By Patricia Duff These are strange and difficult times for all of us. I happen to work at the hospital as the public relations officer… Continue reading
To our readers, In a few short weeks our world has changed. It’s starting to sink in that, once the COVID-19 pandemic passes, we will… Continue reading
Editor, From my vantage here in Everett, the public health emergency of the COVID-19 crisis is all around. Snohomish County has the second highest number… Continue reading
While I’m normally not a big fan of Facebook, candy or long sentences, I also realized that I’m not immune to the impacts of the… 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
Nobody can say if or when the coronavirus will spread to Whidbey Island. Perhaps the relative isolation of being an island will forestall this. Then… Continue reading
By John Amell The way in which political parties nominate presidential candidates is changing in Washington State. This year, the Democratic Party has a new… Continue reading
By The Herald Editorial Board The state Supreme Court ruleth; and the Legislature attempts to pecketh away. Less than a month after the state Supreme… Continue reading
Living in Central Whidbey, I have always thought that having all those historic structures in Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve was worth a million bucks,… Continue reading
There are a lot of people on Whidbey Island from the Midwest and Alaska, and many of them are bemused by how Pacific Northwest residents… Continue reading
Editor, In Patrick Grubb’s Jan. 4 Sound Off opinion piece, Mr. Grubb, the president of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, indicated that “hometown” papers have… Continue reading
By Patrick Grubb, President Washington Newspaper Publishers Association In 1869, the Daily Cleveland Herald quoted lawyer John Godfrey Saxe as saying, “Laws, like sausages, cease… Continue reading
It was an interesting year on Whidbey Island, as it it every year. The year started out with tragedy. Within days of each other, well-known… Continue reading
The framers of the Constitution would be proud to see that the separation of powers doctrine has flourished in the state named after the nation’s… Continue reading
Christmas is a week away, but there’s still plenty of time for residents to find the perfect gifts for everyone on their lists. Even teenagers.… Continue reading
The most dangerous place for a woman is her home. Statistics on domestic violence are staggering. An estimated 10 million people are victims of domestic… Continue reading
A peculiar quirk of some Whidbey Island drivers is to travel slightly under the speed limit on the highway, creating a line of cars that… Continue reading
During a recent discussion about utility rate increases, Langley City Council member Christy Korrow suggested that the city may want to stop making such a… Continue reading
Elected officials across Whidbey Island are completing their wish lists for Olympia. Around this time each year, the local officials enumerate the things that they… Continue reading
Based on precinct results posted on the official elections website for Island County, the wrong person won in at least five races and the tallies… Continue reading
