Editor, In reference to Commissioner Rick Hannold’s April 4 editorial, I was taken aback yet again that a person with the authority to influence our… Continue reading
Editor, Commissioner Rick Hannold’s guest editorial on April 4 would have been more appropriate had it been published on April Fool’s Day. He states that… Continue reading
Editor, An open letter to Congressman Rick Larsen: At the March For Our Lives event, the official speeches made it clear that it was an… Continue reading
Editor, In the last two years my property tax bill has increased an average of 14.7 percent per year. At this rate my tax will… Continue reading
Editor, I write on behalf of many who have followed and participated in deliberations around the proposed “Wright’s Crossing” development of up to 1,500 homes… Continue reading
Editor, I met Dave Paul this past summer. Since then, I have got to know him and admire who he is as a person. The… Continue reading
Editor, The Island County Conservation Futures Fund is a vital tool to protect and preserve our rural character in Island County. In the March 13… Continue reading
Editor, Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to address your readers regarding the abridging of my Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.… Continue reading
Editor, The lead article in the March 17 Whidbey News-Times got my attention very fast, as I am sure it did others. What is the… Continue reading
Editor, Whidbey Allied Artists is indeed a nonprofit organization and has been incorporated in the state of Washington as such. Our mission “is to provide… Continue reading
Editor, I like public libraries. Do we need a Sno-Isle Library levy increase? The people in Washington spend more per person for public libraries than… Continue reading
Editor, On the April 24 ballot, Sno-Isle Libraries is asking voters to restore 9 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to the library district’s… Continue reading
Editor, Why does it take massive marches to try to effect change in our country? Why don’t our quiet voices and opinions mean more to… Continue reading
Editor, Several weeks ago I submitted a letter in which I chastised state Sen. Barbara Bailey for her vote against the bill calling for a… Continue reading
Editor, Last Saturday afternoon, at Walmart, while putting a package in my car, a full cart rolled down the hill and dented my car. The… Continue reading
Editor, We in Island County have a candidate for commissioner from Camano Island who is outstanding. Janet St. Clair has a breadth of experience few… Continue reading
Editor, With Earth Day around the corner and a commissioner election following, maybe it’s time to review the respective local candidates’ environmental views. In District… Continue reading
Editor, Kudos to Laura Guido for her balanced article on the Oak Harbor High School student walkout. And kudos to those who had the grace… Continue reading
John Fielding, Sr., passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, March 12, 2018, at the age of 84. John Thomas Fielding was born in… Continue reading
Editor, Today’s social media overload of alternative realities, bogus “truths” and disparaging remarks not only discourages meaningful dialog, it demeans what Americans have always enshrined:… Continue reading