Editor, Soon after I moved to Whidbey Island in 1985 from the drier interior of Eastern Oregon, I took up whale watching. First by kayak,… Continue reading
Editor, This is just a note to clarify that the Puget Sound Regional Council plays no role in setting tariffs for Washington State Ferries. A… Continue reading
Editor, The South Whidbey Fire/EMS Fire Fair on July 27 provided me the rare chance to get up close to each large fire truck and… Continue reading
Editor, It’s easy for us average people to despair over the enormous problems confronting our nation and the world. But beyond these overwhelming issues are… Continue reading
Editor, I have had surgery at WhidbeyHealth Medical Center and my wife was hospitalized there several times, most recently last month. I have run hospitals… Continue reading
Editor, I want to add my voice to those requesting more consideration for people with disabilities as the Langley streets and sidewalks are remodeled over… Continue reading
Editor, The recent clear-cut abomination on Maxwelton Road near the elementary schools was done completely legally, at the direction of its California owner. Our state… Continue reading
Editor, My curiosity, followed by a few calculations, led me to a shocking realization. From Science.howstuffworks.com, I learned that a Boeing 747 burns one gallon… Continue reading
Editor, On Sunday, July 28, we experienced a residential fire in which my husband’s wood carving studio caught fire. By the time we saw it,… Continue reading
Editor, I don’t expect a lot of public support for this, but I personally cannot find a narrative that explains why Ebey’s National Historical Reserve… Continue reading
Editor, My first experience in the WhidbeyHealth emergency room was in May 2014, when I first arrived on the island as a resident. I was… Continue reading
Editor, The Bounce-on-Whidbey group is ramping up their rhetoric and scaring politicians into uncomfortable corners. Emerging within the ramp-up is a healthy level of irrationality,… Continue reading
Editor, Although I live in Langley, I wanted to weigh in on the issue of Growler noise resulting from training flights out of Coupeville. In… Continue reading
Editor, I’m uncomfortable that the recent spate of comments about medical care at WhidbeyHealth has been so negative. I’d like to provide a little balance.… Continue reading
Editor, Fellow islanders, I may have the almost perfect solution for reducing the anticipated noise factor from the projected increase in training sorties of the… Continue reading
Editor, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is forcing a review of the environmental impact statement for the Navy’s expansion of Growler flights at Whidbey… Continue reading
Editor, I take issue with Sen. Barbara Bailey’s use of derogatory name-calling in her July 24 “Sound Off” Op-Ed commentary. Sen. Bailey is certainly entitled… Continue reading