48th Parallel News at Noon —  Episode 8 — February 5, 2024

David Turnoy (chair) and Geri Turnoy (vice chair) of San Juan County Democrats explain the principles and policies of the local Democratic Party: “[We] stand for democracy. We actively support the well-being of people, all living things, and the environment.” Democratic Creed   [From Democrats 101, by J.M. Purvis] We Believe All people are created equal, that…

OLYMPIA  – With winter’s snowstorms largely behind us and summer just weeks away, our state’s low snowpack and forecasts for a dry and warm spring and summer have spurred the Department of Ecology to declare a drought emergency for most of Washington. After an exceptionally dry start to the winter, Washington’s snowpack made up some ground in February,…

For the mothers among us, and the mothers we miss — this is Mothers Day.

Shooting is nearly complete, and post-production starts soon for Episode #2 of Mr. Fix It with San Juan Island’s own Robert Hoole. Robert is one of the newest employees of Friday Harbor’s Ace Hardware. This is a production of CNL2. In Episode #2, Mr. Fix-it teaches us how to fix a broken bathroom sink stopper….

A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE This is part 2 of CNL2’s interview of Lincoln Bormann, conducted on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 by Heather Spaulding, Editor of the Journal of the San Juans, and CNL2’s Jeff Noedel. This CNL2 video is approximately 21-3/4 minutes in duration.

UPDATED Monday, April 15, 2024, 9:55 a.m. Bob Ferguson — Washington Attorney General and leading candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for Governor — has recently broken with the position on new diesel boats for Washington State Ferries staked out by incumbent Governor Jay Inslee and many Democrats in the Legislature. During the “supplemental session”…