Opinion
A berry good revenue source
One day I was eating blackberry pie as I filled out my Dungeness crab report card, and it…
Opinion
There’s plenty of small town talent
Whether you like her politics or not, if you’re an islander you’ve got to like Sarah Palin, the…
Opinion
How to improve our brainpower
Watching the national scene today we can only shake our heads in wonderment when we have one presidential…
News
Convention experience ‘phenomenal,’ Larsen says
You had to be there to really appreciate the atmosphere when Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama gave his…
News
Motorcycle accident claims Navy man
A young Navy man died as a result of an accident that occurred late Tuesday night near Oak…
Opinion
The Russians are coming, again
Mildred: Harold, they’re back! Harold: Who, the Democrats? Mildred: No, the Russians. They’re invading U.S. allies, skirting U.S.…
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Electronic warfare changes sought
Electronic warfare is the bread and butter at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, but it doesn’t enjoy such…
Opinion
There’s room for more festivals
Having come off a weekend with the Lions Car Show, Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival, Highland Games and…
Opinion
Hilton and Spears at the helm
When John McCain’s campaign likened Barack Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears last week, millions of Americans…
News
When Cars were truly Cars
The North Whidbey Lions Club this weekend will make people forget that gas is over $4 a gallon,…
Opinion
You can be a switch mouser, too | Jim Larsen
One of my childhood baseball heroes was Mickey Mantle, the greatest switch hitter who ever lived. There are…
Opinion
Top two primary could make for less-than-great debates
One interesting thing about our state’s new Top Two primary system is that two candidates of the same…