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Oak Harbor streets are up for adoption
The city of Oak Harbor revived its Adopt-A-Street Program with 25 designated streets within city limits. Picking up…
Maribeth Crandell
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Coasting to a healthier Puget Sound
What do Sweet Rice Thai, Zorba’s and Frasers have in common? Besides the fact that all these Oak…
Opinion
Number of ‘users’ in Island County nearly doubles over the last year | Sound Off
Are you a user? I’m happy to say I am. I “use” almost every work day along with…
News
This little piggy built his green
It reminds me of the children’s story of the Three Little Pigs. One built a house out of…
Opinion
The Grinch was right about Christmas excess
I hate to be compared to the Grinch, but I share his sentiments about all the commotion generated…
Opinion
Sound Off: Puget Sound pollution starts here, and here and here
With over 4 million people living around Puget Sound, it adds up to approximately 140,000 pounds of toxins…
Life
It all ends up in Puget Sound
A recent report from the Puget Sound Partnership estimates that 140,000 pounds of toxins enter Puget Sound every…
News
Waste not this Christmas season
In third century Turkey, a young man heard of a family in dire need. One night he snuck…
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The great light bulb giveaway
How many Whidbey Islanders does it take to change a light bulb? We’ll find out soon. Three exciting…
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Slow down and smell the salmon
Recently, I attended a family reunion in North Carolina. Under the oak tree in front of my great…
Life
Clotheslines, rainwater, vs. the law
It’s amazing to see in this modern era of texts and twitters, DVDs, MP3s and HDTVs, that there’s…
News
Following Amish to the future, one machine at a time
I read recently that Lancaster County, Penn., has over 2,000 homes and businesses who have installed renewable energy…
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Carbon dating on romantic Whidbey Island
Every year new words enter our vocabulary. Sometimes the words aren’t exactly new, but the way we use…