Editor, I understand the concern regarding water quality addressed in Rick Abraham’s letter to the editor on April 28. We, which includes all American citizens… Continue reading
Editor, Whidbey Island and our neighboring islands and towns rely on tourism to balance town budgets. Many small businesses of all kinds have emerged to… Continue reading
Editor, Oak Harbor considers creating a taxing district for roads (April 28 Whidbey News-Times article). Our streets and roads are deteriorating. The city does not… Continue reading
Editor, On Monday evening, I attended the Whidbey Homeless Coalition conversation, “What Does It Mean to Be Homeless on Whidbey Island?” Like many communities, homelessness… Continue reading
Editor, Regarding the case of Keaton Farris: The truth, as cold and hard as it is to hear, is that this criminal put himself in… Continue reading
Editor, I would like to take the opportunity to respond to the letter written by David Wright of Freeland and published Wednesday, April 25, asking… Continue reading
Editor, From reading recent issues, it appears that the Democrats in our community are more prolific letter-writers than their Republican counterparts. Thus, it may seem… Continue reading
Editor, On Monday, April 23, I was witness to a read-end collision on the stretch of Highway 20 between the Coupeville transfer station and the… Continue reading
Editor, The Navy says it’s going to be a year before it installs a special filter to remove the PFAS chemicals contaminating Coupeville’s water. And… Continue reading
Editor, Saturday mornings, I join a group of peaceful individuals who stage an hour-long anti-Trump protest in front of Beeksma Park near downtown Oak Harbor.… Continue reading
Editor, I was thrilled to discover via your article that New York-style bagels are now available in Oak Harbor at the Whidbey Island Bagel Factory.… Continue reading
Editor, I have an open question. Why is it OK for a large number of mostly white men and a few white women to show… Continue reading
Editor, The last two issues of the Whidbey New-Times have printed Ed Hickey, and Larry Larson’s concerns about their Second Amendment rights. Let’s give the… Continue reading
Editor, Health care has been a big issue in westernized countries for many decades. The question of whether we should have single payer or private… Continue reading
Editor, On and on the arguments rage about the Constitution’s Second Amendment right to bear arms. Regardless of which side anyone is on, there are… Continue reading
Editor, The coordinated backlash against Commis-sioner Rick Hannold regarding “climate change” by David Coleman, Steen Hallings and now Gary Piazzon is regrettable. Their remarks were… Continue reading
Editor, In response to Larry Larson’s excellent letter “If one Constitutional right is taken, why not take all,” on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, I would… Continue reading
Editor, We wish to thank Commissioner Rick Hannold for sharing his position on climate change in a recent op-ed. Clearly he is in the anti-fact,… Continue reading
Editor, In a recent guest editorial, Rick Hannold claimed that I wanted to close down Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. His statement is simply not… Continue reading
Editor, We need to support our libraries by voting yes for libraries on April 24. If the levy fails we will lose a precious community… Continue reading