This is an open letter to Mayor Patricia Cohen and Oak Harbor City Council, regarding Dillard’s Addition sewer extension.Thank you for giving us the opportunity… Continue reading
With 2,800 square miles of inland waterways, 2,500 miles of shoreline, and rivers and streams winding through 12 counties, Puget Sound is a defining characteristic… Continue reading
The good folks in the Whidbey Island Tennis Association need a new approach in their effort to build an indoor tennis facility for North Whidbey… Continue reading
I am continually frustrated that Island County commissioner meetings generally occur during the day while I’m working and unable to attend.Regarding “Designation of basins that… Continue reading
Just because the state mandates something it doesn’t automatically mean that it is necessary, right, or reasonable. It is more likely to be designed to… Continue reading
Oak Harbor doesn’t need open sewers, but it does need more openness on sewers. It’s the one place where city residents spend much of their… Continue reading
Thanks in advance to all the volunteers whose efforts already guarantee success for this week’s 38th rendition of Oak Harbor’s Holland Happening.It is the year’s… Continue reading
First I would like to thank Whidbey Community Physicians and staff and especially Dr. Glass who will be leaving the practice soon.I want to extend… Continue reading
With all the frustration, anger, and confusion about the Oak Harbor School District’s decision to close Clover Valley Elementary I would like to put forth… Continue reading
An Oak Harbor couple deserves an honorary award for retrieving their own stolen pitbull at no cost to the public.As reported in the April 7… Continue reading
Oak Harbor has now joined the ranks of communities all over the country who have lost sons and daughters to the war in Iraq.Three sailors… Continue reading
Our state legislators have issued a plea for support to bring back salmon to the Puget Sound. One method is a program called the Puget… Continue reading
Spring has arrived and with it, the beginning of garage sale and non-profit yard sale season. Over the weekend, I observed city employees in city… Continue reading
Island County will be sending us all a septic system checker in coming years.This will be the biggest change in on-site sewage disposal since the… Continue reading
Filing period for candidates in June. Primary election in August. A “pick a party” primary in which you can’t vote for all the candidates of… Continue reading
The news of a recent 40-acre forest clearcut near Honeymoon Bay cast a stark light on what can happen when landowners feel backed into a… Continue reading
Whidbey Island is getting even better for tourists thanks to a couple of boating operations that have recently started.Newest to the scene is Deception Pass… Continue reading
For the first time in more than 30 years, a serious drive is under way to incorporate the community of Freeland, which if successful would… Continue reading
Carol Wiseman’s recent letter asking where all the men were on the dance floor has prompted me to respond from a different point of view.… Continue reading
I agree with Frank Murphy’s letter of March 17 that headlines can imply a certain amount of guilt if worded incorrectly, particularly about alleged child… Continue reading
