Opinion Stories - Whidbey Island

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | Volunteers give fair its heart

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:11:33 PDT

As the dust from the first-ever Whidbey Island Area Fair settles in the arena, the vendor tents vanish and the barns empty, thanks are due to the many, many folks who made our 88th fair a success.

Today's cartoon for Saturday, August 29 2012

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A tribute to Neil Armstrong, one of the first men on the moon.

Today's cartoon for Saturday, August 25, 2012

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A blast from the past when gas prices pushed food costs higher. Now it's the weather, and specifically a drought across the United States.

Today's cartoon for Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

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Adam Zyglis depicts the analogous nature between drought across the United States and the state of political discourse.

Today's cartoon for Saturday, August 18, 2012

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Larry Wright of The Detroit News depicts the Republican presidential candidate's relationship with vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan.

Today's cartoon for Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012

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A look at the presidential race through the leading nominees' rhetoric. Awfully similar, isn't it?

Today's cartoon for saturday, August 11, 2012

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A look at the trials of the U.S. Congress to pass a budget.

Navy needs input on Growler noise | Editorial

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:11:33 PDT

Residents have until Aug. 31 to offer their two cents on the possible environmental impacts of the Navy’s plans to transition Expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadrons (VAQ) to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. The aging EA-6B Prowlers in the squadrons will be replaced with the newer EA-18G Growlers, beginning this year and continuing into 2014.

You’ve got to have a dream | Editorial

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This time, work together | Editorial

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The Oak Harbor City Council’s final 6-0 vote to put the new sewer plant downtown at the “Windjammer” site on Pioneer Way wasn’t as unanimous as it looked. The first vote calling for the plant to be built at an out-of-the-way spot on the north side of Crescent Harbor Road tied 3-3. With Councilman Danny Paggao absent, Mayor Scott Dudley broke the tie by voting against it. Then a motion was made for the Windjammmer site, and since the outcome was obvious, the council decided to make it unanimous.

Visit Whidbey Island’s fair | Editorial

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:11:33 PDT

Whidbey Island has many celebrations each year. But the granddaddy of them all is the county fair, which has been around for most of a century. Whether you’ve lived on the island one year or 50 years, the fair is always about the same, giving thousands of islanders the comforting feeling of coming home to a familiar place.

Time to hit reset button | Editorial

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Thanks for running, folks | Editorial

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