Opinion
Editor’s column: Newspaper flyer arouses one’s curiosity
I was leafing through the Sunday newspaper advertising flyers when I came upon a weird product, something called…
Opinion
Editor’s column: Ways to raise more money for Island Transit
When times are tough, Island Transit always comes under fire for not charging fares to the freeloaders such…
News
Future of transit rides on tax increase
Island Transit officials will begin a series of public meetings next week to explain the need for a…
Business
A new era in Oak Harbor furniture
After 42-years selling furniture, Janice Fischer deserves a chance to sit on a couch and just relax for…
Life
Take time to smell the wild roses
The nondescript bushes are overlooked 11 months of the year on Whidbey Island, but in June the flowers…
Opinion
Editor’s column: New law creates septic system confusion
Like most people, I am befuddled and confused about Island County’s new septic system regulations, mainly because as…
News
The voice of AHAB
The Cascade subduction zone gives way, causing the largest earthquake in the Pacific Northwest since the last time…
News
Tenants plea for help as time runs out
Perry Harris took advantage of the Memorial Day crowd heading to Maple Leaf Cemetery to stage a noisy…
Life
A solemn morning at Maple Leaf
With more than 800 U.S. flags flapping gently over the graves of military veterans, a sizable group of…
Life
Late bloomers add magic to holiday weekend
There’s a colorful lining in this year’s unusually cold spring: many of Whidbey Island’s rhododendrons will be in…
Life
A dawn like thunder
“A Dawn Like Thunder” is a book that draws on the memories of Oak Harbor resident Harry Ferrier…
Opinion
Editor’s column: Give Bucky Beaver his day in court
News watchers know that on the far south end of our fair isle, several homes were almost demolished…