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Peter Strasser drops in a free throw in an early season home game against Burlington Edison. Strasser scored 19 points to lead the Friday Harbor offense in a 8-point loss

Sports

Lynden Christrian upends Wolverines by eight | Boys basketball

The Lyncs turned a 5-point advantage at the end of the first period into a 7-point lead at…

Letters to the Editor

No free pass just because it’s Navy | Letters

The nature of war changes as does the nature of communities; as a community grows so does the…

First and Spring; controversy down on the corner.

Opinion

Campaign for alternative seeks ‘win-win’ for all | Guest Column

Citizens for the Core is in pursuit of an alternative to U.S. Customs lease at First & Spring,…

News

Pacific Legal Foundation jumps into legal battle over CAO

The Foundation filed an amicus brief ("friend of the court") that backs the positions of the Common Sense…

Joan White

News

White will seek reelection in ‘14 | Election 2014

A two-term incumbent, White was first elected to the position in 2005 and ran unopposed in 2010. A…

Letters to the Editor

For students sake; ‘Yes’ on M&O levy | Letters

Basic education funding provided by the state of Washington is not sufficient to fully fund our district’s programs.

Letters to the Editor

Enforcement is no excuse for excess | Letters

Being out of control is a potential danger and inspires an out of control and escalated response.

Smoke pours from the ceiling as fire engulfs the sunroom of a home on San Juan Island's Skottowe Lane late Saturday

News

Fire consumes sunroom; majority of Skottowe Lane home spared

A fire at a home on San Juan Island's Skottowe Lane apparently started when heat from a large…

Letters to the Editor

New island cops strike sour note | Letters

The old island cops would have joined in the caroling, or at least escorted the carolers around town,…

Marcia deChadenedes

News

deChadenedes named manager of SJIs National Monument

The BLM manages 980 acres of lands within the San Juan Archipelago, which became one of the nation's…

News

Labeling of genetically modified food back after failure of I-522

One concern the bill aims to address is the risk of transgenic fish escaping into native-fish habitats. Bill…

Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) has attractive leaves and flowers and is a good soil-binder.

Life

Native Plant Sale: pre-order now for best selection | Guest Column

It’s time for thinking about planting in late winter and early spring to get plants established during our…

Liam Eugene Wilson

News

Liam Eugene Wilson | Birth announcement

Liam Eugene Wilson was welcomed into the world Oct. 10, 2013 by his parents Kyle and Melanie Wilson…