Question of the Week Archive
How do you primarily keep in touch with out-of-state family and friends?
- Land line (0%, 0 Votes)
- Cell phone (50%, 1 Votes)
- Email (50%, 1 Votes)
- Social networking sites (0%, 0 Votes)
- Video chats (0%, 0 Votes)
- Handwritten letters, notes, and cards (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 2
Start Date: May 23, 2013 @ 10:24 am
End Date: No Expiry
How many of these natural disasters have you experienced (and survived)?
- Earthquake (82%, 41 Votes)
- Volcano (24%, 12 Votes)
- Hurricane (wind in excess of 74 mph) / Cyclone / Typhoon (42%, 21 Votes)
- Tornado (24%, 12 Votes)
- Flood (22%, 11 Votes)
- Tsunami (8%, 4 Votes)
- Monsoon (10%, 5 Votes)
- Blizzard (54%, 27 Votes)
- Good ole Orcas Nor'easter (82%, 41 Votes)
Total Voters: 50
Start Date: May 15, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry
When you take the ferry to the mainland, how do you characterize it?
- Going to the mainland (67%, 22 Votes)
- Going to Anacortes (or other specific destination) (6%, 2 Votes)
- Going to the continent (3%, 1 Votes)
- Going to America (24%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 33
Start Date: May 8, 2013 @ 4:43 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How do you feel about locks? Please choose one in each category (home and car).
- I always lock my home (34%, 16 Votes)
- I never lock my home (13%, 6 Votes)
- I only lock my home when I'm away for extended periods (53%, 25 Votes)
- I only lock my home in the summer (0%, 0 Votes)
- I always lock my car (60%, 28 Votes)
- I never lock my car (9%, 4 Votes)
- I only lock my car when I'm off-island (23%, 11 Votes)
- I only lock my car in the summer (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 47
Start Date: May 1, 2013 @ 11:25 am
End Date: No Expiry
How do you participate in activities offered by the Salish Sea? (Check all that apply)
- I own a boat. (30%, 10 Votes)
- I go fishing. (0%, 0 Votes)
- I go crabbing. (33%, 11 Votes)
- I gather shellfish. (9%, 3 Votes)
- I live aboard a boat. (0%, 0 Votes)
- I go diving. (3%, 1 Votes)
- I walk on the beach. (76%, 25 Votes)
- I ride the ferry; that's enough for me. (55%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 33
Start Date: April 24, 2013 @ 11:39 am
End Date: No Expiry
I regard ferry breakdowns as:
- a major inconvenience — we deserve better! (19%, 9 Votes)
- an unexpected bonus — more free time! (11%, 5 Votes)
- good news — fewer tourists! (2%, 1 Votes)
- just a part of island life — for better or worse! (66%, 31 Votes)
- a good reason to stay on the rock (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 47
Start Date: April 17, 2013 @ 4:16 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Closing date for the county-wide elction is April 23.
- I've already sent in my ballot (76%, 31 Votes)
- I still have some thinking to do about it (17%, 7 Votes)
- I'll wait until the last day to cast my ballot (7%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
Start Date: April 10, 2013 @ 9:56 am
End Date: No Expiry
My favorite musical genre is:
- Alternative (0%, 0 Votes)
- Blues (15%, 6 Votes)
- Classical (29%, 12 Votes)
- Country (12%, 5 Votes)
- Easy Listening (2%, 1 Votes)
- Electronic (0%, 0 Votes)
- Jazz (7%, 3 Votes)
- New Age (0%, 0 Votes)
- Rock (12%, 5 Votes)
- Singer/Songwriter (10%, 4 Votes)
- World (13%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
Start Date: April 3, 2013 @ 10:56 am
End Date: No Expiry
Right now, my dream vacation would be:
- Spring cleaning at home (10%, 3 Votes)
- Going to a Mexican or Hawaiian beach (39%, 12 Votes)
- Spending a week at a spa, rehab, or retreat (10%, 3 Votes)
- Going skiing in the mountains (6%, 2 Votes)
- Curled up on the sofa with a great book (29%, 9 Votes)
- Visiting my grandkids (6%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 31
Start Date: March 28, 2013 @ 9:46 am
End Date: No Expiry
With declining income, I've cut back on:
- Food (3%, 1 Votes)
- Entertainment (23%, 7 Votes)
- Clothes (3%, 1 Votes)
- Kids' toys (0%, 0 Votes)
- Adult toys (7%, 2 Votes)
- Cigarettes and/or alcohol (3%, 1 Votes)
- Travel (17%, 5 Votes)
- Charitable Contributions (17%, 5 Votes)
- Hey, the economy is reviving — I'm spending more now! (7%, 2 Votes)
- Hey, I've learned my lesson — I'm saving more now! (20%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 30
Start Date: March 20, 2013 @ 9:09 am
End Date: No Expiry
When I come upon a young person acting badly/obnoxiously/offensively in public, I
- Say something to him/her (53%, 18 Votes)
- Say someting to his/her parents (9%, 3 Votes)
- Say something to my companions (9%, 3 Votes)
- Feel it's not my place to speak up (26%, 9 Votes)
- Wish I could have gotten away with that when I was younger (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 34
Start Date: March 13, 2013 @ 11:19 am
End Date: No Expiry
How might you characterize your involvement in Orcas community activities?
- If there is something happening, I am there. (5%, 2 Votes)
- I am a willing volunteer. (20%, 9 Votes)
- I choose my involvement carefully. (48%, 21 Votes)
- I have my favorite events and activities. (16%, 7 Votes)
- I only do what I can afford. Wish I could do more. (11%, 5 Votes)
- I am not at all interested in what's going on in the community. (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 44
Start Date: March 6, 2013 @ 11:51 am
End Date: No Expiry
I find the tone of our current county election:
- Reflects our diversity of opinion (23%, 9 Votes)
- Is getting too over the top in personal attacks (49%, 19 Votes)
- Sounds like national partisan politics (28%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 39
Start Date: February 27, 2013 @ 8:18 pm
End Date: No Expiry
And the Oscar for Best Picture should go to...
- Amour (3%, 1 Votes)
- Argo (26%, 9 Votes)
- Beasts of the Southern Wild (3%, 1 Votes)
- Django Unchained (0%, 0 Votes)
- Les Misérables (11%, 4 Votes)
- Life of Pi (14%, 5 Votes)
- Lincoln (31%, 11 Votes)
- Silver Linings Playbook (9%, 3 Votes)
- Zero Dark Thirty (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 35
Start Date: February 20, 2013 @ 1:43 pm
End Date: No Expiry
My favorite way to celebrate Valentine's Day is (choose two):
- Chocolate! (24%, 10 Votes)
- Valentine Card! (29%, 12 Votes)
- Romantic Dinner! (36%, 15 Votes)
- Romantic Getaway! (2%, 1 Votes)
- Roses! (10%, 4 Votes)
- Sparkling Beverage! (10%, 4 Votes)
- More Chocolate! (24%, 10 Votes)
- I'm supposed to celebrate? (21%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Start Date: February 12, 2013 @ 9:15 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you support USPS eliminating Saturday mail delivery as a cost-saving measure?
