Editor, House Bill 1638 mandates the removal of “religious and personal exemptions allowed for Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccines.” Gov. Jay Inslee declared an… Continue reading
Editor, We have a very serious problem in our country created by politicians and supporters. Why does our president have to fight our Congress for… Continue reading
Editor, The Navy Growler EIS makes dubious assertions, as well as verbal ones, like these expressed in a recent meeting with some Admirals Cove folks:… Continue reading
Editor, Noise exposure from military jets has long been shown to cause a significant increase in blood pressure and “shock” to the body. If noise… Continue reading
Editor, I just want to thank Congressman Rick Larsen for writing the Secretary of the Navy to give time for the Advisory Council of Historic… Continue reading
Editor, In the Saturday, Feb. 2 edition, Rick Abraham implies that our Navy is delinquent in taking responsibility for PFAS contamination in our groundwater stemming… Continue reading
Editor, The legislators in Olympia are on a rampage right now loading up the docket with all the stupid, unenforceable, mostly unconstitutional and ineffective bills… Continue reading
Editor, The Navy and Coupeville’s “path forward” to the solution of the town’s PFAS-contaminated water supply is a slow one that won’t get people the… Continue reading
Editor, I don’t expect to win friends by saying this, but I’d like to speak up in defense of the Kentucky high schooler who stood… Continue reading
Editor, Thank you, Whidbey. I am Charles Monahan, commander of the local Disabled American Veteran (DAV) Chapter 47. I was lucky to be introduced to… Continue reading
Editor, I would like to thank the Island County commissioners and the crew that has been cleaning up the trees along Madrona Way. We can… Continue reading
Editor, In the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 25, North Whidbey Fire and Rescue and a WhidbeyHealth ambulance responded to a motor vehicle accident… Continue reading
Editor, Our behavior has consequences. Our oceans have big problems. I think this fact is common knowledge by now. In particular, plastics end up in… Continue reading
Editor, “Urgent warning: Elected officials, if breaching does not begin this winter, you are killing the last hope for southern resident killer whales and our… Continue reading
Editor, It is easy to believe that our island is an isolated locale, that nothing that happens here can possibly influence the outside world. However,… Continue reading
Editor, Your paper published an article on Jan. 29 titled “Gun-rights group planning Whidbey gathering,” which announced the Feb. 2 “Enforce the 2nd Amendment” meeting… Continue reading
Editor, It’s happened again in our community. Every single life lost to domestic violence is one too many. In Washington state last years there were… Continue reading
Editor, Patriot Prayer shouldn’t be welcomed on Whidbey Island. You may be fortunate enough to have never heard of the organization Patriot Prayer; they’re often… Continue reading
Editor, Navy: you’ve done enough harm. Stop destroying, poisoning our environment. As a noted historian and Island County citizen Mr. Thom Gunn stated in a… Continue reading
Editor, I’d like to take a moment to thank Island County Coroner Robert Bishop for all he does for our community. After the sudden loss… Continue reading