Sports
Five Falcons make football all-conference team
South Whidbey football finished the season with a 48-14 thumping of Vashon Island. Then the accolades followed. Five…
News
Highway 20 turn options presented
Almost four months ago, the community suggested the idea of safety improvements along Highway 20 near Parker and…
News
Ferry crewing changes allowed, affects Clinton-Mukilteo route
The Jumbo, Super, Issaquah and Evergreen State ferry classes, which carry many of the system’s 22 million annual…
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New school buses delivered late to South Whidbey School District
Three new school buses that were supposed to be delivered by November are late. Assistant Superintendent Dan Poolman…
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Pot legalized Thursday, Island County quietly sober
No clouds of malodorous smoke or bong-wielding hippies were reported on Whidbey Island Thursday as marijuana smoking officially…
News
The Christmas slate in Coupeville | RELIGION NOTES
The popular Children’s Program starts the celebration of the Christmas season at the historic Coupeville United Methodist Church.
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Harmony requires secure source | RELIGION NOTES
“Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. The Lord is the portion of…
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Quakers meet in Freeland | RELIGION NOTES
Whidbey Island Friends Meeting, also known as Whidbey Island Quakers, holds weekly worship services every Sunday from 4…
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Special Sunday at Community Church | RELIGION NOTES
South Whidbey Community Church is into its Christmas celebrations.
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Whidbey Island bird counters sought for 113th effort
Calling all citizen scientists and bird lovers. Whidbey Audubon Society is coordinating two bird counts this month on…
Opinion
Today’s cartoon for Saturday, December 8, 2012
What happens when you combine the Mayan doomsday calendar with the impending fiscal cliff? Look at the cartoon…
Opinion
Ferry problems due to management | GUEST VIEWPOINT
BY PAUL BECKWITH One recent Sunday morning, I was sitting down to a cup of coffee and the…
Letters to the Editor
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | Curbside recycling wastes resources
To the editor The academic economist Daniel Benjamin has studied the economics of recycling in some depth.