- Sure. (79%, 33 Votes)
- No way. (21%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Start Date: February 6, 2013 @ 5:24 pm
End Date: No Expiry
A cabinet level position should be established to implement a minimum of one year Universal Service in environmental and social projects for all Americans between the ages of 18 and 21.
- Agree (54%, 22 Votes)
- Disagree (46%, 19 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
Start Date: January 30, 2013 @ 2:13 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Yesterday, OPALCO issued their Broadband Study Summary Findings. Please share your thoughts...
- I'm a member of OPALCO and support expanding the broadband as they propose and will pre-subscribe (40%, 20 Votes)
- I'm a member of OPALCO and do not support expanding broadband as they propose (8%, 4 Votes)
- I'm a member of OPALCO and need to know more before making my decision (52%, 26 Votes)
Total Voters: 50
Start Date: January 23, 2013 @ 6:34 pm
End Date: No Expiry
I'm inclined to address energy needs by (Choose up to three):
- Walking more (26%, 9 Votes)
- Using electricity for heating needs (11%, 4 Votes)
- Using wood for heating needs (49%, 17 Votes)
- Riding my bicycle more (11%, 4 Votes)
- Using solar energy (26%, 9 Votes)
- Working with OPALCO to conserve (37%, 13 Votes)
- Knowing me, I don't know that I'll put my good intentions into action (20%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 35
Start Date: January 16, 2013 @ 2:40 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you sing?
- Yes! (49%, 17 Votes)
- No... (14%, 5 Votes)
- (only when no one's around) (37%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 35
Start Date: January 10, 2013 @ 1:02 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you own a television?
- Yes (62%, 32 Votes)
- No (15%, 8 Votes)
- Yes, but only to watch DVDs (23%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 52
Start Date: January 2, 2013 @ 12:02 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What about those New Years Resolutions?
- Never make them (53%, 18 Votes)
- Always make them, sometimes keep them (38%, 13 Votes)
- Always make them, never keep them (9%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 34
Start Date: December 26, 2012 @ 12:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry
My favorite Christmas traditions are (Choose up to three):
- Children's Christmas pageants (2%, 1 Votes)
- Helping the needy (21%, 9 Votes)
- Stockings on Christmas morning (36%, 15 Votes)
- Church services (7%, 3 Votes)
- Christmas dinner (38%, 16 Votes)
- Plum pudding (5%, 2 Votes)
- Christmas carols and songs (50%, 21 Votes)
- Christmas tree (45%, 19 Votes)
- Manger scene (5%, 2 Votes)
- Christmas cards (24%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Start Date: December 19, 2012 @ 1:33 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you celebrate Christmas?
- Yes (76%, 32 Votes)
- No (24%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Start Date: December 12, 2012 @ 11:54 am
End Date: No Expiry
Are you preparing for the Mayan apocalypse on 12/21/12?
- Yes (16%, 7 Votes)
- No (58%, 26 Votes)
- What? (26%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 45
Start Date: December 5, 2012 @ 12:43 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Of the following, what is the first thing you do in the morning?
- Stretch or exercise (11%, 5 Votes)
- Pray - meditate (11%, 5 Votes)
- Coffee!! (57%, 25 Votes)
- Internet or email (2%, 1 Votes)
- Shower (7%, 3 Votes)
- Smoke a cigarette (7%, 3 Votes)
- Run through day’s tasks ahead (5%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 44
Start Date: November 28, 2012 @ 10:19 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you shop on Black Friday?
- Yes (2%, 1 Votes)
- No (98%, 41 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
Start Date: November 21, 2012 @ 11:15 am
End Date: No Expiry
We're at the height of football season—NFL, College, and Local. What are your thoughts on this sport?
- Football is a healthy sport (24%, 11 Votes)
- Football is equivalent to gladiators and warfare (22%, 10 Votes)
- Football players should be better protected against concussions (29%, 13 Votes)
- Football should be replaced with soccer at all levels (24%, 11 Votes)
- A co-ed sports league should be started with all sports having an equal number of men and women (1%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 45
Start Date: November 14, 2012 @ 7:23 pm
End Date: No Expiry
We made it through Election Day! How do you feel about the results?
- Ecstatic (66%, 54 Votes)
- Disappointed (11%, 9 Votes)
- Mixed Emotions (21%, 17 Votes)
- What Election? (2%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 82
Start Date: November 7, 2012 @ 2:42 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What is the far-reaching effect of the East Coast Frankenstorm? (Check all that apply.)
- I have friends/family who were affected. (71%, 37 Votes)
- I had to change travel or other plans because of the storm. (0%, 0 Votes)
- I don't know anyone affected. (29%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 52
Start Date: November 1, 2012 @ 1:48 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What have you found most conducive to productive meetings? (Choose the top three)
- Regular attendance by meeting participants (50%, 26 Votes)
- A posted, distributed, enacted agenda (46%, 24 Votes)
- Advance preparation on the part of meeting participants (69%, 36 Votes)
- Solicited input from all meeting participants (29%, 15 Votes)
- Planned presentations of agenda topics, including materials (27%, 14 Votes)
- Comfortable surroundings, including food and beverages (10%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 52
Start Date: October 24, 2012 @ 5:50 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Are the Presidential Debates influencing which candidate you support?
- No way. My mind is made up. (92%, 67 Votes)
- Yes. I'm still undecided. (8%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 73
Start Date: October 17, 2012 @ 3:01 pm
End Date: October 24, 2012 @ 7:27 pm
Which local issue concerns you the most?
- Charter Review Propositions (59%, 27 Votes)
- GMO Initiative (9%, 4 Votes)
- School Renovation Bond (15%, 7 Votes)
- Orcas West Council Member (17%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 46
Start Date: October 10, 2012 @ 1:33 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How do you handle phone calls? (Check all that apply.)
- I never screen my phone calls (8%, 3 Votes)
- I always screen my phone calls (73%, 29 Votes)
- I screen my phone calls during elections (20%, 8 Votes)
- I have been a volunteer telephone campaign caller (5%, 2 Votes)
- I have been a paid telephone solicitor (8%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 40
Start Date: October 4, 2012 @ 10:44 am
End Date: No Expiry
October 6 is the deadline for mail-in voter registrations and updates, and October 8 is the deadline for online registration and updates. Are you registered?
