Islander Lin Kamer-Walker writes in this week to argue that the proposed Winslow Way utilities fix will cost the public much and benefit the few.
Daily Archives: August 27, 2008
Name that owl
Owly, Owlsworth, Owlton, Owlson, Owlefeller, Hoot, Hooter, Hootsey, Hootenany.
That’s my shortlist of names for the unnamed owl perched above. What’s yours?
The West Sound Wildlife Shelter is sponsoring a naming contest for this injured bird. The island-based shelter hopes to have the friendly owl in good health before it makes the rounds in local classrooms, teaching kids all about night vision, hat snatching and and mice pellets.
Read Rachel Pritchett’s story below.
BI’s WASL scores among the state’s best
High school students from Bainbridge improved upon scores that were already among the state’s best, with more than 97 percent of students passing the reading and writing sections. Math and science scores also improved among the sophomore class.
