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Anyone have a list of past Island County Sheriffs? Google doesn’t

Who was Wild Bill Hickok’s sidekick? Today the answer to that is just a Google click away, but…

Opinion

Editor’s Column: Latest generation of crows is bigger, hungrier

I used to see them flying into the sunset and mistake them for seagulls, and then eagles. Now,…

Opinion

Editor’s Column: An archeological dig in the kitchen drawer

You know you’re getting older when going through a kitchen drawer becomes an archeological dig.

Author Theodore J. Duris gets a chuckle out of his children’s book

Life

Penny the Penguin helps sick children

A crusty old salt has written a cute children’s story in hopes of helping kids battling cancer and…

Opinion

More answers to unasked questions about current events

Mr. Answer man has spent months coming up with more answer, so here they are regardless of if…

With a little more money from the community

News

Dale’s new house is almost ready

It takes a village to raise a child, and in some cases it takes a village to see…

Opinion

Editor’s Column: Oak Harbor drag show brings back fond memories

I regret having missed the Oak Harbor drag show the night of May 8 because of the many…

Scientists work at the Whidbey-funded Nativis research facility in La Jolla

News

Whidbey investors behind a ‘medical revolution’

Business people and investors from Whidbey Island are behind the development of revolutionary advancements that promise to make…

Opinion

Editor’s Column: Used cars along Whidbey roads suggest recession is over

Those who doubt the economic recovery need only look along Whidbey Island’s main highway where the number of…

Opinion

Editor’s column: Hoping the flowers will be stayin’ alive

Coupeville, Oak Harbor and South Whidbey garden clubs are all involved in their spring plant sales, either counting…

Kate Romero lifts the lid and reaches for eggs in her family’s innovative urban chicken coop near Coupeville

News

Take a tour of Whidbey’s finest coops

To Whidbey Island’s list of home tours, kitchen tours, wine tours, bed & breakfast tours, farm tours and…

Opinion

Editor’s column: Ironing out the unavoidable wrinkles in life

One odd thing about life is that it can be proceeding as normal, when suddenly an off-hand remark…

Opinion

Editor’s Column: Crime and punishment continues in Olympia

Yours truly owes Randy Dorn, superintendent of public instruction, a humble apology. After Dorn was arrested for Driving…