Editor, Regarding the letter to the editor, “Growlers … quiet afternoon in forest shattered by jets overhead,” I say, this is a Navy town. Jets… Continue reading
Editor, For many years we had a friendly Langley Post Office. People picked up their mail, walked over to the several counters to sort out… Continue reading
Editor, Regarding the article on the front page of the Whidbey News-Times regarding the flag retirement ceremony with the Sea Cadets — they are great… Continue reading
Editor, For 35 years, I’ve lived on Whidbey Island and consider the wildlife a blessing to be enjoyed. Nothing has brought me more joy, over… Continue reading
Editor, On a cool misty early spring morning recently my girlfriend and I were visiting the Hoh Rainforest in the Olympic National Park. It is… Continue reading
Editor, Many thanks to Harolynne Bobis of Langley and Michael King of Oak Harbor for their letters to the editor, published in the May 29… Continue reading
Editor, Technological wonders — each and every day technology adds to our daily lives. Electric cars, solar, wind turbines and now, possibly, electric aircraft. It… Continue reading
Editor, Trump’s approval rating will never fall below 30 percent of the electorate — approximately 80 percent of the Republican Party — no matter how… Continue reading
Editor, The mighty Snake River, with over 5,000 miles of tributaries, has been ranked as the most endangered in the United States. The scientific consensus… Continue reading
Editor, I appreciate your recent coverage of the Community Health Advisory Board of Island County. This volunteer board, one of the longest standing such boards… Continue reading
Editor, Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when Oak Harbor High School had a debate team, I learned all about critical race theory… Continue reading
Editor, Please don’t believe the rhetoric about Critical Race Theory. As an African American, I learned what you learned about slavery, little or nothing. However,… Continue reading
Editor, I had planned to give input to the Coupeville School Board at its May 24 meeting regarding its handling of the investigation of Superintendent… Continue reading
Editor, I commend the activism of the United Student Leaders of South Whidbey High School, who brought to the school board two existential issues —… Continue reading
Editor, Gov. Jay Inslee recently bypassed all school boards and parents by signing into law a measure that will mandate so-called “Critical Race Theory” training… Continue reading
Editor, Judging from the May 18 letters to the editor in this publication, I must have gored a sacred cow. That all but one letter… Continue reading
Editor, In a letter to the editor, Nancy Mayer wrote in her closing paragraph, “We, at last, have a sane, competent, knowledgeable president in Biden.”… Continue reading
Editor, This really should begin, “Dear city.” Since the time of completion, Oak Harbor’s poop processing plant, or PPP, continues to look good, but smell… Continue reading
Editor, It is no surprise that May is chosen as National Foster Care Appreciation Month. The month carries us well into springtime, the season that… Continue reading
Editor, As frequently as you publish opinion pieces — propaganda — from Fred Wilferth of Coupeville, you should be charging him advertising rates. This level… Continue reading