This year, our community has the opportunity to reinforce the importance of public education by voting to approve the San Juan Island School District Capital Projects and Technology Levy on Feb. 13. It is important to know this is not a new levy, but a renewal of the expiring 2020 levy to continue funding for 4 more years, at similar levels.
It took the U.S. Board on Geographic Names just nine days to approve the renaming of Harney Channel to Cayou Channel blistering speed for a federal agency accustomed to taking testimony, reviewing documents, and deliberating.
“That’s unheard of,” said Ken Carrasco, lead proponent of changing the name of the waterway in the San Juan Islands of northwest Washington state, near the United States/Canada border.
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