- Yes, I am. (97%, 61 Votes)
- No, I'm not. (2%, 1 Votes)
- Thanks for the reminder. I will register. (0%, 0 Votes)
- Not registered, and don't intend to. (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 63
Start Date: September 27, 2012 @ 12:46 am
End Date: No Expiry
How do you handle driving and using electronic items? (Select up to two responses.)
- I never use a hand-held cell phone while driving (45%, 30 Votes)
- I will use my hand-held cell phone on rare occasions while driving (42%, 28 Votes)
- I often use my hand-held cell phone while driving (9%, 6 Votes)
- I never text while driving (56%, 37 Votes)
- I will text on rare occasions while driving (2%, 1 Votes)
- I often text while driving (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 66
Start Date: September 20, 2012 @ 11:26 am
End Date: No Expiry
Now that the political conventions are over, did you watch them?
- Watched Democratic convention (23%, 15 Votes)
- Watched Republican convention (8%, 5 Votes)
- Watched both conventions (29%, 19 Votes)
- Watched neither convention (40%, 27 Votes)
Total Voters: 66
Start Date: September 12, 2012 @ 11:23 am
End Date: No Expiry
I think something that could be done to improve child/youth education now is
- give a free reading book to every newborn baby and a rocking chair to his or her mother (5%, 3 Votes)
- provide group learning experiences (pre-school) beginning at age 2-3 (8%, 5 Votes)
- provide more daily outdoor activities (14%, 9 Votes)
- hold school during reduced hours, year-round, so that kids are not going to school in the dark (6%, 4 Votes)
- emphasize exercises and memory learning in the classroom (6%, 4 Votes)
- ban all electronic devices from the school, not just turned off, but not allowed on school campuses (11%, 7 Votes)
- withdraw from state sports and encourage on-island team sports competition (0%, 0 Votes)
- set up "bank days" weekly at school to encourage children and youth to save money (2%, 1 Votes)
- encourage non-athletic "games" like Drama Club, Destination Imagination, Math Olympiad, Science Club, Environmental Club, Garden Cliub, Service Club, etc. (41%, 26 Votes)
- allow the state to fund private schools with state regulations (charter schools) (7%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 63
Start Date: September 4, 2012 @ 1:13 pm
End Date: No Expiry
I am facing these shortening days of Summer with:
- a desire to cram every last moment of summer fun and activity in (24%, 21 Votes)
- excitement at the change of seasons (33%, 29 Votes)
- sadness that the summer break is coming to an end (16%, 14 Votes)
- weariness that summer is dragging on with hot sun, dogs barking and bored kids (2%, 2 Votes)
- complete exhaustion from all the activity, visiting and topsy-turvy schedules of summer (15%, 13 Votes)
- resolve (10%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 88
Start Date: August 22, 2012 @ 9:15 am
End Date: No Expiry
My medical insurance coverage is:
- paid entirely through my employer (7%, 5 Votes)
- paid in part through my employer (28%, 20 Votes)
- paid by me (27%, 19 Votes)
- paid through Medicaid (1%, 1 Votes)
- paid through Medicare (20%, 14 Votes)
- I have no medical insurance of any kind (17%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 71
Start Date: August 15, 2012 @ 4:56 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What's your favorite method of vacation travel?
- Plane (23%, 15 Votes)
- Train (25%, 16 Votes)
- Car (30%, 19 Votes)
- Bus (0%, 0 Votes)
- Ferry (8%, 5 Votes)
- Cruise Liner (3%, 2 Votes)
- Motorcycle (0%, 0 Votes)
- Foot (11%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 64
Start Date: August 9, 2012 @ 12:51 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What are your thoughts on marijuana and its possible legalization?
- Marijuana is a gateway to more dangerous drugs (11%, 10 Votes)
- Marijuana is no more harmful than alcohol or tobacco (36%, 33 Votes)
- It's just a matter of time before marijuana is legalized (48%, 44 Votes)
- The legalization of marijuana will lead to more dangerous crimes (5%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 91
Start Date: August 2, 2012 @ 9:28 am
End Date: No Expiry
How do you feel about pets? Do you have any? (Choose all that apply.)
- I am definitely a cat person. (43%, 32 Votes)
- Only dogs for me. (28%, 21 Votes)
- Don't have, don't want any pets. (8%, 6 Votes)
- I can't have pets where I live. And I'm sad about that. (9%, 7 Votes)
- I have pets that aren't on this list. (3%, 2 Votes)
- I have a myriad of pets. (25%, 19 Votes)
Total Voters: 75
Start Date: July 25, 2012 @ 12:44 pm
End Date: No Expiry
When (and if) it gets really hot in the summer, my preferred escape plan is to:
- Take a nap (7%, 4 Votes)
- Jump in the lake (12%, 7 Votes)
- Drink a beer (10%, 6 Votes)
- Turn on the air conditioning (3%, 2 Votes)
- Soak it all in (37%, 22 Votes)
- Head out onto the water (20%, 12 Votes)
- Pray for rain (11%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 59
Start Date: July 18, 2012 @ 11:33 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Some of my favorite "summer reads" have been (choose up to 10):
- War and Peace by Tolstoy (8%, 5 Votes)
- Ulysses by Joyce (5%, 3 Votes)
- Gone With the Wind by Mitchell (22%, 14 Votes)
- Hawaii by Michener (22%, 14 Votes)
- From Here to Eternity by Jones (3%, 2 Votes)
- Lord of the Rings Trilogy by Tolkein (15%, 10 Votes)
- Pillars of the Earth by Follett (23%, 15 Votes)
- Peyton Place by Metalious (5%, 3 Votes)
- East of Eden by Steinbeck (23%, 15 Votes)
- Catcher in the Rye by Salinger (25%, 16 Votes)
- Sex and the Single Girl by Brown (2%, 1 Votes)
- Catch 22 by Heller (18%, 12 Votes)
- Valley of the Dolls by Susann (5%, 3 Votes)
- Harry Potter by Rowling (31%, 20 Votes)
- The Corrections by Franzen (9%, 6 Votes)
- A Million Little Pieces by Frey (5%, 3 Votes)
- Twilight series by Meyer (8%, 5 Votes)
- Marley and Me by Grogan (12%, 8 Votes)
- Audacity of Hope by Obama (15%, 10 Votes)
- Team of Rivals by Goodwin (8%, 5 Votes)
- The Help by Stockett (31%, 20 Votes)
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Larsson (42%, 27 Votes)
- 50 Shades of Grey by James (8%, 5 Votes)
- None of the above. (17%, 11 Votes)
- I have better things to do in the summer than read. (14%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 65
Start Date: July 11, 2012 @ 5:40 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What are your feelings on visitors (not necessarily the same as tourists)?
