Editorial writers at newspapers across the nation are grasping for words when it comes to responding to the Minneapolis police officer’s killing of George Floyd,… Continue reading
Island County residents have taken the response to the pandemic seriously. That shouldn’t end now that things are gradually changing and the local economy reopening.… Continue reading
I am humbled anytime I have the opportunity to pay homage to our fellow Americans who gave their lives in defense of our nation. Memorial… Continue reading
By now it is apparent that, barring a miracle, a cure for COVID-19 will not happen soon; however, to make it a condition of removing… Continue reading
Somehow people are choosing sides when it comes to COVID-19. And it’s evidently an oddly shaped virus since there seems to be a lot of… Continue reading
Eerie is an onomatopoeia – a word that sounds like what it means. I was reminded of that tidbit I learned in my high school… Continue reading
Quite a few people have already announced their intentions to run this year for state and local offices. But next week is when they will… Continue reading
The Coupeville School Board inadvertently violated the state Open Public Meetings Act by holding a meeting Monday night that many people couldn’t watch due to… Continue reading
As a community, state and nation, we are suffering from the effects of an unprecedented pandemic. We entrust our elected leaders to follow the law… Continue reading
By Patricia Duff These are strange and difficult times for all of us. I happen to work at the hospital as the public relations officer… Continue reading
To our readers, In a few short weeks our world has changed. It’s starting to sink in that, once the COVID-19 pandemic passes, we will… Continue reading
Editor, From my vantage here in Everett, the public health emergency of the COVID-19 crisis is all around. Snohomish County has the second highest number… Continue reading
While I’m normally not a big fan of Facebook, candy or long sentences, I also realized that I’m not immune to the impacts of the… Continue reading
Social distancing. Stay-at-home order. Coronavirus. COVID-19. Pandemic. A day doesn’t go by that most of these words don’t assault our daily lives or dominate our… Continue reading
With each day — with each passing hour, in fact — we’re learning more about how the coronavirus pandemic is transforming our everyday lives into… Continue reading
Last weekend, as I have for the past three years, I volunteered at Musselfest in Coupeville, selling grilled hot dogs to raise money for the… Continue reading
“We are negotiating amongst partners who want to get to an equitable agreement.” I am sure that most of Oak Harbor citizens agree with this… Continue reading
Nobody can say definitively if, or when, the coronavirus will spread to Whidbey Island. Perhaps the relative isolation of being an island will forestall this.… Continue reading
By John Amell The way in which political parties nominate presidential candidates is changing in Washington State. This year, the Democratic Party has a new… Continue reading
Oak Harbor council members didn’t adopt a plan to raise city utility rates precipitously over the next three years. Instead, the members decided to explore… Continue reading
