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Join us Wednesday in celebrating 125 years as your paper | Opinion

For 125 years, the Whidbey News-Times has covered the news and events of importance to its readers.

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Letters to the editor are a celebration of freedom of speech | Opinion

When you don’t agree with another person’s opinions, it can be a bitter pill to swallow. But nobody…

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Voting for Best of Whidbey is fun, fast and easier than ever | Publisher’s Column

The Whidbey News Group’s annual Best of Whidbey Readers Choice Awards is off to a strong start.

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By the numbers: A celebration of 125 years of local news | Publisher’s Column

This is a milestone year for the Whidbey News-Times.

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Optimism growing as recession fades away | Publisher’s Column

During the past several weeks, I’ve had some interesting and enlightening conversations with a few key people in…

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To ensure fairness for all, Lady Justice wears a blindfold | Publisher’s Column

On the front page of today’s Whidbey News-Times is an article about an Oak Harbor man, Daniel Raavel,…

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Newspapers aim to empower readers | Publisher’s Column

Reporters and editors often half-jokingly remark amongst themselves that they don’t become journalists for the money.

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Keep telling us what you want in the WNT | Publisher’s Column

It’s been two months since we launched the metered system on the Whidbey News-Times website, and the initial…

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Story of anchor’s discovery, recovery filled with intrigue | Publisher’s Column

Whether the rusty, barnacle-encrusted anchor gingerly raised from the swift waters off of Whidbey Island is truly a…

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Best of Whidbey contest underway | Publisher’s Column

Did you hear the starting pistol? The annual Best of Whidbey is underway.

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Best of Whidbey gets underway for 2014 | Opinion

Did you hear the starting pistol? The annual Best of Whidbey is underway.

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Dark cloud is of Emerson’s own creation | Publisher’s Column

While Kelly Emerson has all but checked out of the Island County political scene, it isn’t without some…

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Vaccinating kids is an obligation we must all honor | Publisher’s Column

At the elementary school I attended in Anacortes, my classmates and I would line up in the halls…