- I love it when someone comes to Orcas to visit me. (59%, 48 Votes)
- I don't let anyone know I live on Orcas. (2%, 2 Votes)
- I tolerate visitors. (1%, 1 Votes)
- Family is OK, but no one else. (0%, 0 Votes)
- Depends on how long they stay. There are limits, you know. (38%, 31 Votes)
Total Voters: 82
Start Date: July 5, 2012 @ 12:12 am
End Date: No Expiry
What is your favorite summer event on Orcas Island?
- Chamber Community Parade (5%, 5 Votes)
- Music in the Park (6%, 6 Votes)
- Eastsound Fireworks (14%, 13 Votes)
- Deer Harbor Fireworks (2%, 2 Votes)
- Olga Daze (4%, 4 Votes)
- Library Fair (20%, 19 Votes)
- Chamber Music Festival (11%, 10 Votes)
- Bite of Orcas (6%, 6 Votes)
- Pet Parade (11%, 10 Votes)
- Solstice Parade (21%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 93
Start Date: June 27, 2012 @ 5:47 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Which option would you support for funding Moran State Park?
- A referendum/initiative demanding the state designate X amount out of its general fund for state parks (38%, 30 Votes)
- Increase in car tab renewal donation of $5 to a mandatory $10 renamed as the Discover Pass, with all funds designated only for state parks (51%, 41 Votes)
- Removal of Moran from the State Parks system and formation of a public non-profit to raise local funds for maintenance, operations, and capital improvements (10%, 8 Votes)
- Lease the park to a private business to operate (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 80
Start Date: June 20, 2012 @ 5:23 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How do you spend your leisure time? (Select up to three responses.)
- Reading (79%, 46 Votes)
- Watching TV (26%, 15 Votes)
- Surfing the internet (43%, 25 Votes)
- Cooking (19%, 11 Votes)
- Gardening (33%, 19 Votes)
- Sports/Outdoor activities (29%, 17 Votes)
- Pure loafing (9%, 5 Votes)
- Shopping (0%, 0 Votes)
- Something else... (36%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 58
Start Date: June 14, 2012 @ 12:55 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What is your age? (All answers are anonymous. Really. We just want to know about our readership.)
- 20-30 (3%, 3 Votes)
- 30-40 (5%, 5 Votes)
- 40-50 (14%, 15 Votes)
- 50-60 (26%, 28 Votes)
- 60-70 (31%, 33 Votes)
- 70-80 (18%, 19 Votes)
- 80-100 (3%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 107
Start Date: June 5, 2012 @ 5:28 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you pay attention to political polls?
- I watch them faithfully (5%, 2 Votes)
- Not at all (28%, 12 Votes)
- I find them amusing (26%, 11 Votes)
- I think there is some validity in them (41%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 43
Start Date: May 30, 2012 @ 5:48 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How long have you lived on Orcas?
- 0-5 years (12%, 10 Votes)
- 5-10 years (15%, 12 Votes)
- 10-15 years (26%, 21 Votes)
- More than 20 years (41%, 34 Votes)
- I don't live on Orcas. (6%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 82
Start Date: May 23, 2012 @ 10:12 pm
End Date: No Expiry
When I think about money, my thoughts are mostly about:
- Paying the bills (54%, 29 Votes)
- Suing the bastards (2%, 1 Votes)
- My kids' college (7%, 4 Votes)
- My retirement (26%, 14 Votes)
- Eating cat food in my old age (11%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 54
Start Date: May 16, 2012 @ 5:15 pm
End Date: No Expiry
When I vigorously disagree with what someone is saying, I usually:
- Enter into a heated argument (10%, 3 Votes)
- Try to find points of agreement and discuss building on them (39%, 12 Votes)
- I think the comments not worthy of a response and wait out the lecture (51%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 31
Start Date: May 10, 2012 @ 10:43 am
End Date: No Expiry
Now that spring is here, my gardening includes (choose up to three):
- Composting (38%, 15 Votes)
- Buying Plants (60%, 24 Votes)
- Planting Seeds (33%, 13 Votes)
- Weeding the Garden (58%, 23 Votes)
- Buying Cut Flowers (15%, 6 Votes)
- Sneezing From Pollen (43%, 17 Votes)
Total Voters: 40
Start Date: May 3, 2012 @ 12:16 pm
End Date: No Expiry
If I had to choose among weather patterns, I would rather:
- Freeze all winter (10%, 6 Votes)
- Swelter all summer (28%, 17 Votes)
- Be wet year around with moderate temperatures (62%, 37 Votes)
Total Voters: 60
Start Date: April 25, 2012 @ 2:30 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What's your favorite method to stay connected?
- Land line (11%, 6 Votes)
- Cell phone (5%, 3 Votes)
- Email (53%, 30 Votes)
- Social networking sites (4%, 2 Votes)
- Go to the market or the Post Office (18%, 10 Votes)
- Stop in the middle of the road, flag down the oncoming car, and have a conversation (9%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 57
Start Date: April 18, 2012 @ 3:34 pm
End Date: No Expiry
OK. It's that time of year. What are you doing about your taxes?
- I pay my taxes ahead of time (46%, 32 Votes)
- I pay my taxes at the last minute (26%, 18 Votes)
- I'm usually late in paying taxes (1%, 1 Votes)
- I always file an extension (23%, 16 Votes)
- I haven't paid taxes since...whenever (4%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 69
Start Date: April 11, 2012 @ 7:13 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How often do you go off island (to the mainland)?
- Every day (0%, 0 Votes)
- At least once a week (8%, 6 Votes)
- Maybe once a month (62%, 46 Votes)
- A few times a year (26%, 19 Votes)
- It's been over a year (1%, 1 Votes)
- What's the mainland? (3%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 74
Start Date: April 4, 2012 @ 3:47 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Which of the following Shakespeare plays did you study in elementary or secondary school?
- Julius Caesar (40%, 26 Votes)
- Midsummer Night's Dream (22%, 14 Votes)
- Macbeth (43%, 28 Votes)
- Hamlet (38%, 25 Votes)
- Romeo and Juliet (52%, 34 Votes)
- Merchant of Venice (31%, 20 Votes)
- Other (14%, 9 Votes)
- None (15%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 65
Start Date: March 28, 2012 @ 6:25 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Of all the Shakespeare characters, I most relate to:
- Hamlet (29%, 7 Votes)
- Juliet (21%, 5 Votes)
- Lady McBeth (8%, 2 Votes)
- Othello (8%, 2 Votes)
- Julius Caesar (21%, 5 Votes)
- Romeo (13%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 24
Start Date: March 21, 2012 @ 6:00 pm
End Date: March 28, 2012 @ 5:59 pm
Help us test this polling software
- I live on Orcas Island (79%, 116 Votes)
- I don't live on Orcas Island (21%, 32 Votes)
Total Voters: 147
Start Date: March 10, 2012 @ 12:03 pm
End Date: March 21, 2012 @ 6:00 pm
How do you primarily keep in touch with out-of-state family and friends?
