It was a long time coming, but the decision by some Goldie Road property owners to ask to be annexed into the city is welcome… Continue reading
I got a really good laugh when I opened the editorial page Feb. 17 and saw, once again, that our resident Head WEANie (Steve Erickson)… Continue reading
I want to be part of the solution and not be part of the problem. Making Oak Harbor and Island County a great place to… Continue reading
The Town of Coupeville took some refreshing direct action to makes its busy intersection of Main Street and Highway 525 safer during power outages.After watching… Continue reading
The newly approved Harbor Station development on Highway 20 at the old Copeland Lumber location is a good example of how growth should take place… Continue reading
Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Truth” is documenting what we were warned about way back in the 70’s. What have we done about it?Back then our college… Continue reading
Puget Sound Energy’s chief executive was “compensated” to the tune of $2,980,000 in just 2005. That’s a lot of dollars. And we can all see… Continue reading
Oak Harbor has a tough-sounding ordinance meant to protects its namesake Garry oak trees, but the handling of the Fidalgo oak situation proves the ordinance… Continue reading
A new manager will soon be appointed for Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. Whoever that person is, he or she will face a monumental task… Continue reading
All this biomass dropping out of our trees and onto our power lines leaves me wondering where we’re going next for green energy. I’ll bet… Continue reading
It’s hard to sit on the sidelines anymore in a community where people seem to relish division of loyalty disguised as diversity rather than unity… Continue reading
The great thing about America is that most issues boil down to who runs for office and who gets elected. That’s true all the way… Continue reading
California’s Proposition 13 was enacted in 1978 to stem an immodest rise in real property taxes. It mandated a limit of 2 percent annual increase… Continue reading
Want to buy beer or wine on a state highway? You can on any Washington State Ferry that has food service. Washington State Ferries (WSF)… Continue reading
Oak Harbor School District officials seem determined to close Clover Valley Elementary School and their reasoning seems logical.School district enrollment has been declining, by more… Continue reading
Some of the blackest days in Whidbey Island’s history came during the 1970s when Penn Cove was used as a holding area for killer whales… Continue reading
By Diana McClure and Joivanna CashenWe are in total agreement with the two letters published Dec. 13 referring to animal control not doing their job.… Continue reading
Cats are cool! Not unlike dogs, many times cats are man’s best friend. They welcome our love and affection. They make us laugh and keep… Continue reading
The Oak Harbor pier project appears to be on the ropes, but city leaders owe it to a cadre of hard working pier supporters to… Continue reading
An Oak Harbor woman paid a high price for what she must have considered a simple act of kindness for her daughter.Her daughter was living… Continue reading