The new city of Oak Harbor administration is off to a shaky start with how it fills vacancies on the…
The Washington State Department of Transportation’s new-found love affair with roundabouts is perhaps too optimistic. The DOT now favors a…
By Win Stites Whoever said community spirit is gone, needs to read this! The PBY Memorial Foundation, a non-profit historical…
By Bob Williams The Evergreen Freedom Foundation is calling on legislators to take action now on the ferry problems in…
By Christine Picchi Vietnam … 35 years ago. The peace that seemed so promising in October of 1972 never materialized…
Tax dollars are dear to us all, but sometimes it’s necessary to pay more, particularly when the community’s safety is…
By Tim Clark I recently retired after serving for nearly 20 years as a County Designated Mental Health Professional. In…
We seldom stop to think how great it is to live on a planet where white stuff falls from the…
The long-stalled effort to bring Lolita home to the waters of Puget Sound has received a boost from, of all…
By Wes Heckathorn I was at the Coupeville High School Jan. 11 to drop off a book for my daughter….
By Patricia Kuenzi After reading Ellie Peck’s letter regarding what “courage” it took for the Whidbey News-Times to broadcast the…
Islanders could make it much easier on our overworked legislators if they would just look more rural. Rep. Barbara Bailey…
The Oak Harbor High School football team has gotten most of the local prep sports publicity in recent years, and…