I never thought I’d make it this far.
In the early ‘80s, I started out in Whidbey Island’s smallest daytime town of Langley. Technically, its population was a bit larger than Coupeville’s, but the swarm of government workers who come to the county seat each day put its daytime population far above Langley’s.
As the Legislature dawdles in its endless special session, officials in Olympia are slowly going crazy in a Night of the Living Dead scenario.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn was driven to drink by the delay, and then driven to drive. After enjoyed a family night out with wife and sons at the local Swiss Sportsman Club, he heaved a 0.11 into the Orting P.D. breathalyzer at 3 a.m. and was taken into custody, which is what they do to important people.
Thanks, Big Government Democrats. Now you’ve totally messed up the retirement plan my wife and I have been working on all these years.
Today, they’re universally a friendly lot, polite and welcoming, looking like anyone’s grandpa or grandma. But look a little deeper and they’ve got some harrowing war memories tucked inside their brains, memories that Oak Harbor author Sharon Nicholson has managed to pry out and preserve for posterity.
Somewhere between parenthood and grandparenthood, many years elapsed during which time toy companies, no doubt compelled by lawyers, decided to take all the fun out of being a baby.
This awareness struck after visiting toy aisles in Oak Harbor’s finest stores. What I was looking for was a scooter to help a pre-walker get around the house and make it even easier for him to terrorize the dog.
The face of disaster: Sullen looks, glum conversation, a depressing atmosphere, the inability to accomplish anything meaningful in life … yes, it’s all there, and we need not look at Haiti, but closer to home, in Olympia.
If you have a friend or loved one who has fought in Iraq and doesn’t want to talk much about it, go listen to Phil Kiver.
With bright blue eyes and rugged good looks, the former soldier is both jocular and serious, representing in his mind the universal American soldier, not just from the Iraq and Afghanistan experiences, but dating back through the decades to every war the United States has fought, including the War of Independence.
Oak Harbor had a hole in its heart this Christmas: Jessie Beeskma Eerkes was missing for the first time since 1913.
Who cares about the top 10 news stories of 2009? The year is gone and forgotten. What’s really important is the top 10 news stories of 2010, so let’s get right to it without actually waiting for the events to occur.
I’m looking forward to the best Christmas in years due to my new grandson and the fact I can understand his toys and play with them myself.
At eight-months of age, little Joe is about ready for my favorites: The pole that you stick plastic donuts of descending size over; simple wooden blocks; and the wooden hammer and peg set.
Demolition of an historic farmhouse located on the Navy’s Outlying Field just south of Coupeville didn’t happen as planned Monday after the community hastily organized to save the structure.
Laura McDonald, a Coupeville resident and amateur historian, reported the demolition plan Friday morning, saying she just found out about it Thursday night. She immediately started spreading the word, hoping to stop the demolition.
Americans can rest easy now that the Pentagon has declared climate change a national security threat.
The U.S. military is a can-do organization. When it steps in we no longer have to worry about the inept antics of the National Weather Service, Homeland Security or Congress.
One sad thing about America is that Nerf technology has gone to waste. Although Nerf has been around for decades, its use so far has been limited to children’s toys. It’s fine that a Nerf ball prevents a child’s black eye, and that a Nerf bat forestalls a concussion, but American is more than children. In fact, we’re mostly cars, and our cars need more Nerf protection.
