Opinion - The Journal of the San Juan Islandshttp://www.sanjuanjournal.com/opinionRSS Feed for Opinion - The Journal of the San Juan Islandsen-usjsjopinionhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Live.comShould same-sex marriage be legal in Washington sthttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/jsjopinion/~3/wtPATPppuag/137988693.html<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h3eZLBlWHCdq2IoSvzAQdqqEKjA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h3eZLBlWHCdq2IoSvzAQdqqEKjA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h3eZLBlWHCdq2IoSvzAQdqqEKjA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h3eZLBlWHCdq2IoSvzAQdqqEKjA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=wtPATPppuag:2D1dnZHmbCY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=wtPATPppuag:2D1dnZHmbCY:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?i=wtPATPppuag:2D1dnZHmbCY:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jsjopinion/~4/wtPATPppuag" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/opinion/137988693.htmlRebuttal: budget cuts — penny wise, or pound foolish? | Guest Columnhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/jsjopinion/~3/tYCiI0OQUjI/138409259.htmlLaw enforcement must have the money, resources and tools to further the cause of justice <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lr-9bVIADB0xAwLVgu1QU6ZlMIQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lr-9bVIADB0xAwLVgu1QU6ZlMIQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lr-9bVIADB0xAwLVgu1QU6ZlMIQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lr-9bVIADB0xAwLVgu1QU6ZlMIQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=tYCiI0OQUjI:asK8T1jGbC8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=tYCiI0OQUjI:asK8T1jGbC8:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?i=tYCiI0OQUjI:asK8T1jGbC8:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jsjopinion/~4/tYCiI0OQUjI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/opinion/138409259.htmlA costly cut? Or overreaction to pending budget reduction? | Editorialhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/jsjopinion/~3/sgp1mH9m6FM/138130378.htmlAt first glance, we thought public safety would be compromised with a $110,000 cut to the sheriff’s department and a $30,600 reduction to the prosecutor’s office. But that may not be so. Here's why. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hRELTmVGwxcz9K_ez3i88LlZSpQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hRELTmVGwxcz9K_ez3i88LlZSpQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hRELTmVGwxcz9K_ez3i88LlZSpQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hRELTmVGwxcz9K_ez3i88LlZSpQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=sgp1mH9m6FM:kt__Bw9jUQg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=sgp1mH9m6FM:kt__Bw9jUQg:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?i=sgp1mH9m6FM:kt__Bw9jUQg:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jsjopinion/~4/sgp1mH9m6FM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/opinion/138130378.htmlLighter side of the county critical areas ordinance | Cartoonhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/jsjopinion/~3/sRyG42WtGB0/138072573.htmlJournal cartoonist Rob Pudim weighs in on the county's CAO. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LYtXZiuRXwnYbTiBQloA2xT-E6A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LYtXZiuRXwnYbTiBQloA2xT-E6A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LYtXZiuRXwnYbTiBQloA2xT-E6A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LYtXZiuRXwnYbTiBQloA2xT-E6A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=sRyG42WtGB0:6wydo5R2l54:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=sRyG42WtGB0:6wydo5R2l54:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?i=sRyG42WtGB0:6wydo5R2l54:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jsjopinion/~4/sRyG42WtGB0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/opinion/138072573.htmlWill one resolution be enough for the new year?http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/jsjopinion/~3/ipC7IW03QF8/136700188.html<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIA3SMye2Abx4fAipJgmi_6EI-E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIA3SMye2Abx4fAipJgmi_6EI-E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIA3SMye2Abx4fAipJgmi_6EI-E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIA3SMye2Abx4fAipJgmi_6EI-E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=ipC7IW03QF8:MoxGQ4aplmU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=ipC7IW03QF8:MoxGQ4aplmU:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?i=ipC7IW03QF8:MoxGQ4aplmU:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jsjopinion/~4/ipC7IW03QF8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/opinion/136700188.htmlSilence? Never golden in helping to prevent abuse | Guest Columnhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/jsjopinion/~3/_OaRm7im_Gc/137150683.html“Well OK, we might have some sexual abuse here but it is not as bad as in the big cities, where they have all those crimes by strangers”... (Over 90 percent of child sexual abuse victims know and trust their abuser)… <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K-CAi_rRhn12WtkLKwgOfL1dVRw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K-CAi_rRhn12WtkLKwgOfL1dVRw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K-CAi_rRhn12WtkLKwgOfL1dVRw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K-CAi_rRhn12WtkLKwgOfL1dVRw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=_OaRm7im_Gc:qoIZfnIUZnA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=_OaRm7im_Gc:qoIZfnIUZnA:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?i=_OaRm7im_Gc:qoIZfnIUZnA:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jsjopinion/~4/_OaRm7im_Gc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/opinion/137150683.htmlSilence? Never golden in helping to prevent abuse | Guest columnhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/jsjopinion/~3/nYPL83wKheI/137630498.htmlLet’s make 2012 the year we join together and shatter the silence <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OMId_om4-LhMxFZhoFxl4_h-Ysw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OMId_om4-LhMxFZhoFxl4_h-Ysw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OMId_om4-LhMxFZhoFxl4_h-Ysw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OMId_om4-LhMxFZhoFxl4_h-Ysw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=nYPL83wKheI:RYH5mKe3wV0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=nYPL83wKheI:RYH5mKe3wV0:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?i=nYPL83wKheI:RYH5mKe3wV0:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jsjopinion/~4/nYPL83wKheI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/opinion/137630498.htmlCAO: solutions in search of elusive, pre-conceived problem | Guest Columnhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/jsjopinion/~3/0yss4zqPWdo/137150493.htmlMost recently, the wetlands section was inexplicably withdrawn from the planning commission in the midst of its consideration. Islanders are left to wonder, what is going on? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wy3ZkYPrRl-65wUdRQOE_stygyU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wy3ZkYPrRl-65wUdRQOE_stygyU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wy3ZkYPrRl-65wUdRQOE_stygyU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wy3ZkYPrRl-65wUdRQOE_stygyU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=0yss4zqPWdo:ojBdGfcA6Ms:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/jsjopinion?a=0yss4zqPWdo:ojBdGfcA6Ms:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jsjopinion?i=0yss4zqPWdo:ojBdGfcA6Ms:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jsjopinion/~4/0yss4zqPWdo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/opinion/137150493.html