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Editorial: New restrictions unfair to Whidbey restaurants, bars

Whidbey Island’s restaurants, taverns and bars will have to take a step back under Gov. Jay Inslee’s newest…

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Editorial: Gordon, Bacon are best candidates for Island County commissioner, as are Johnson, Mischo

In the midst of a global pandemic, we need reliable, compassionate government representatives who have the capacity to…

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Editorial: Fire districts worth the cost, especially when you need them

You get what you pay for. That’s what they say.

Sound Off: Recalling the Founders’ views of a free press

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Sound Off: Recalling the Founders’ views of a free press

America’s Founders regarded a free press as so vital to the new nation that they took care to…

Sound Off: However you rock a face mask, just be sure you wear one

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Sound Off: However you rock a face mask, just be sure you wear one

I’ve heard lots of dismal news about the pandemic, the public health crisis, the economic disaster, a lot…

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Editorial: No, we don’t need permission to report on meetings

Coupeville Mayor Molly Hughes doesn’t seem to understand a really basic function of a newspaper, or this thing…

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Newspaper returns to broadsheet format, moves to new home

No, you aren’t imagining things.

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Editorial: It’s a difficult conversation, but one we must have

The City of Langley took an important step Monday.

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Sound Off: Addressing white silence on Whidbey Island

I have had the immense privilege of being born and raised on Whidbey Island. Although this is, in…

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Sound Off: Be strong, resilient and listen to each other

I have been giving considerable thought to the circumstances we, as a community and country, are currently facing.…

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Editorial: Answers to protests not simple, but there is hope

Editorial writers at newspapers across the nation are grasping for words when it comes to responding to the…

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Editorial: COVID responses should continue as we reopen

Island County residents have taken the response to the pandemic seriously.

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Memorial Day: Remember, honor those who sacrificed

I am humbled anytime I have the opportunity to pay homage to our fellow Americans who gave their…