- Land line (0%, 0 Votes)
- Cell phone (50%, 1 Votes)
- Email (50%, 1 Votes)
- Social networking sites (0%, 0 Votes)
- Video chats (0%, 0 Votes)
- Handwritten letters, notes, and cards (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 2
Start Date: May 23, 2013 @ 10:24 am
End Date: No Expiry
How many of these natural disasters have you experienced (and survived)?
- Earthquake (82%, 41 Votes)
- Volcano (24%, 12 Votes)
- Hurricane (wind in excess of 74 mph) / Cyclone / Typhoon (42%, 21 Votes)
- Tornado (24%, 12 Votes)
- Flood (22%, 11 Votes)
- Tsunami (8%, 4 Votes)
- Monsoon (10%, 5 Votes)
- Blizzard (54%, 27 Votes)
- Good ole Orcas Nor'easter (82%, 41 Votes)
Total Voters: 50
Start Date: May 15, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry
When you take the ferry to the mainland, how do you characterize it?
- Going to the mainland (67%, 22 Votes)
- Going to Anacortes (or other specific destination) (6%, 2 Votes)
- Going to the continent (3%, 1 Votes)
- Going to America (24%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 33
Start Date: May 8, 2013 @ 4:43 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How do you feel about locks? Please choose one in each category (home and car).
- I always lock my home (34%, 16 Votes)
- I never lock my home (13%, 6 Votes)
- I only lock my home when I'm away for extended periods (53%, 25 Votes)
- I only lock my home in the summer (0%, 0 Votes)
- I always lock my car (60%, 28 Votes)
- I never lock my car (9%, 4 Votes)
- I only lock my car when I'm off-island (23%, 11 Votes)
- I only lock my car in the summer (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 47
Start Date: May 1, 2013 @ 11:25 am
End Date: No Expiry
How do you participate in activities offered by the Salish Sea? (Check all that apply)
- I own a boat. (30%, 10 Votes)
- I go fishing. (0%, 0 Votes)
- I go crabbing. (33%, 11 Votes)
- I gather shellfish. (9%, 3 Votes)
- I live aboard a boat. (0%, 0 Votes)
- I go diving. (3%, 1 Votes)
- I walk on the beach. (76%, 25 Votes)
- I ride the ferry; that's enough for me. (55%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 33
Start Date: April 24, 2013 @ 11:39 am
End Date: No Expiry
I regard ferry breakdowns as:
- a major inconvenience — we deserve better! (19%, 9 Votes)
- an unexpected bonus — more free time! (11%, 5 Votes)
- good news — fewer tourists! (2%, 1 Votes)
- just a part of island life — for better or worse! (66%, 31 Votes)
- a good reason to stay on the rock (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 47
Start Date: April 17, 2013 @ 4:16 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Closing date for the county-wide elction is April 23.
- I've already sent in my ballot (76%, 31 Votes)
- I still have some thinking to do about it (17%, 7 Votes)
- I'll wait until the last day to cast my ballot (7%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
Start Date: April 10, 2013 @ 9:56 am
End Date: No Expiry
My favorite musical genre is:
- Alternative (0%, 0 Votes)
- Blues (15%, 6 Votes)
- Classical (29%, 12 Votes)
- Country (12%, 5 Votes)
- Easy Listening (2%, 1 Votes)
- Electronic (0%, 0 Votes)
- Jazz (7%, 3 Votes)
- New Age (0%, 0 Votes)
- Rock (12%, 5 Votes)
- Singer/Songwriter (10%, 4 Votes)
- World (13%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
Start Date: April 3, 2013 @ 10:56 am
End Date: No Expiry
Right now, my dream vacation would be:
- Spring cleaning at home (10%, 3 Votes)
- Going to a Mexican or Hawaiian beach (39%, 12 Votes)
- Spending a week at a spa, rehab, or retreat (10%, 3 Votes)
- Going skiing in the mountains (6%, 2 Votes)
- Curled up on the sofa with a great book (29%, 9 Votes)
- Visiting my grandkids (6%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 31
Start Date: March 28, 2013 @ 9:46 am
End Date: No Expiry
With declining income, I've cut back on:
- Food (3%, 1 Votes)
- Entertainment (23%, 7 Votes)
- Clothes (3%, 1 Votes)
- Kids' toys (0%, 0 Votes)
- Adult toys (7%, 2 Votes)
- Cigarettes and/or alcohol (3%, 1 Votes)
- Travel (17%, 5 Votes)
- Charitable Contributions (17%, 5 Votes)
- Hey, the economy is reviving — I'm spending more now! (7%, 2 Votes)
- Hey, I've learned my lesson — I'm saving more now! (20%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 30
Start Date: March 20, 2013 @ 9:09 am
End Date: No Expiry
When I come upon a young person acting badly/obnoxiously/offensively in public, I
- Say something to him/her (53%, 18 Votes)
- Say someting to his/her parents (9%, 3 Votes)
- Say something to my companions (9%, 3 Votes)
- Feel it's not my place to speak up (26%, 9 Votes)
- Wish I could have gotten away with that when I was younger (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 34
Start Date: March 13, 2013 @ 11:19 am
End Date: No Expiry
How might you characterize your involvement in Orcas community activities?
- If there is something happening, I am there. (5%, 2 Votes)
- I am a willing volunteer. (20%, 9 Votes)
- I choose my involvement carefully. (48%, 21 Votes)
- I have my favorite events and activities. (16%, 7 Votes)
- I only do what I can afford. Wish I could do more. (11%, 5 Votes)
- I am not at all interested in what's going on in the community. (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 44
Start Date: March 6, 2013 @ 11:51 am
End Date: No Expiry
I find the tone of our current county election:
- Reflects our diversity of opinion (23%, 9 Votes)
- Is getting too over the top in personal attacks (49%, 19 Votes)
- Sounds like national partisan politics (28%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 39
Start Date: February 27, 2013 @ 8:18 pm
End Date: No Expiry
And the Oscar for Best Picture should go to...
- Amour (3%, 1 Votes)
- Argo (26%, 9 Votes)
- Beasts of the Southern Wild (3%, 1 Votes)
- Django Unchained (0%, 0 Votes)
- Les Misérables (11%, 4 Votes)
- Life of Pi (14%, 5 Votes)
- Lincoln (31%, 11 Votes)
- Silver Linings Playbook (9%, 3 Votes)
- Zero Dark Thirty (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 35
Start Date: February 20, 2013 @ 1:43 pm
End Date: No Expiry
My favorite way to celebrate Valentine's Day is (choose two):
- Chocolate! (24%, 10 Votes)
- Valentine Card! (29%, 12 Votes)
- Romantic Dinner! (36%, 15 Votes)
- Romantic Getaway! (2%, 1 Votes)
- Roses! (10%, 4 Votes)
- Sparkling Beverage! (10%, 4 Votes)
- More Chocolate! (24%, 10 Votes)
- I'm supposed to celebrate? (21%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Start Date: February 12, 2013 @ 9:15 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you support USPS eliminating Saturday mail delivery as a cost-saving measure?
