The state Supreme Court killed off Tim Eyman’s Initiative 747 last week. The move was highly controversial and came on…
Every year at Thanksgiving time there are plenty of reasons for Whidbey Island residents to be thankful. All you have…
Let’s face it, Thanksgiving dinner is rather boring. For all the buildup to the big holiday, all we do is…
Oak Harbor’s new downtown Christmas tree towers 40 feet into the sky, symbolizing a rebirth of sorts for holiday festivities…
Oak Harbor has launched a major public education effort on the issue of stormwater runoff that should pay dividends down…
A call to action is needed to protect Whidbey Island’s great but endangered social gathering places. We are speaking, of…
The 30-plus residents of Dillard’s Addition, the small housing development on Oak Harbor’s waterfront, have a right to be furious….
Every Christmas in recent years my thoughts have turned to Santa Claus. Not the gifts he may bring me, or…
The new Oak Harbor City Council members taking over in January would be wise not to further limit business operations…
Oak Harbor School District leaders seem to be having trouble facing the reality of inflation. Every time they estimate the…
The transition from the year’s best holiday to the year’s worst is swift. We spend Christmas with our families eating…
First work since 1930 saves treasure
Nichols Brothers sinks
