Editor, Thank you, Coupeville, all Whidbey and mainlanders for another successful Coupeville Lions Club Garage Sale. This year we moved back into our original digs… Continue reading
By Rear Adm. Christopher “Scotty” Gray Recent allegations challenging the Navy’s operation of the Growler EA-18G aircraft have created a great deal of public interest… Continue reading
Editor, Thank you to the Island County Sheriff’s Citizens Patrol for watching our home while we were on vacation. We have a security system and… Continue reading
Editor, Sorry, Sen. Bailey. The Attorney General’s siding with residents against the Growler noise was not inappropriate. Most of the folks who live on Whidbey… Continue reading
Our state’s lawsuit-happy attorney general must have run out of excuses for filing yet more actions directly against the president, because he has now set… Continue reading
Editor, The 16th Annual Kiwanis Beachcombers Bazaar was great, thanks to our wonderful vendors and all the amazing shoppers who came. We are very thankful… Continue reading
Editor, Last month, WhidbeyHealth announced it would terminate in December an 11-year agreement with Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue for ambulance staffing. Under the contract,… Continue reading
Cartoon for July 17, 2019… Continue reading
Editor, A recent letter to the editor posed a couple of questions regarding our current political climate: Are we better of under Trump than Obama?… Continue reading
Editor, Thanks so much for putting in print what needed to be said, what people need to be reminded of…that in the discourse around the… Continue reading
Editor, It’s been over two years since I retired as the deputy public affairs officer (PAO) at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, having worked there… Continue reading
By Christine Cribb The mission of the Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce is to serve and promote the business interests of greater Whidbey Island.… Continue reading
I’m just back from a dream trip along the coast of Slovenia and Croatia. Roman ruins everywhere, gorgeous sunsets, the clear blue waters of the… Continue reading
Cartoon for July 13, 2019… Continue reading
Editor, It’s bad news for this community and our region that the Navy League is not interested in facts or science or real solutions to… Continue reading
Editor, The Greenbank Progressive Club is back home in our clubhouse and we invite you to see the results. Many, many thanks to the Greenbank… Continue reading
It’s fitting that the Freedom of Information Act was signed on the Fourth of July in 1966. The federal law is emblematic of the most… Continue reading
Cartoon for July 10, 2019… Continue reading
Editor, We hear it all the time. We have the best military in the world, we have the best weaponry and the best, most highly… Continue reading
Editor, Mr. Gunther, thank you for your letter to the editor of June 25 regarding the carbon pollution crisis, weather vs. climate and sea level… Continue reading
