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    Our Whidbey Island Neighbors: Meet the Riveras, one of Whidbey’s Navy families

    By HELEN BATES

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    February 20, 2026 1:30 am
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    Life and death dilemma faces the nation

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    Sound Off: WhidbeyHealth is in good hands, has bright future
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    February 1, 2026 1:30 am

    By RON WALLIN and

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    Sound Off: Medical staff confident in CEO, not so much HealthTech
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    By BOB ROOKSTOOL, MD

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    In Our Opinion: Hospital board must address transparency going forward
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    January 28, 2026 1:30 am

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    Point No Point to Deception Pass: Government’s aggression...
    January 24, 2026 1:30 am

    Walt Whitman once said: “Re-examine all you have been told in school or church or in any book, and dismiss…

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    Sound Off: Island County Comp plan must reflect rural island realities
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    January 21, 2026 1:30 am

    By JAMES BLAISDELL

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    Peppered with questions from a classroom of future...
    By Harry Anderson • January 20, 2026 1:30 am

    Columnist Harry Anderson fielded questions from students at Coupeville Elementary School.

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    Ewell and Whitmire
    Take a Breath: When you listen with an...
    January 13, 2026 1:30 am

    “It was confusing for people,” says Tom Ewell. That’s likely an understatement.

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    In Our Opinion: Another Whidbey year captured in newsprint
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    January 7, 2026 1:30 am

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