Editor, Election Day is Nov. 2. The deadline for our county’s Election Office to put standard ballots in the mail is Oct. 15th. This year’s… Continue reading
I just finished reading the Aug. 24 letter from Terry Lacey and I agree 100 percent. People who work for the town or county are… Continue reading
Editor: I applaud the South Whidbey Record for their Opinion in Saturday’s paper regarding the impact of unvaccinated people. The impacts are huge and continuing… Continue reading
Editor, It’s far beyond time to hold the anti-vaxxers accountable. In the U.S, it is the unvaccinated who are currently contracting the virus in 95… Continue reading
Editor, This is a message to my military brothers and sisters: We served honorably. We followed the orders we were given and we did our… Continue reading
Editor, I am writing in response to the article by Karina Andrew in the Sept. 1 issue of your paper titled “Audience interrupts school board… Continue reading
Editor, Feels like high time our community offer a heartfelt thank you to those who have given themselves to service in daunting and tragic circumstances… Continue reading
Editor, Savannah Erickson announced her candidacy for the upcoming election for South Whidbey Fire/EMS commissioner. Now is the time for the citizens of South Whidbey… Continue reading
Editor, We agree with the In Our Opinion published on Aug. 28 advocating for eliminating public spending on tourism marketing. The tourism marketing professionals will… Continue reading
Editor, The Island County Tourism committee announced that the uptick in visitors bodes well for Island’s overall economic recovery; good for businesses and for tax… Continue reading
Editor, My father, a senior chief petty officer, received a dream set of Navy orders in the summer of 1972 to an A-6 squadron based… Continue reading
Editor, The COVID-19 pandemic is not going anywhere. In fact, it’s making a strong comeback. People are still getting sick and dying from it every… Continue reading
A great big “thank you” to South Whidbey Community businesses for their support and donations for our recent picnic raffle. On July 24, we celebrated… Continue reading
Editor, I was not surprised by the article, “Spate of officers leaving Whidbey,” and the following letter indicates why I was not surprised. First of… Continue reading
Editor, I read in the Saturday newspaper about the Island County Commissioners approving an extra $2,880 for eligible employees who worked during COVID-19 from Aug.… Continue reading
Editor, Regarding history and the Black Lives Matter banner and United Student Leaders, or USL. After George Floyd, I wrote a free-form poem of U.S.… Continue reading
Editor, According to the Aug. 13 Whidbey News-Times, Jessica Thompson, who is running for the Oak Harbor School Board, announced at the last school board… Continue reading
Editor This letter is in response to two letters in the paper dated August 18th. The first, Sharing views of anti-masker is ‘irresponsible’ by Fred… Continue reading
Editor, I have had a knot in my stomach since Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. I remember the fall of Saigon… Continue reading
Editor, The shame with the war in Afghanistan is not just in the way it ended, but also in how it was started and allowed… Continue reading
