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Sound Off: Voting is your voice in Washington state

By INDIVISIBLE WHIDBEY STEERING COMMITTEE

Helen

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Our Whidbey Neighbors: From Oklahoma farm to rear admiral to ‘The Mole’

By HELEN BATES

Costeck

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Caught in the cycle: Why courts keep seeing the same faces | Sound Off

By JUDGE RON COSTECK

Oswalt

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Take a Breath: Rachel Oswalt offers a voice for those without a voice

Anger gets a bad rap sometimes. That’s a strange way to begin a column on civility, but it…

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Sound Off: History is not a hobby

Every community has a story worth preserving.

bates

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Neighbors helping neighbors avoid scams | Column

Every age bracket is exposed to scams, but the age category seemingly affected the most is seniors.

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Sound Off: Island County justice system failed the victims

By RYAN KELLY

Egor Vikhrev photo.

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At a Crossroads: The first freedom is essential to democracy | Column

By Ellen Hiatt

Seraphinoff

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Point No Point to Deception Pass: A little patch of nature worth fighting for

The tree huggers were out in force in Langley on a recent Monday afternoon. A hundred or so…

bates

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Our Whidbey Island Neighbors: Bruce Williams-Burden, a many-faceted man

Navy medevac corpsman, neurological PA, nature and documentary photographer, author, business owner

Olive sings at the OHHS Art and literature show in March 2026.

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Take a Breath: It’s just acceptance. It’s not that hard. Oak Harbor teenager shows courage through struggle

They called themselves the Gay-Straight Alliance; it’s an understatement to say there was backlash.

Margaret Peppers

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Rockin’ a Hard Place: An untypical woman of her time is celebrated in new novel

South Whidbey resident Teresa Di Biase’s new novel is about Margaret Guthrie Peppers.

Walker

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Take a Breath: Is it civil? Or just bad writing?

Civil doesn’t mean moderate, neutral or even “nice.” To be honest, the feedback was a surprise.