Editor,
Fires are burning in the Queets rain forest in Olympic National Park this summer. Smoke blowing down from Canada alerts us that fires rage there, too.
Editor,
Fires are burning in the Queets rain forest in Olympic National Park this summer. Smoke blowing down from Canada alerts us that fires rage there, too.
Editor,
Langley will soon select the next mayor. Three people, each with passion to serve, offer experience and interest to serve. The voters soon decide.
I know one of the three candidates, Thomas Gill. I am currently the Langley Library Board chairperson. In that service, I’ve observed Thomas Gill. He serves as liaison between the library board and Langley council. Thomas consistently listens well, comes prepared to provide relevant information to our council, and offers guidance to our library board (an appointed advisory group to the mayor and council regarding library facilities).
Editor,
Wednesday’s proceedings at the Greenbank Farm are yet another example of corporate interests (such as those of Monsanto) hammering away at the individual. Think not? Google “Monsanto Company History.” Still disagree? Okay, yummy, yummy. Keep eating those big fat ears of North American Independence Day corn until you finish your research. But the next time you pig out on those incredibly plump kernels, remember to ask yourself what moral code was followed by the Coupeville port commissioners in their handling of the Greenbank conflict.
Editor,
This July 4 was marked by the most extreme fire danger in many years and still people chose to buy and explode personal fireworks because it is their “right.”
The rationale was that they would be careful and responsible, and thanks to most who were. The problem is that fire is not careful and responsible, and in conditions like we are currently experiencing, mere embers can explode into flames many hours after they land.
Editor,
Citizens of Langley, as a longtime Langley resident and working mom I am concerned about the direction of our city. I want our city government to address infrastructure and water rates. I want our city government to focus on the residents of Langley and not just the tourist. I am concerned that the city strayed away from its original agreement with the federal government to receive funding for Wharf Street and now intends to use the money for a funicular.
Editor,
Thank you to the staff of the Clinton/Mukilteo ferry route. A couple weeks ago, Whidbey General Hospital Emergency Medical Services was transporting a woman in labor with a high-risk pregnancy. The patient and her family were expected at Everett Providence Hospital at the Women and Children’s Center. At 3 a.m., the baby was ready, but the ferries weren’t running yet.
Editor,
I’ve always thought it’s never good to get a wake-up call from the police, and that was the case on Monday morning, June 29 when I got a call from a deputy sheriff looking for my son. He had to tell him that his car had been vandalized.
My son was in the process of moving home from college for the summer when he had battery/alternator trouble, which caused the car to die by the Bayview Vision Clinic at Useless Bay. He couldn’t get it started, and it was late (around 10 p.m. on Sunday), so he decided to just leave it parked in the lot and deal with it in the morning.
Editor,
Everyone involved in Keaton Farris’ death at the Island County Jail must be held accountable.
It is mind boggling how many people were involved in the killing of Keaton Farris. It appears Island County Sheriff Mark Brown is taking some action now, but it’s hard to fathom how he and his predecessor missed the inept and dangerous leadership of Dennis De at the jail over the years.
Editor,
As the owner of Whidbey Pies Café and wholesale pie production at the Greenbank Farm, I am concerned regarding the possible participation of Washington State University in the operation of the Farm.
I have been involved with the Greenbank Farm in various capacities since 1979 when our family settled on Whidbey Island. In 1986 our Whidbey Fish Market and Café in Greenbank offered loganberry pies using berries from the farm.
Editor,
I am running for Mayor of Langley because of my leadership skills and my respect for the process.
A mayor’s role is not to come up with policy ideas or discreet solutions — that is the responsibility of the Design Review Board, Planning Advisory Board, Expert Staff and City Council. They develop and execute the solutions. It will be my job to lead with inclusiveness and surround myself with those smarter than I am. I have spent a great deal of time during this campaign meeting with the great minds of Langley, and as a result am more fully informed.
Editor,
A commercial kitchen is alive and well on Whidbey Island.
As I read The Record from June 24 edition about the Port of South Whidbey and Goosefoot thinking about a commercial kitchen, I was led to believe that there aren’t any kitchens on the island for start-ups and farmers markets, and even basic food processing.
Editor,
It has become all too clear that Greenbank Farm, as we know it now, may change dramatically in the near future.
Most of the business tenants have been leasing on a month-to-month basis for nearly three or more years, all the time hoping that issues between the Port of Coupeville commissioners and the Greenbank Farm Management Group would be resolved. For the past six months, port commissioners have regularly informed us that they were working on our new leases, which would be forthcoming “soon.”
Editor,
After enjoying a delicious lunch at the new food truck on First Street I picked up a copy of Saturday’s Record and read a negative and largely trivial article about this pleasant new addition to Langley’s food scene. I had expected a very positive report on the surprisingly impressive and diverse menu, praise for the quality of the food and support for an appealing new attraction to our downtown.