Editor, With so many negative stories about law enforcement in the news these days, we’d like to give a big thanks to the Island County… Continue reading
Editor, Having been characterized as a lurking xenophobe by Sadie Strain in her Dec. 12 letter to the editor, “Why do so many hold dangerous… Continue reading
Editor, I read the letters to the editor with great enthusiasm for I often gain insights that I haven’t found elsewhere. Sometimes I’m entertained by… Continue reading
Editor, We should not continue to allow Iran and North Korea to have nuclear weapons. We need strong treaties that will give us immediate access… Continue reading
Editor, I have a suggestion for the letters to the editor section — require them to be short. I try to read them all so… Continue reading
Editor, I’m proud of my city for passing a resolution opposing the Navy’s application to conduct war games in our state parks. Kudos to the… Continue reading
Editor, Responding to Nancy Meyer’s Dec. 26 letter to the editor of the Whidbey News-Times, first, kudos to Fred Wilferth for a thoughtful, excellent reply… Continue reading
Editor, Let us acknowledge that Donald Trump has lied — he follows a long line of politicians and, in fact, even the best of them… Continue reading
Editor, I read a community news paper almost religiously whenever and wherever I am. The Opinion page is more or less the first section I… Continue reading
Editor, Michael Flynn, Trump’s former National Security adviser, now with his shiny new pardon, has recently been seen on a Fox News-wannabe station still advising… Continue reading
Editor, I wish to present a response to Nancy Mayer of Freeland, who so eloquently espoused the need to support the incoming administration. To begin… Continue reading
Editor, As part of the newly passed COVID relief bill, Congress has added $25 billion for rental assistance to be divided among the states. I… Continue reading
Editor, Michael Flynn, former Trump national security adviser — for about a minute — now with his shiny new pardon in tow, has recently been… Continue reading
Editor, This is in response to Calvin R. Hart’s letter to the editor in the Dec. 16 edition of the newspaper. In my years of… Continue reading
Editor, The problem with your article on the derelict boat is the complete lack of responsibility on the part of the owner, Mr. Elm. It… Continue reading
Editor, In response to Nancy Mayer’s Dec. 18 letter to the editor, Trump did lose the election; there is no credible evidence of wide-spread voter… Continue reading
Editor, Now that the elections are finally over, could we please get back to some normalcy? Let’s stop judging our friends, neighbors, family and others… Continue reading
Editor, For all the people who think Trump is their hero: Would you just look around and stop watching Fox News? The pandemic has thrown… Continue reading
Editor, A couple weeks ago, I was thinking about how to help some of my co-workers who are struggling because of cut hours. Our school… Continue reading
Editor, As president of WhidbeyHealth Foundation, the fundraising charity for WhidbeyHealth, I would like to express our deep appreciation for the generous grant provided by… Continue reading