- Sure. (79%, 33 Votes)
- No way. (21%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Start Date: February 6, 2013 @ 5:24 pm
End Date: No Expiry
A cabinet level position should be established to implement a minimum of one year Universal Service in environmental and social projects for all Americans between the ages of 18 and 21.
- Agree (54%, 22 Votes)
- Disagree (46%, 19 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
Start Date: January 30, 2013 @ 2:13 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Yesterday, OPALCO issued their Broadband Study Summary Findings. Please share your thoughts...
- I'm a member of OPALCO and support expanding the broadband as they propose and will pre-subscribe (40%, 20 Votes)
- I'm a member of OPALCO and do not support expanding broadband as they propose (8%, 4 Votes)
- I'm a member of OPALCO and need to know more before making my decision (52%, 26 Votes)
Total Voters: 50
Start Date: January 23, 2013 @ 6:34 pm
End Date: No Expiry
I'm inclined to address energy needs by (Choose up to three):
- Walking more (26%, 9 Votes)
- Using electricity for heating needs (11%, 4 Votes)
- Using wood for heating needs (49%, 17 Votes)
- Riding my bicycle more (11%, 4 Votes)
- Using solar energy (26%, 9 Votes)
- Working with OPALCO to conserve (37%, 13 Votes)
- Knowing me, I don't know that I'll put my good intentions into action (20%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 35
Start Date: January 16, 2013 @ 2:40 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you sing?
- Yes! (49%, 17 Votes)
- No... (14%, 5 Votes)
- (only when no one's around) (37%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 35
Start Date: January 10, 2013 @ 1:02 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you own a television?
- Yes (62%, 32 Votes)
- No (15%, 8 Votes)
- Yes, but only to watch DVDs (23%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 52
Start Date: January 2, 2013 @ 12:02 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What about those New Years Resolutions?
- Never make them (53%, 18 Votes)
- Always make them, sometimes keep them (38%, 13 Votes)
- Always make them, never keep them (9%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 34
Start Date: December 26, 2012 @ 12:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry
My favorite Christmas traditions are (Choose up to three):
- Children's Christmas pageants (2%, 1 Votes)
- Helping the needy (21%, 9 Votes)
- Stockings on Christmas morning (36%, 15 Votes)
- Church services (7%, 3 Votes)
- Christmas dinner (38%, 16 Votes)
- Plum pudding (5%, 2 Votes)
- Christmas carols and songs (50%, 21 Votes)
- Christmas tree (45%, 19 Votes)
- Manger scene (5%, 2 Votes)
- Christmas cards (24%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Start Date: December 19, 2012 @ 1:33 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you celebrate Christmas?
- Yes (76%, 32 Votes)
- No (24%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Start Date: December 12, 2012 @ 11:54 am
End Date: No Expiry
Are you preparing for the Mayan apocalypse on 12/21/12?
- Yes (16%, 7 Votes)
- No (58%, 26 Votes)
- What? (26%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 45
Start Date: December 5, 2012 @ 12:43 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Of the following, what is the first thing you do in the morning?
- Stretch or exercise (11%, 5 Votes)
- Pray - meditate (11%, 5 Votes)
- Coffee!! (57%, 25 Votes)
- Internet or email (2%, 1 Votes)
- Shower (7%, 3 Votes)
- Smoke a cigarette (7%, 3 Votes)
- Run through day’s tasks ahead (5%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 44
Start Date: November 28, 2012 @ 10:19 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you shop on Black Friday?
- Yes (2%, 1 Votes)
- No (98%, 41 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
Start Date: November 21, 2012 @ 11:15 am
End Date: No Expiry
We're at the height of football season—NFL, College, and Local. What are your thoughts on this sport?
- Football is a healthy sport (24%, 11 Votes)
- Football is equivalent to gladiators and warfare (22%, 10 Votes)
- Football players should be better protected against concussions (29%, 13 Votes)
- Football should be replaced with soccer at all levels (24%, 11 Votes)
- A co-ed sports league should be started with all sports having an equal number of men and women (1%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 45
Start Date: November 14, 2012 @ 7:23 pm
End Date: No Expiry
We made it through Election Day! How do you feel about the results?
- Ecstatic (66%, 54 Votes)
- Disappointed (11%, 9 Votes)
- Mixed Emotions (21%, 17 Votes)
- What Election? (2%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 82
Start Date: November 7, 2012 @ 2:42 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What is the far-reaching effect of the East Coast Frankenstorm? (Check all that apply.)
- I have friends/family who were affected. (71%, 37 Votes)
- I had to change travel or other plans because of the storm. (0%, 0 Votes)
- I don't know anyone affected. (29%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 52
Start Date: November 1, 2012 @ 1:48 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What have you found most conducive to productive meetings? (Choose the top three)
- Regular attendance by meeting participants (50%, 26 Votes)
- A posted, distributed, enacted agenda (46%, 24 Votes)
- Advance preparation on the part of meeting participants (69%, 36 Votes)
- Solicited input from all meeting participants (29%, 15 Votes)
- Planned presentations of agenda topics, including materials (27%, 14 Votes)
- Comfortable surroundings, including food and beverages (10%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 52
Start Date: October 24, 2012 @ 5:50 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Are the Presidential Debates influencing which candidate you support?
- No way. My mind is made up. (92%, 67 Votes)
- Yes. I'm still undecided. (8%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 73
Start Date: October 17, 2012 @ 3:01 pm
End Date: October 24, 2012 @ 7:27 pm
Which local issue concerns you the most?
- Charter Review Propositions (59%, 27 Votes)
- GMO Initiative (9%, 4 Votes)
- School Renovation Bond (15%, 7 Votes)
- Orcas West Council Member (17%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 46
Start Date: October 10, 2012 @ 1:33 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How do you handle phone calls? (Check all that apply.)
- I never screen my phone calls (8%, 3 Votes)
- I always screen my phone calls (73%, 29 Votes)
- I screen my phone calls during elections (20%, 8 Votes)
- I have been a volunteer telephone campaign caller (5%, 2 Votes)
- I have been a paid telephone solicitor (8%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 40
Start Date: October 4, 2012 @ 10:44 am
End Date: No Expiry
October 6 is the deadline for mail-in voter registrations and updates, and October 8 is the deadline for online registration and updates. Are you registered?
