As a property owner, I ask the Whidbey General Hospital commissioners, “What were you thinking?”
On Thursday, Jan. 28, more than 100 volunteers, local businesses and agencies participated in the 2016 Homeless Point in Time Count.
The name WhidbeyHealth reminds me of a spa, not a hospital. What do you envision when you hear Swedish Health, Everett Health? I think of a possible spa.
Clearcutting has obvious and dramatic effects on the landscape that last for many decades. Whidbey is not a vast wilderness area, it is home to tens of thousands of people.
When did this hospital ever approach anything conservatively, and are we to be thrilled that our CEO is making changes without looking into cost first? How is that even close to being responsible, or conservative?
Our society survived the changes from policeman, fireman, mailman to police officer, firefighter, mail carrier. I believe we are more accepting of women in these roles because of the change.
Oak Harbor Main Street Association would like to thank Oak Harbor businesses and individuals for your trust and faith in our Main Street program. We are a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established with the mission to create a vibrant historic downtown waterfront community.
How many taxpayer dollars will it cost to change the name of the hospital? How much trouble for users with their insurance and other hoops to jump through? All for a person’s ego who is paid by taxpayers.
In a recent article of the Naval War College Review, two authors discuss the growing problem of “lawfare” whereby non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, such as the Natural Resources Defense Council, or NRDC, and Greenpeace, have waged “legal war” on traditional military training.
There is serious work afoot to change the name of Whidbey General Hospital to the unimaginative and non-descriptive “Whidbey Health.”
In recent weeks, Oak Harbor lost Rich Linsenmayer, who was a remarkable husband, father, grandfather, teacher, coach, colleague and friend.
WhidbeyHealth? Is this a medical clinic? A fitness center? A health club?
In the wake of the Interstate 5 bridge collapse, I thought about the two most critical links to Island County residents: Deception Pass bridges and the State Highway 532 bridge to Camano Island. What would happen if these bridges were closed for a lengthy time due to structural failure, failure due to natural disasters such as earthquakes or terrorist activities?