Rep. Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor) sent the following legislative update from his official email account (RepDavePaul@updates.leg.wa.gov) on Mon., Oct. 11, 2021. Friends and neighbors, We know that better mental health care is essential to give all of our children and youth a chance to succeed in school and in life. In...
Candidates Andy Plumlee and Bryan Stucky are competing to fill the Oak Harbor City Council seat currently held by Millie Goebel, who is not seeking re-election. Both candidates have similar positions in that they feel there is a segment of the population of Oak Harbor who are not being represented...
South Whidbey School Director Marnie Jackson is being challenged for her seat by Farrah Manning Davis, a local business entrepreneur. The two have different approaches to the challenges that face the school district. For Jackson, she states that her priority is to promote educational equity and that she has worked...
South Whidbey School Director Ann Johnson is being challenged for the position by Bree Kramer-Nelson. Johnson was appointed to the position just over a year ago and believes the value she adds to the board is her student-centered approach to the work. She said “though schools are limited in their...
Politicians in Olympia are eyeing redrawing the lines that make up the 10th Legislative District to unite the Islands in three counties into one district. The 10th is a critical swing district and how it is redrawn could have significant political consequences. “No matter what, there is going to be...
South Whidbey School Board member Andrea Downs is being challenged for her position by Dawn Tarantino. Downs wrote the school district’s equity policy in which she says that “causing students of all identities and in all life circumstances to feel seen, heard and validated is at the center of the...
Former Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley wrote a “Sound Off” column for the Whidbey News-Times supporting Shane Hoffmire over incumbent City Councilmember Joel Servatius. The column appeared in the paper’s Oct. 9 edition. They Said It Former Mayor Scott Dudley: Oak Harbor deserves better and can not afford another four...
The League of Women Voters Whildbey Island (LWVWI) hosted a forum for candidates in South Whidbey from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on Thursday, October 7, 2021. The forum consisted of three segments: South Whidbey Fire/EMS Commissioners, Langley City Council members, and South Whidbey School District Directors. In each segment, candidates...
