Letters to the Editor
Editor’s Column: Seattle Mariners finally elude longtime TV fan
Seattle Mariners base runners seldom elude the tag, but Mariners management has finally managed to elude this fan…
Business
Find a Boeing job in Oak Harbor
Finding a job with Boeing will be easier for islanders who attend a special aerospace workshop at Oak…
News
Former Island County commissioner Gordon Koetje passes away
Former Island County Commissioner Gordon Koetje of Oak Harbor died Wednesday, March 30, at Harborview Medical Center in…
Opinion
Editor’s Column: We must be prepared when Whidbey’s disaster arrives
Catastrophes are happening all around us in the “Ring of Fire,” so it seems certain that Whidbey Island…
Opinion
Editor’s Column: There’s something about loners and sardines that go together.
I’ve been eating about a can of sardines a month for many, many years. Unlike wine, sardines are…
Opinion
Editor’s Column: Who’s to blame for February’s late snowstorm
In the spirit of the old True Confessions magazine, I must confess that the last week of snow…
Opinion
Editor’s Column: Boost Whidbey tourism with Raccoon World
In their never-ending quest to attract more tourists to Whidbey Island, business leaders might consider creating the nation’s…
Opinion
Editor’s Column: Deer tired of getting the blame for accidents
The Whidbey Island Scapedeer Association is in the works to protect the innocence of our most maligned species.…
Opinion
Editor’s Column: It’s time for Whidbey Island to protect its rocks
Whidbey Islanders have worked extensively over the years to protect everything, whether it’s theirs or not, but they’ve…
Opinion
Editor’s Column: This year’s legislative budget process in Olympia
Many people don’t understand the legislative process in Olympia and why it takes months to cut the budget…
Opinion
Editor’s Column: What I don’t like about Washington State Ferries
People soon learn to take things for granted, so Islanders seldom give a second thought to the Washington…
News
Senate Transportation chair rips governor’s ferry taxing district proposal
Even before Gov. Chris Gregoire called for a ferry taxing district, Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, declared…
Business
EDC leader resigns, plans ‘grandma’ role
After 10 years at the helm, Sharon Hart, executive director of the Island County Economic Development Council, is…