Editor, Cheers to the Port of Coupeville staff. This past year, several needed improvements were completed at the historic Greenbank Farm. The pond in front… Continue reading
Editor, Whatever your opinion about climate change, the report issued last Friday by the U.S. Global Change Research Program is worth your attention. The Fourth… Continue reading
Editor, I love jet noise that I am able to quickly get away from if it becomes too intense. As a child, my dad would… Continue reading
Editor, About the last thing I thought I’d be writing about this holiday season is climate change – climate change and what to do about… Continue reading
Editor, A guest column in the newspaper recapping the election results mentions only beverage companies as winners with the passage of Initiative 1634, and fails… Continue reading
Editor, Having recognized another Armistice Day — Veterans’ Day — it is good to reflect on one of the most valuable tenants of our democracy:… Continue reading
Editor, Sometime in the last few days some persons — I am omitting the words I am feeling about these people — dumped a load… Continue reading
Editor, The following is a letter to U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen: As a constituent of yours and an active member of Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve… Continue reading
Editor, This letter is in response to the Navy’s stated preferred alternative to expand Growler operations from 6,100 to 23,700 at the Outlying Field Coupeville.… Continue reading
Editor, Friday, Nov. 16 marked 30 years of faithful service as a pastor at Bible Baptist Church (BBC) Oak Harbor for Robert J. Sargent. In… Continue reading
Editor, Central Whidbey is fighting for it’s future and we need your help. Ignoring their own guiding principle not to use one site for a… Continue reading
Editor, It has come to the attention of the Island County Auditor’s Office that there are individuals going to homes of some voters in the… Continue reading
Editor, No scam. When a race between two candidates is close, it is a common practice for both political parties to visit voters whose ballot… Continue reading
Editor, Norms, Standards and Behaviors. We have moved through another election cycle, a time when voters are often asked to choose Ford or Chevy, Republican… Continue reading
Editor, Once again, Island Thrift has fulfilled the Impaired Driving Impact Panel of Island County (IDIPIC) grant request for $5,000 (matching grant.) This is no… Continue reading
Editor, Evidently some folks don’t understand the the full use of the letters to the editor section of the newspaper, otherwise known as the Op/Ed… Continue reading
Editor, In a recent Sound Off by the president of the Navy League in Oak Harbor, I was struck by the fact that it appeared… Continue reading
Editor, Now President Trump is a self-described proud nationalist. Setting aside the term’s connection with heinous movements like “white nationalism” and German “National Socialism” or… Continue reading
Editor, Some months back, a writer to the Whidbey News-Times wrote about the lack of civility in our nation, about issues confronting national and, presumably,… Continue reading
Editor, As incoming chief of staff for WhidbeyHealth for the 2019-20 period, and as a resident and physician on Whidbey Island for a little more… Continue reading