, but spring…
Joseph Bogaard, executive director, Save Our wild Salmon Salmon and fishing advocates…
In the last two weeks, firefighters from both San Juan and Orcas…
February isn’t just a time to celebrate love for the humans in…
It’s troubling — but not surprising — to note that the San…
by David Turnoy San Juan County Democrats The procedure for choosing presidential…
One of my favorite definitions of love I discovered in RZA’s book…
Submitted by Sorrel North Lopez Island Another Southern resident orca is missing…
Submitted by Heather Nicholson The goodness at heart everyone shares was felt…
San Juan Island residents have been able to vote since Friday on…
Snow struck suddenly Sunday, Jan. 12 — or so it seemed. Though…
Everyone has a list of significant stories about the preceding year filtered…
Submitted by David Hampshire Did you read the article in the Journal…
Periodically, the sheriff’s log will feature entries regarding sex offender residence checks.…
Submitted by Elisabeth Robson Lopez Island I am extremely disappointed to hear…
Submitted by Kari McVeigh San Juan Island School District superintendent As the…
In the first quarter of the new year, your island papers are…
It’s the dawn of a new calendar year, and we asked our…
Submitted by Animal Protection Services - Friday Harbor It began with a…
As 2019 comes to its end, the Journal of the San Juans…
There have been a few changes in the island newspapers this year…
Submitted by Will House Hello San Juan Island. Will House here. I…
Submitted by Steve Ulvi As a blue-collar kid in suburban California following…
Tis the season for holiday parties, and with the festivities often comes…
Unequivocally, the most difficult part of our job as journalists is writing…
Submitted by Bob Jarman Chairperson of the Fire District No. 3 Board…
Submitted by Gavin Guard In a recent guest column, I discussed the…
It has become a tradition here at the Journal and the Sounder…
by Susan Shannon Orcas Island About 35 people attended a meeting in…
