Dear Editor You may wonder why Port Commission seats are rarely contested in smaller port districts such as ours. Washington State Law is designed to make Commissions stable with six year terms and only one commissioner…

Everyone knows by now that the Tilikum, our interisland boat, stopped running Friday morning, cutting off the ability for school kids and workers and others to move among the islands. Yet it took three days for…

Editor: A number of us are very concerned about a serious problem on our island. There is a critical shortage of trained home health caregivers. In order to remedy this situation, which could affect all of…

I am endorsing Victoria Compton for the Port of Friday Harbor Commissioner District #3. Victoria has been an Islander for 30 years. The same period of time her opponent has served as a Port Commissioner.Our island…

To the Editor: Our community has needed to improve access to in-home assistance and long-term care for many years. The levy lift to fund this is a well thought-out plan to address our needs at a…

To the Editor: At 6 am on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 we in the San Juan Islands are at a standstill because a few folks working in the state ferry system decided to stage a…