Letter: Stop running letters from ultra-right writer

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Editor,

Your paper frequently publishes letters by Fred Wilferth. When I start to read a letter that is ultra-rightwing and contributes nothing to intelligent discourse of serious issues facing our poor country and world, I immediately look to see who wrote it. Invariably, it is Fred Wilferth.

Question for the “South Whidbey Record”: Does Mr. Wilferth own part of the paper? I can’t think of any other reason why you would relentlessly publish his rantings. Please stop. They do not serve our community and these perilous times well.

Steve Franks

Langley

Editor’s note: We run virtually every letter to the editor we receive, regardless of political point of view. Certain letter writers would be published less often if we received more letters. But alas, most people prefer to comment on our social media.