- Yes, I am. (97%, 61 Votes)
- No, I'm not. (2%, 1 Votes)
- Thanks for the reminder. I will register. (0%, 0 Votes)
- Not registered, and don't intend to. (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 63
Start Date: September 27, 2012 @ 12:46 am
End Date: No Expiry
How do you handle driving and using electronic items? (Select up to two responses.)
- I never use a hand-held cell phone while driving (45%, 30 Votes)
- I will use my hand-held cell phone on rare occasions while driving (42%, 28 Votes)
- I often use my hand-held cell phone while driving (9%, 6 Votes)
- I never text while driving (56%, 37 Votes)
- I will text on rare occasions while driving (2%, 1 Votes)
- I often text while driving (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 66
Start Date: September 20, 2012 @ 11:26 am
End Date: No Expiry
Now that the political conventions are over, did you watch them?
- Watched Democratic convention (23%, 15 Votes)
- Watched Republican convention (8%, 5 Votes)
- Watched both conventions (29%, 19 Votes)
- Watched neither convention (40%, 27 Votes)
Total Voters: 66
Start Date: September 12, 2012 @ 11:23 am
End Date: No Expiry
I think something that could be done to improve child/youth education now is
- give a free reading book to every newborn baby and a rocking chair to his or her mother (5%, 3 Votes)
- provide group learning experiences (pre-school) beginning at age 2-3 (8%, 5 Votes)
- provide more daily outdoor activities (14%, 9 Votes)
- hold school during reduced hours, year-round, so that kids are not going to school in the dark (6%, 4 Votes)
- emphasize exercises and memory learning in the classroom (6%, 4 Votes)
- ban all electronic devices from the school, not just turned off, but not allowed on school campuses (11%, 7 Votes)
- withdraw from state sports and encourage on-island team sports competition (0%, 0 Votes)
- set up "bank days" weekly at school to encourage children and youth to save money (2%, 1 Votes)
- encourage non-athletic "games" like Drama Club, Destination Imagination, Math Olympiad, Science Club, Environmental Club, Garden Cliub, Service Club, etc. (41%, 26 Votes)
- allow the state to fund private schools with state regulations (charter schools) (7%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 63
Start Date: September 4, 2012 @ 1:13 pm
End Date: No Expiry
I am facing these shortening days of Summer with:
- a desire to cram every last moment of summer fun and activity in (24%, 21 Votes)
- excitement at the change of seasons (33%, 29 Votes)
- sadness that the summer break is coming to an end (16%, 14 Votes)
- weariness that summer is dragging on with hot sun, dogs barking and bored kids (2%, 2 Votes)
- complete exhaustion from all the activity, visiting and topsy-turvy schedules of summer (15%, 13 Votes)
- resolve (10%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 88
Start Date: August 22, 2012 @ 9:15 am
End Date: No Expiry
My medical insurance coverage is:
- paid entirely through my employer (7%, 5 Votes)
- paid in part through my employer (28%, 20 Votes)
- paid by me (27%, 19 Votes)
- paid through Medicaid (1%, 1 Votes)
- paid through Medicare (20%, 14 Votes)
- I have no medical insurance of any kind (17%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 71
Start Date: August 15, 2012 @ 4:56 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What's your favorite method of vacation travel?
- Plane (23%, 15 Votes)
- Train (25%, 16 Votes)
- Car (30%, 19 Votes)
- Bus (0%, 0 Votes)
- Ferry (8%, 5 Votes)
- Cruise Liner (3%, 2 Votes)
- Motorcycle (0%, 0 Votes)
- Foot (11%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 64
Start Date: August 9, 2012 @ 12:51 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What are your thoughts on marijuana and its possible legalization?
- Marijuana is a gateway to more dangerous drugs (11%, 10 Votes)
- Marijuana is no more harmful than alcohol or tobacco (36%, 33 Votes)
- It's just a matter of time before marijuana is legalized (48%, 44 Votes)
- The legalization of marijuana will lead to more dangerous crimes (5%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 91
Start Date: August 2, 2012 @ 9:28 am
End Date: No Expiry
How do you feel about pets? Do you have any? (Choose all that apply.)
- I am definitely a cat person. (43%, 32 Votes)
- Only dogs for me. (28%, 21 Votes)
- Don't have, don't want any pets. (8%, 6 Votes)
- I can't have pets where I live. And I'm sad about that. (9%, 7 Votes)
- I have pets that aren't on this list. (3%, 2 Votes)
- I have a myriad of pets. (25%, 19 Votes)
Total Voters: 75
Start Date: July 25, 2012 @ 12:44 pm
End Date: No Expiry
When (and if) it gets really hot in the summer, my preferred escape plan is to:
- Take a nap (7%, 4 Votes)
- Jump in the lake (12%, 7 Votes)
- Drink a beer (10%, 6 Votes)
- Turn on the air conditioning (3%, 2 Votes)
- Soak it all in (37%, 22 Votes)
- Head out onto the water (20%, 12 Votes)
- Pray for rain (11%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 59
Start Date: July 18, 2012 @ 11:33 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Some of my favorite "summer reads" have been (choose up to 10):
- War and Peace by Tolstoy (8%, 5 Votes)
- Ulysses by Joyce (5%, 3 Votes)
- Gone With the Wind by Mitchell (22%, 14 Votes)
- Hawaii by Michener (22%, 14 Votes)
- From Here to Eternity by Jones (3%, 2 Votes)
- Lord of the Rings Trilogy by Tolkein (15%, 10 Votes)
- Pillars of the Earth by Follett (23%, 15 Votes)
- Peyton Place by Metalious (5%, 3 Votes)
- East of Eden by Steinbeck (23%, 15 Votes)
- Catcher in the Rye by Salinger (25%, 16 Votes)
- Sex and the Single Girl by Brown (2%, 1 Votes)
- Catch 22 by Heller (18%, 12 Votes)
- Valley of the Dolls by Susann (5%, 3 Votes)
- Harry Potter by Rowling (31%, 20 Votes)
- The Corrections by Franzen (9%, 6 Votes)
- A Million Little Pieces by Frey (5%, 3 Votes)
- Twilight series by Meyer (8%, 5 Votes)
- Marley and Me by Grogan (12%, 8 Votes)
- Audacity of Hope by Obama (15%, 10 Votes)
- Team of Rivals by Goodwin (8%, 5 Votes)
- The Help by Stockett (31%, 20 Votes)
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Larsson (42%, 27 Votes)
- 50 Shades of Grey by James (8%, 5 Votes)
- None of the above. (17%, 11 Votes)
- I have better things to do in the summer than read. (14%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 65
Start Date: July 11, 2012 @ 5:40 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What are your feelings on visitors (not necessarily the same as tourists)?
