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Happy dining at Happy Dragon
Jul 03 2008, 5:06 PM By Kathryn Reyes

Wilson climbs the ladder
Jul 03 2008, 11:24 AM Chris Wilson has spent the last year-and-a-half working with staff to develop and improve a number of fledgling county environmental programs, actively watching the programs mature and take on lives of their own.

Bakke keeps an eye on Olympia
Jul 03 2008, 11:24 AM Phil Bakke will help plead Island County’s numerous cases as he serves on the Washington State Association of Counties’ Legislative Steering Committee.

The freshman county commissioner will join 36 colleagues from 30 counties in Olympia every two weeks during the duration of the 60-day legislative session that began Monday.

Bakke said the committee is responsible for bringing forward issues that most affect county citizens. The group is a bi-partisan melting pot comprised of representatives from both rural and urban jurisdictions.

Sound Off: ampbusting now allowed
Jul 03 2008, 10:58 PM By Steve Erickson

Sound Off: Academic upgrade coming to OHHS
Jul 03 2008, 10:58 PM By Dwight Lundstrom

Must we say if we’re gay?
Jul 03 2008, 8:46 PM I read with interest the article by Jim Larsen, “Party declaration required to vote,” in the Jan. 16 Whidbey News-Times.

I didn’t really know who I should send this to. So this seems like a good place to start. Besides, I would like to know how others feel about this.

The Supreme Court ruled that open primaries are unconstitutional. Well so is asking a person if they are gay.

School district unfair to workers
Jul 03 2008, 8:46 PM I am personally asking and inviting any school board member to attend scheduled meetings which have now broken down to the point that a mediator is needed. Please take the time to care and listen with your own ears as to what our issues are:

Marathon change is a money grab
Jul 03 2008, 8:46 PM In response to the change of the Whidbey Marathon and Half Marathon race (News-Times, Jan. 12) which plans to “skip” Coupeville this year: I am so disappointed to see that Coupeville will not be the final destination of this race. My daughter from San Francisco and my sister from San Mateo, Calif., and friends have been walking this event for the last two years and we were making it a “happening” event and challenge for our family.

Since we live in Coupeville, it was a wonderful end to the race; the last several miles down Madrona were so peaceful and serene that you never thought for one minute you were not going to make it. We went to Toby’s for lunch afterwards.

We’ll really miss Valencia
Jul 03 2008, 8:46 PM There was a prominent player missing from the article announcing Jay Turner as the new Oak Harbor High School football coach last Saturday. That player was Chris Valencia.

’Cats come alive in second half
Jul 03 2008, 5:39 PM The only way the Wildcats could have played any better defense in the second half of Wednesday’s WesCo North basketball game against Arlington was to have shut the Eagles out.