Local TV news video staged to show us a ferry “struggling to leave the dock.”
Alternative weather info here: Cliff Mass Weather and Climate Blog
Local TV news station shares an in-studio pep rally ahead of the NFL playoffs.
Really no problem with the fun.
Love to see a balance with newspeople asking more in the way of basic public policy questions.
A couple of news story ideas here:
US Border Patrol, Port Angeles, WA
An upgrade in staff requiring a new, $11.9 million, 50 agent facility. Secret arrest statistics, denied FOIA requests, heroin in the community, no cross-border USBP arrest in more than 8 years, fraudulent overtime claims, 1,200-horsepower interceptor boats and zero questions from the press.
More here: News tip/story idea
Related: Newspeople Ask Questions If It’s A Sports Story
News Tip/Story idea:
How long has Oak Harbor been an unsafe location for recreational shellfish harvesting?
November 16, 2018 Whidbey News-Times
Oak Harbor’s sewage plant up and running
Article indicates the cost of the project is $142 million.
November 30, 2018 Whidbey News-Times
Ceremony celebrates sewage treatment plant coming online
“…ribbon cutting Thursday for the city’s new, state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant.”
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Washington State Dept. of Health status updated Dec 2nd, 2018.
Source: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife OAK HARBOR BEACH PARK
“State Dept. of Health cautions that Clams, Oysters and Mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
“Water Quality Comment: This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
More here: Oak Harbor – State Of The Art Sewage Treatment Plant
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Photo- Keystone ferry inbound.
“Keystone terminal gives way to ‘Coupeville’ ferry”
Coupeville/Penn Cove is on the eastern shore of Whidbey Island- no ferry link to Port Townsend exists there.
Related: Ferry Traffic Leaving Coupeville Terminal Routed Away From Coupeville