Editor, So lovely to have the vaccine available. So not lovely to have to drive 50 miles to Oak Harbor to get one. Poor planning,… Continue reading
Editor, Say “no” to the Oak Harbor School District levy. The school district wants local property owners to hand them $48.4 million over the next… Continue reading
Editor, I am writing in response to Capt. Matt Arny’s recent Sound Off. I found it lacking in truth and accuracy. Dumping jet fuel, polluting… Continue reading
Editor, I noticed on the heading of your Opinion page the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. That so many people seem to dislike that… Continue reading
Editor, I would like to commend reporter Emily Gilbert on her excellent, balanced article on the local reaction to the violence at the U.S. Capitol… Continue reading
Editor, It should be obvious now that Donald Trump, and his supporters and enablers, represent a clear and present danger to our democracy. His supporters… Continue reading
Editor, Along with millions of people across the globe, I watched the events at our nation’s capitol unfold with “shock and awe.” As President-Elect Biden… Continue reading
Editor, A huge shout out to the PSE crews that got our power back on so quickly. While we were all affected by the Jan… Continue reading
Editor, Coupeville Lions Club would like to take this opportunity to thank our community members who have graciously donated money for our annual Scholarship Fund… Continue reading
Editor, After the Jan. 6 disgrace at the United States Capitol, I remembered a letter appearing in this newspaper a week earlier. The writer said… Continue reading
Editor, William Shakespeare wrote in “Julius Caesar” that “The evil that men do lives after them, the good is ofttimes interred with their bones. So… Continue reading
Editor, In the Saturday, Jan. 9 article about Trump supporters in Oak Harbor are comments by Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks. He said Trump supporters… Continue reading
Editor, Thank goodness media has shed light on the decimation of the soundscape the Growler jets present, especially here on Whidbey. The growing numbers of… Continue reading
Editor, My dear Whidbey neighbors, something big happened in our country on Jan. 6. Our political disagreements became a threat to our nation. It rattled… Continue reading
Editor, While I appreciate that the Whidbey News-Times is finally recognizing that there are systemic issues in Island County government, as was pointed out in… Continue reading
Editor, The letter to the editor by Richard Ays in the Dec. 12 Whidbey News-Times and South Whidbey Record provokes my response. Attributing the Biblical… Continue reading
Editor, What I have to say I can sum up with one word ‚— “inequality.” I have lived on the island for 26 years and… Continue reading
Editor, It’s time to chill. I drove past the Trump rally in Oak Harbor yesterday about 1:30 p.m., right after I had watched Trump supporters… Continue reading
Editor, Enough of the chaos, division and racism already. As someone who grew up in apartheid South Africa and looked to America as a beacon… Continue reading
Editor, We are weary. The year past was exceptionally difficult for just about everyone. I can’t imagine how hard it has been on a lot… Continue reading