What community newspapers have been preaching for years seems to have caught on. There is now a “Small Business Saturday,” which takes place nationwide today, Nov. 24. This follows “Black Friday,” which is allegedly the biggest big city shopping day of the year. Now that many chain stores are opening Thanksgiving, maybe we should call that one “Stuffing yourself Thursday.”
The Island County Board of Commissioners is currently seeking applicants to fill two vacated positions on the Island County Noxious Weed Control Board (ICNWCB).
Here’s a take on the annual presidential sparing of a turkey.
What should we be thankful for on Thanksgiving? All it takes is a look through the pages of the South Whidbey Record to find plenty to be thankful for, and only space keeps this list of 33 items from being far longer.
One of the more colorful terms in politics is “lame duck,” the phrase used to describe a politician serving out his or her term after being defeated in election. Having been shot down in the election, lame ducks usually lose some of their ability to fly high and instead wobble across the finish line with ruffled feathers.
The Nov. 9 editorial (“Island County election winners represent their own voters”) opines that election of county commissioners should be by district “even if it requires a change in state law.” It doesn’t require a change in state law and has been proposed before in Island County.
A look at the possible affects of I-502 passing in Washington.
The Great Recession has compelled voters to seek great relief in the form of alcohol and marijuana.
BY JO MOCCIA
I am writing in response to a letter that appeared in the Nov. 7 edition of the South Whidbey Record regarding the use of iPads at Langley Middle School.
The two Island County commissioner races on the ballot Tuesday played out like they should, with North Whidbey voters in District 2 electing Jill Johnson, and South Whidbey voters in District 1 re-electing Helen Price Johnson.
Who’s glad the 2012 elections are over? Who is excited for the next presidential election in 2016?
Some “Star Wars” fans were none too pleased with news of Disney purchasing Lucasfilm.
Governments in Island County are slipping into the “virtual” age, allowing elected officials to participate in official meetings from afar.