Editor, Whidbey Island has difficulty with mentally challenged free-ranging individuals. For someone who makes an effort to read all law enforcement reports from numerous publications,… Continue reading
Editor, With all the notice that the “old boy’s clubs” are getting and struggles that women are having for being appreciated and respected for their… Continue reading
Editor, I retired from North Whidbey Fire and Rescue as a battalion chief after 25 years of service. During those years, I attended most of… Continue reading
Editor, Since the beginning of 2019, more than 500,000 children, women and men have crossed the southern border of the United States seeking asylum from… Continue reading
Editor, I would like to address Tugg Thomson’s comments regarding climate change in his Aug. 17 letter to the editor. • Water does expand with… Continue reading
Editor, An article published recently in The Associated Press shows that it just might not be all the Navy’s fault for groundwater contamination with PFAs.… Continue reading
Editor, A few days ago, I visited the Oak Harbor Police Department. I used the phone in the lobby and asked to speak to an… Continue reading
Editor, I don’t expect a lot of public support for this, but I personally cannot find a narrative that explains why Ebey’s National Historical Reserve… Continue reading
Editor, I would like to express a few thoughts about the proposed Growler expansion on Whidbey Island. In 1999, Marine Air Station Irvine, Calif., moved… Continue reading
Editor, An article published recently in The Associated Press shows that it just might not be all the Navy’s fault for groundwater contamination with PFAs.… Continue reading
Editor, This summer has proven to me that this island would be an utter misery if we had to depend on tourism to keep us… Continue reading
Editor, I believe that someone needs to speak up with some reality in this OLF Coupeville issue. A recent letter says “perfect solution … use… Continue reading
Editor, This past Monday, I attended a yoga class, which was interrupted by fly-overs. The deafening noise incapacitated our instructor and she suspended class. Students… Continue reading
Editor, I recently met some of the most wonderful folks I have ever known right here in Coupeville and under deadly circumstances. And, as a… Continue reading
Editor, Personally, I don’t see how anyone can support Donald Trump. His policies are bad and his character much worse. However, why is a prosecutor… Continue reading
Editor, Recently, the Island County Board of Commissioners made a decision that I think more people need to know about regarding the distribution of biosolids… Continue reading
Editor, I just came across state Sen. Barbara Bailey’s July 19 attack on Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s suit against NAS Whidbey. She attacked Ferguson with… Continue reading
Editor, Fellow islanders, I may have the almost perfect solution for reducing the anticipated noise factor from the projected increase in training sorties of the… Continue reading
Editor, State Sen. Barbara Bailey’s Sound Off in the July 20 Whidbey News-Times exposes her as a disappointing representative who flirts with the truth and… Continue reading
Editor, Why do the people of Whidbey Island allow an ambitious, self-promoting politician and dodgy new arrivals to define and mischaracterize their island? A quick… Continue reading