Oak Harbor is blessed to have a number of good candidates running for political office. So many, in fact, that…
One minute our dog Razzle was standing excitedly in the driveway, eyeing the door to the pickup, knowing it was…
Ballots should be in North Whidbey mailboxes today or tomorrow for the earliest primary election in Oak Harbor, Coupeville, and…
A little over two years ago, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most far-reaching decisions in a generation….
Island County Commissioner Mike Shelton will be hard to replace on the three-member panel that rules over county operations. In…
Oak Harbor is small enough that money isn’t everything – or even nearly everything – in politics. It’s more important…
As a longtime resident of Admirals Cove I read with interest Paul Boring’s story (News-Times, July 7) of the bald…
On the 37th anniversary of the Penn Cove orca capture, Orca Network holds its annual commemoration of all the Southern…
One of the best ways to save Whidbey Island for future generations is to donate some land. Dr. George Fairfax…
Whidbey Islanders no doubt played a role in helping the American Bald Eagle get taken off the national Endangered Species…
We need to bring in business to bring down taxes. This development will give us jobs. Environmental protection will hurt…
Just because the state mandates something it doesn’t automatically mean that it is necessary, right, or reasonable. It is more…
Even to an insurance company, $300,000 isn’t peanuts. And the fact that Island County’s insurance group paid that much to…
