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Photo Tips Blog

I’ve enjoyed photographer for many years, and occasionally, I’ll find a source of information and tips that are entertaining and informative. Video blogging is hot. Mostly Lisa’s video blog is an example of how the Internet is changing. See here [...]


Rural San Juan County Gets Shot a Broadband

For every dollar in taxes paid in Washington State, the State receives less than 90 cents back. Every Federal program that will help San Juan County raise the average wage, improve our environment and benefit the commonwealth should be applied [...]


Orcas Island Food Cooperative

San Juan County residents are intelligent and in touch with the world. Recently San Juan Island opened its Food Cooperative and Orcas Island’s budding effort is


Orcas Island History: Orcas Island Airport

I’ve just learned that historylink.org have developed a historical perspective on the Orcas Island Airport. John Caldbick, published this article under creative commons license which allows any reproduction, so long as both the author and the organization are named. February [...]


San Juan County Gigabit Fiber to the Home: Open Letter to Opalco Board

Dear Opalco Board Members, Privatizing the Opalco membership owned Fiber Optic Network is not recommended. Privatization will lead to narrow choices, higher prices and poor performance due to capital service requirements. Opalco’s Board should take the following steps. Establish a [...]


Fiber to the Home: Recommendations to San Juan County Commissioners

Local Road Construction Requirements City-sponsored road construction projects that involve tearing up streets should include the requirement that underground conduit, for future use, be installed at the same time. We concur with Google’s recommendation


Flying Today – Right Now, Right Here

One of the best recreational activities in the Islands area is taking a ride in an airplane. Sure the San Juan Islands ferry feels the equivalent of a paid cruise in the Bahamas, with more stunning sunsets, islands and wildlife [...]


AT&T Offering Free 1,000 Rollover Minutes

AT&T Offering Free 1,000 Rollover Minutes

Just text Yes to 11113020. Apparently the day the Verizon iPhone went on sale, AT&T is saying well, voice minutes are not scarce like spectrum is.. So in light of the free extra minutes we move AT&T’s rating from D- [...]


“Seducing Dr. Lewis”

Not all Doctors are in the ultra high pay category, even if they are the best in their field. Of course everyone would like to assure themselves of good retirement, of time off, of an education for their children, of [...]


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