Annual Best of Whidbey voting kicks off on Sept. 1
This resume will make you blink twice and shake your head. A young woman grows up on an island surrounded by farms. In college, she… Continue reading
Editor, There is nothing hidden anymore. Trump has said it out loud. He will not fund the postal service. This is leadership? I think not.… Continue reading
Editor, I am writing in response to Richard Ays letter to the editor in the Saturday, June 13 Whidbey News-Times. His letter said it all.… Continue reading
Editor, I received an email allegedly from someone I know on the island here. It asked me to help her out with an Amazon purchase.… Continue reading
Editor, While I strongly disagree with the premise of the letter, “Buy earplugs … appreciate Growlers,” published Saturday, April 18, I write primarily to raise… Continue reading
Editor, The Lions are not sleeping through the current health crisis. You will see Coupeville Lions Club members performing some essential services throughout our community… 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
Yvonne Schaelchlin Palka died on Nov. 30, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minn., at the age of 81. At the time of her passing she was surrounded… Continue reading
Growing up in Anacortes in the 1970s and 80s, the rumble of A-6E Intruders and EA-6Bs flying overhead was familiar and normal. I don’t recall… Continue reading
The issues surrounding homelessness are broad and troubling, not just on Whidbey Island, but across the country. There is no quick and simple fix. Personally,… Continue reading
Growing up in Anacortes during the 1970s, we would line up in the elementary school hallway to get our vaccinations. A couple of nurses would… Continue reading
It’s been said that we shouldn’t let the current state of politics become “the new normal.” But are we too late? There’s a different landscape… Continue reading
The motive behind the whole “fake news” narrative is clear, and the intentions, at best, nefarious. By repeating something over and over, eventually some people… Continue reading
The Clinton-Mukilteo ferry route is on one-boat-service until further notice, according to Washington State Ferries. The vessel Kittitas is out of service due to a… Continue reading
When Langley Mayor Tim Callison sent the South Whidbey Record a $64 bill last week for time a reporter spent interviewing the city attorney in… Continue reading
On Thursday, Jan. 19, we will be publishing the last edition of The Whidbey Examiner, the sister newspaper of the Whidbey News-Times and South Whidbey… Continue reading
By KEVEN GRAVES Ever long for the days before the Internet highway came ripping and tearing through our society and into our homes? I do.… Continue reading
