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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…

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Highway 20 turn options presented

Almost four months ago, the community suggested the idea of safety improvements along Highway 20 near Parker and…

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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…

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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.

The varied thrush is one of numerous types of birds Whidbey Islanders will count in December.

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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…

A take on what the Mayan's really predicted with their so-called 'doomsday' calendar.

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.