Editor, I am writing this to express my gratitude to everyone who has been vaccinated, especially those workers who are in close proximity with the… Continue reading
Editor, I am going to vote to elect Shane Hoffmire to the Oak Harbor City Council in the upcoming November election. Let me tell you… Continue reading
Editor, We, Jerry and Lois Beck, endorse Jim Towers for fire commissioner. We have lived here for almost 30 years, we have watched the island… Continue reading
Editor, It was James Carville who said, in describing the most glaringly obvious and salient fact of the 1992 presidential election campaign, “It’s the economy… Continue reading
Editor, As a resident of Whidbey, there are many blessings to reflect on daily with our magical island. The local food sources, beautiful landscapes and… Continue reading
Editor, I give my strongest endorsement to Shane Hoffmire for Oak Harbor City Council, Position 5. Shane was a commissioner during my entire 2.5 years… Continue reading
Editor, Regarding “South End school board candidates talk priorities” (Sept. 22 story), thank you for doing your homework and including in the article that one… Continue reading
Editor, I’m quite disappointed to read your one-sided story featuring opposition candidates for our school board. It read to me as an unbalanced piece of… Continue reading
Editor, In 2019, I left the Oak Harbor school board after a dozen years, choosing not to run again for health reasons. I was fortunate… Continue reading
Editor, In just a few weeks, the citizens of Oak Harbor will be voting to elect four city council members. I am supporting Shane Hoffmire… Continue reading
Editor, This week after taking my two young boys to castle park, I decided to bring them by my old high school for a trip… Continue reading
Editor, Discussion about the Pledge of Allegiance is a recent topic of the South Whidbey School Board. This follows on the heels of school property… Continue reading
South Whidbey’s school board election has become a referendum on whether our children will learn the whole of American history, the ideals as well as… Continue reading
Editor, This is a difficult letter for me to write on 9/11. As I listen to tributes and remembrances for those who lost their lives… Continue reading
Editor, Thank you Whidbey News-Times (and South Whidbey Record) and reporter Kira for your front page article, “Tiny Houses Need Big Bucks.” We want to… Continue reading
Editor, I want to thank you for the Aug. 25 article describing Olivia Varga’s Girl Scout community service project setting up an educational beehive near… Continue reading
Editor, A recent Whidbey News-Times article reported on WhidbeyHealth’s financial submissions to the Washington State Auditor. The article was factually correct, but incomplete and unfairly… Continue reading
Editor, A recent opinion piece in the New York Times concludes that Trump and his supporters are totalitarians. The author starts by asserting all Trump… Continue reading
Editor, I want to express thanks to the organizers and the army of volunteers who made the Oak Harbor Music Festival happen again this year.… Continue reading
Editor, Congratulations to Mr. Wilferth for being such an expert in epidemiology (Aug. 14 letter to the editor). His conclusion of how difficult it is… Continue reading
