Editor, In 2019, I left the Oak Harbor school board after a dozen years, choosing not to run again for health reasons. I was fortunate… Continue reading
Editor, In just a few weeks, the citizens of Oak Harbor will be voting to elect four city council members. I am supporting Shane Hoffmire… Continue reading
Editor, Discussion about the Pledge of Allegiance is a recent topic of the South Whidbey School Board. This follows on the heels of school property… Continue reading
South Whidbey’s school board election has become a referendum on whether our children will learn the whole of American history, the ideals as well as… Continue reading
Editor, This is a difficult letter for me to write on 9/11. As I listen to tributes and remembrances for those who lost their lives… Continue reading
Editor, Thank you Whidbey News-Times (and South Whidbey Record) and reporter Kira for your front page article, “Tiny Houses Need Big Bucks.” We want to… Continue reading
Editor, I want to thank you for the Aug. 25 article describing Olivia Varga’s Girl Scout community service project setting up an educational beehive near… Continue reading
Editor, A recent Whidbey News-Times article reported on WhidbeyHealth’s financial submissions to the Washington State Auditor. The article was factually correct, but incomplete and unfairly… Continue reading
Editor, A recent opinion piece in the New York Times concludes that Trump and his supporters are totalitarians. The author starts by asserting all Trump… Continue reading
Editor, I want to express thanks to the organizers and the army of volunteers who made the Oak Harbor Music Festival happen again this year.… Continue reading
Editor, Congratulations to Mr. Wilferth for being such an expert in epidemiology (Aug. 14 letter to the editor). His conclusion of how difficult it is… Continue reading
Editor, Election Day is Nov. 2. The deadline for our county’s Election Office to put standard ballots in the mail is Oct. 15th. This year’s… Continue reading
I just finished reading the Aug. 24 letter from Terry Lacey and I agree 100 percent. People who work for the town or county are… Continue reading
Editor: I applaud the South Whidbey Record for their Opinion in Saturday’s paper regarding the impact of unvaccinated people. The impacts are huge and continuing… Continue reading
Editor, It’s far beyond time to hold the anti-vaxxers accountable. In the U.S, it is the unvaccinated who are currently contracting the virus in 95… Continue reading
Editor, This is a message to my military brothers and sisters: We served honorably. We followed the orders we were given and we did our… Continue reading
Editor, I am writing in response to the article by Karina Andrew in the Sept. 1 issue of your paper titled “Audience interrupts school board… Continue reading
