The good news is that global warming is happening much slower than predicted.
The bad news is that we are doing absolutely nothing to stop these inevitable changes.
They are dying – wasting away, drying out and disintegrating into sun-bleached piles of dust. Limbs detach from the body and seem to melt away.
The last year at the Orcas Center has featured a wide span of theatrics from the lively cabaret of “Enchanted Forest” to the British mystery “39 Steps” to the heart-wrenching yet spectacular “Moulin Rogue” performance.
Last week, Rene Sturk was horrified as she approached her chicken coop and found one of her birds without a head.
Photos have been circulating on Facebook of what appear to be an extremely neglected canine with a look in its eyes of agony and bewilderment.
Cathy Ellis loves riding her bike and kayaking. Now thanks to three young islanders she can combine two of her passions. Middle Schoolers Tashi Litch, Kajeton Bullock and Henry Miller spent three months building kayak trailers that attach to bicycles.
Islanders showed up with signs promoting green energy at a recent campaign kickoff for Representative Rick Larsen of the Second District, who is running for re-election.
For Martin Lund, jazz is not just a genre. It is what Lund says he breathes, lives and drinks. He even named his daughter Jaz.
The nearshore waters of East Sound and West Sound had a distinct reddish brown hue last weekend: a massive “bloom” that extended over several square miles.
After countless hours of work including much community feedback, the Eastsound Subarea Plan Update is now in its final draft form.
Greg White is a knitter, a father, a coach, a surveyor and now a school board member.
Randy Davis and his family are on the verge of homelessness. Their circumstances are a matter of supply and demand, rather than a lack of financial resources. Davis said he could easily pay up to $2,000 per month on rent, but there is nothing available in that price range.
After numerous complaints about Wave2Go ticket theft, Washington State Ferries has changed its policies.
Beginning June 15, ticket holders will no longer be able to use the 18-digit ticket number, but must have their ticket in-hand.