- I love it when someone comes to Orcas to visit me. (59%, 48 Votes)
- I don't let anyone know I live on Orcas. (2%, 2 Votes)
- I tolerate visitors. (1%, 1 Votes)
- Family is OK, but no one else. (0%, 0 Votes)
- Depends on how long they stay. There are limits, you know. (38%, 31 Votes)
Total Voters: 82
Start Date: July 5, 2012 @ 12:12 am
End Date: No Expiry
What is your favorite summer event on Orcas Island?
- Chamber Community Parade (5%, 5 Votes)
- Music in the Park (6%, 6 Votes)
- Eastsound Fireworks (14%, 13 Votes)
- Deer Harbor Fireworks (2%, 2 Votes)
- Olga Daze (4%, 4 Votes)
- Library Fair (20%, 19 Votes)
- Chamber Music Festival (11%, 10 Votes)
- Bite of Orcas (6%, 6 Votes)
- Pet Parade (11%, 10 Votes)
- Solstice Parade (21%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 93
Start Date: June 27, 2012 @ 5:47 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Which option would you support for funding Moran State Park?
- A referendum/initiative demanding the state designate X amount out of its general fund for state parks (38%, 30 Votes)
- Increase in car tab renewal donation of $5 to a mandatory $10 renamed as the Discover Pass, with all funds designated only for state parks (51%, 41 Votes)
- Removal of Moran from the State Parks system and formation of a public non-profit to raise local funds for maintenance, operations, and capital improvements (10%, 8 Votes)
- Lease the park to a private business to operate (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 80
Start Date: June 20, 2012 @ 5:23 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How do you spend your leisure time? (Select up to three responses.)
- Reading (79%, 46 Votes)
- Watching TV (26%, 15 Votes)
- Surfing the internet (43%, 25 Votes)
- Cooking (19%, 11 Votes)
- Gardening (33%, 19 Votes)
- Sports/Outdoor activities (29%, 17 Votes)
- Pure loafing (9%, 5 Votes)
- Shopping (0%, 0 Votes)
- Something else... (36%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 58
Start Date: June 14, 2012 @ 12:55 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What is your age? (All answers are anonymous. Really. We just want to know about our readership.)
- 20-30 (3%, 3 Votes)
- 30-40 (5%, 5 Votes)
- 40-50 (14%, 15 Votes)
- 50-60 (26%, 28 Votes)
- 60-70 (31%, 33 Votes)
- 70-80 (18%, 19 Votes)
- 80-100 (3%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 107
Start Date: June 5, 2012 @ 5:28 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you pay attention to political polls?
- I watch them faithfully (5%, 2 Votes)
- Not at all (28%, 12 Votes)
- I find them amusing (26%, 11 Votes)
- I think there is some validity in them (41%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 43
Start Date: May 30, 2012 @ 5:48 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How long have you lived on Orcas?
- 0-5 years (12%, 10 Votes)
- 5-10 years (15%, 12 Votes)
- 10-15 years (26%, 21 Votes)
- More than 20 years (41%, 34 Votes)
- I don't live on Orcas. (6%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 82
Start Date: May 23, 2012 @ 10:12 pm
End Date: No Expiry
When I think about money, my thoughts are mostly about:
- Paying the bills (54%, 29 Votes)
- Suing the bastards (2%, 1 Votes)
- My kids' college (7%, 4 Votes)
- My retirement (26%, 14 Votes)
- Eating cat food in my old age (11%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 54
Start Date: May 16, 2012 @ 5:15 pm
End Date: No Expiry
When I vigorously disagree with what someone is saying, I usually:
- Enter into a heated argument (10%, 3 Votes)
- Try to find points of agreement and discuss building on them (39%, 12 Votes)
- I think the comments not worthy of a response and wait out the lecture (51%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 31
Start Date: May 10, 2012 @ 10:43 am
End Date: No Expiry
Now that spring is here, my gardening includes (choose up to three):
- Composting (38%, 15 Votes)
- Buying Plants (60%, 24 Votes)
- Planting Seeds (33%, 13 Votes)
- Weeding the Garden (58%, 23 Votes)
- Buying Cut Flowers (15%, 6 Votes)
- Sneezing From Pollen (43%, 17 Votes)
Total Voters: 40
Start Date: May 3, 2012 @ 12:16 pm
End Date: No Expiry
If I had to choose among weather patterns, I would rather:
- Freeze all winter (10%, 6 Votes)
- Swelter all summer (28%, 17 Votes)
- Be wet year around with moderate temperatures (62%, 37 Votes)
Total Voters: 60
Start Date: April 25, 2012 @ 2:30 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What's your favorite method to stay connected?
- Land line (11%, 6 Votes)
- Cell phone (5%, 3 Votes)
- Email (53%, 30 Votes)
- Social networking sites (4%, 2 Votes)
- Go to the market or the Post Office (18%, 10 Votes)
- Stop in the middle of the road, flag down the oncoming car, and have a conversation (9%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 57
Start Date: April 18, 2012 @ 3:34 pm
End Date: No Expiry
OK. It's that time of year. What are you doing about your taxes?
- I pay my taxes ahead of time (46%, 32 Votes)
- I pay my taxes at the last minute (26%, 18 Votes)
- I'm usually late in paying taxes (1%, 1 Votes)
- I always file an extension (23%, 16 Votes)
- I haven't paid taxes since...whenever (4%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 69
Start Date: April 11, 2012 @ 7:13 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How often do you go off island (to the mainland)?
- Every day (0%, 0 Votes)
- At least once a week (8%, 6 Votes)
- Maybe once a month (62%, 46 Votes)
- A few times a year (26%, 19 Votes)
- It's been over a year (1%, 1 Votes)
- What's the mainland? (3%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 74
Start Date: April 4, 2012 @ 3:47 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Which of the following Shakespeare plays did you study in elementary or secondary school?
- Julius Caesar (40%, 26 Votes)
- Midsummer Night's Dream (22%, 14 Votes)
- Macbeth (43%, 28 Votes)
- Hamlet (38%, 25 Votes)
- Romeo and Juliet (52%, 34 Votes)
- Merchant of Venice (31%, 20 Votes)
- Other (14%, 9 Votes)
- None (15%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 65
Start Date: March 28, 2012 @ 6:25 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Of all the Shakespeare characters, I most relate to:
- Hamlet (29%, 7 Votes)
- Juliet (21%, 5 Votes)
- Lady McBeth (8%, 2 Votes)
- Othello (8%, 2 Votes)
- Julius Caesar (21%, 5 Votes)
- Romeo (13%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 24
Start Date: March 21, 2012 @ 6:00 pm
End Date: March 28, 2012 @ 5:59 pm
Help us test this polling software
- I live on Orcas Island (79%, 116 Votes)
- I don't live on Orcas Island (21%, 32 Votes)
Total Voters: 147
Start Date: March 10, 2012 @ 12:03 pm
End Date: March 21, 2012 @ 6:00 pm
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