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    Opinion
    From the Publisher: Times are changing, and so is our mode of newspaper delivery
    From the Publisher: Times are changing, and so...
    By Keven Graves • March 19, 2021 1:30 am

    When you’re nearly 130 years old, you have to adapt to the times.

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    In Our Opinion: Those fighting for racial equality should focus on county government
    In Our Opinion: Those fighting for racial equality...
    By Jessie Stensland • March 16, 2021 1:30 pm

    It’s a little ironic, but perhaps not surprising, that so much of the discussion about racial equality and inclusion on…

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    Sound Off: State must help with fallout from ‘extraordinary opinion’
    Sound Off: State must help with fallout from...
    March 9, 2021 3:30 pm

    On Feb. 25, the Washington Supreme Court issued an extraordinary opinion with far-reaching consequences.

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    In Our Opinion: Deer and loathing in Coupeville: Some possible solutions
    In Our Opinion: Deer and loathing in Coupeville:...
    By Jessie Stensland jstensland@whidbeynewsgroup.com • March 5, 2021 1:30 am

    To many Coupeville residents, the resident black-tail deer are no longer the noble wild creatures or the cute novelties they…

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    Rockin’ A Hard Place | The Rock got great help to take care of itself when needed most
    Rockin’ A Hard Place | The Rock got...
    February 23, 2021 1:30 pm

    We Rock dwellers enjoy the distance we have from America. It takes awhile to get anywhere from here, by ferry…

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    In Our Opinion: Letters to schools misguided but should spur reflection
    In Our Opinion: Letters to schools misguided but...
    February 19, 2021 1:30 am

    Both the Oak Harbor and the South Whidbey School districts were recently presented with letters claiming that students are being…

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    Melanie Bacon is and Island County Commissioner.
    Sound Off: Until all are vaccinated, remain vigilant,...
    February 12, 2021 3:30 pm

    Every day I receive heartbreaking emails and phone calls from citizens who are enraged or scared about their inability to…

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    In Our Opinion: Offer of towering artwork should not be squandered
    In Our Opinion: Offer of towering artwork should...
    By Jessie Stensland • February 9, 2021 1:30 pm

    Oak Harbor has a once-in-a-lifetime shot at getting a bold, superlative and truly memorable sculpture that was created by an…

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    In Our Opinion: Regional reopening plan doesn’t work for Island County
    In Our Opinion: Regional reopening plan doesn’t work...
    By Jessie Stensland • February 5, 2021 2:30 pm

    It’s ridiculous that people can’t eat inside restaurants in Island County, which has largely maintained low COVID-19 infection rates, while…

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    In Our Opinion: Passage of school levy is imperative, even during a pandemic
    In Our Opinion: Passage of school levy is...
    By Jessie Stensland • February 2, 2021 1:30 pm

    Voters who live in North Whidbey will decide whether to return to the dark ages of the Oak Harbor school…

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    Sound Off: Much of school district’s excellence due to levy ‘yes’ vote
    Sound Off: Much of school district’s excellence due...
    January 15, 2021 1:30 pm

    Four years ago, North Whidbey voters approved a maintenance and operations levy for the Oak Harbor School District. It has…

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    In Our Opinion: Oak Harbor pro-Trump rally during Capitol siege poorly timed
    In Our Opinion: Oak Harbor pro-Trump rally during...
    By Jessie Stensland • January 12, 2021 2:00 pm

    An angry and violent mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters were still in the midst of a deadly siege of…

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    Sound Off: County needs to respond, in public, in detail
    Sound Off: County needs to respond, in public,...
    By Larry Behrendt • January 8, 2021 1:30 pm

    This newspaper published an editorial on Dec. 29, “Public Health nurse exodus is cause for reckoning.”

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