Opinion
Oak Harbor bond is crucial to fix broken schools
The state of the facilities that serve the youngest children in Oak Harbor Public Schools is shameful.
Opinion
WhidbeyHealth Wire: Welcome to the new normal in health care
The new normal for Washington state hospitals is living with massive waves of new COVID-19 virus variations every…
Opinion
Herald Editorial: Lawmakers seek privilege that doesn’t exist
The potential for lawmakers’ embarrassment is no reason to withhold public records from the public.
Opinion
Top online stories are unexpected mix
What stories will pique the interest of the internet can be unpredictable, especially for small community newspapers.
Opinion
A look back at a year of Island Scanner
The Whidbey News-Times and South Whidbey Record have published Island Scanner for many decades and it’s always been…
Opinion
Sound Off: Community invited to learn about the needs of our aging schools
By MICHELLE KUSS-CYBULA
Opinion
Two citizens of the world find themselves at home in Coupeville
They moved into a Victorian house in Coupeville and dubbed it the Compass Rose Bed-and-Breakfast.
Opinion
This year we learned to shake it off
A longtime newspaper tradition of asking little kids what they are thankful for just before Turkey Day inevitably…
Opinion
In our opinion: Incumbents, Lam, Mauck best choices in county elections
The editorial board is endorsing the incumbents who are running for re-election in county races.
Opinion
Editor’s Column: Haunted newsroom is a tale untold
Over the years, the Whidbey News-Times reporters, or one in particular, have delighted in covering tales of haunted…
Life
Rockin’ a Hard Place: Walking, eating, drinking and building international understanding
There is not as much interaction between locals and tourists on the Rock as in Basque Country.