Oscar lives on Whidbey, thanks to his 'Bourne' job

By Andy Rathbun Herald Writer Kirk Francis seems as aggressively unpretentious as an Academy Award winner can be. The Whidbey Island resident keeps his gray hair pulled back in a ponytail and is fond of Hawaiian shirts. He wore one under his tuxedo jacket earlier this year, when he took the stage at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles to accept an Oscar for his work on "The Bourne Ultimatum." The gold-plated... [read full story]