A lot of people have mailed in their ballots for the Nov. 6 election but many still have not. As of this week, only about 40 percent of the Island County ballots mailed out in the middle of October have been returned to the Auditor’s Office.
A look at Sandy’s affect on some Halloween traditions.
Bill Oakes, Island County’s director of public works, has stepped up to fill an inexplicable void in leadership on South Whidbey.
Helen Price Johnson, the District 1 Island County commissioner, has easily earned a second term after a four-year trial by fire in which she steered a steady course through one budgetary storm after another, managing to keep all county departments as intact as possible.
The terrorist threat of Al-Qaida remains a monster for the POTUS.
A look at Mitt Romney’s “binders full of women” comment.
Veteran Democratic State Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen faces a stiff challenge this year from Rep. Barbara Bailey, who has a strong Republican following based in Oak Harbor. But this is no time to replace the Chairwoman of the Senate Transportation Committee.
South Whidbey Fire/EMS is asking voters for a property tax increase. Ballots for the Nov. 6 general election are hitting our mail boxes now.
Pat Bagley takes aim at the differences between parties’ response after the presidential debate.
A tribute to Malala Yousafzai, who was shot earlier this month in an attempted assassination.
BY KELLY EMERSON
It was suggested a few editions back that I provide some details of what I would do differently with the county budget. Well I hope this will provide some clarity.
Proposals could have an agenda beyond wedded bliss.
Big Bird took a little offense to Mitt Romney’s comments about cutting PBS’ funding, if elected.