Editor, Simple question: Are we the United States of America, or are we the United States of North, South and Central America? I believe border… Continue reading
Editor, My wife has been taking allergy shots since November of 2017. She was diagnosed with severe allergies by an ENT doctor in Mount Vernon.… Continue reading
Editor, I was one of the unfortunate souls on board the state ferry Kittitas Saturday afternoon, which had just docked at Clinton and was getting… Continue reading
Editor, I wish to thank the Oak Harbor Senior Center, Island Senior Services, Bayview Senior Center and, finally, the Coupeville United Methodist Church for hosting… Continue reading
Editor, Reading Gary Piazzon’s opinions in the letters to the editor, it occurs to me he doesn’t mention any way of making schools safe and… Continue reading
Editor, My father started smoking at age 18, when he joined the Marines. He developed chronic obstructive disease in his 70s and struggled to breathe… Continue reading
Editor, The Emergency Powers Act — a newsworthy topic of late. Should we be concerned that the president has asserted these powers for the purpose… Continue reading
Editor, Regarding the proposed increased touch-and-go flights at Ault Field and Outlying Field Coupeville, the current noise ordinance time restrictions in Island County may become… Continue reading
Editor, It’s been more than two years since PFAS chemicals leaking from Navy property were discovered in the Town of Coupeville’s water, the same water… Continue reading
Editor, On Valentine’s Day, we lit 1,217 candles to honor and in recognition of the anniversary of the Parkland school shooting. The candles were for… Continue reading
Editor, We hear them. Do they hear us? The recent letter sent by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, or ACHP, to the secretary of… Continue reading
Editor, A letter to the editor about vaccinations, published Feb. 20 in the Whidbey News-Times stated, “House Bill 1638 mandates the removal of religious and… Continue reading
Editor, Over the last few days, Mother Nature has made me realize what wonderful neighbors I have. As I get ready to take on the… Continue reading
Editor, I have been chewing on this for a while. We must wake up. The state of New York has made it legal to kill,… Continue reading
Editor, Following are some thoughts of sorrow, anger, fear, power to share about two walls. A tall ugly, graffiti clad structure divides Bethlehem. It is… Continue reading
Editor, In a letter to the editor published on Wednesday, Feb. 20, Ed Hickey made a few statements that I feel I must respond to.… Continue reading
Editor, Former State Treasurer Duane A. Davidson is opposed to the citizens of Washington acquiring the benefits of fractional reserve lending. It’s a concept that… Continue reading