Editor, We all recently received our Notice of Value from Island County Assessor Mary Engle. Included with this notice, a slip of yellow paper explains,… Continue reading
Editor, This is a letter of gratitude and appreciation. My husband and I returned from spending the winter in our Arizona home in mid-May to… Continue reading
Editor, Robert D. Brown’s letter on June 15 was clearly to the point regarding government management. We all need to pay more attention and challenge… Continue reading
Editor, In response to the letter to the editor, “Idea for moving jet practices a good one” published on June 15, agreed. And thank you… Continue reading
Cartoon for June 22, 2019… Continue reading
By Steve Bristow The recent spate of activist letters, here and elsewhere, seem determined to portray our community in the most jaundiced of terms to… Continue reading
Editor, In reading the Saturday, June 8, article in the Whidbey News-Times and South Whidbey Record, it appeared as if the Board of Island County… Continue reading
Cartoon for June 16, 2019… Continue reading
Editor, Recent letters to the editor painted an inaccurate picture of the Sound Defense Alliance, or SDA, portraying the group as a handful of disgruntled… Continue reading
Editor, As a retired professional with 40 years of experience in the mental health field, I’m concerned about the health and welfare of citizens —… Continue reading
Editor, It’s hard to be to be a leader in our world today. Since its founding in 2012, Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, or COER, has… Continue reading
Editor, People who serve as elected officials work hard for the people they serve. I am very impressed with state Rep. Dave Paul, who represents… Continue reading
Cartoon for June 15, 2019… Continue reading
Editor, The April 10 Whidbey News-Times contained a front-page article that Patrick Harman is running for mayor of Oak Harbor because, he said, “the current… Continue reading
Editor, The pretentious critique by John Thompson of Dr. Dawn Keith-Madeiros’ Sound Off further illustrates misconceptions encouraged by biased reporting. A public safety information meeting… Continue reading
Editor, Where or where has the fire district gone? It was with great disappointment that I read both newspaper and social media accounts of the… Continue reading
Editor, The May 18 suggestion in the letter by Robert Brown, Walt Sutton and Bill Lane to move Growler landing practice operations to Joint Base… Continue reading
Editor, My wife’s mother turned 104 years old earlier this month. Now she lives in town. It was National Fireman’s Appreciation Day and a bunch… Continue reading
Editor, Garage of Blessings is a nonprofit organization whose sole purpose is to assist others in a time of need. The Garage of Blessings collects… Continue reading
Cartoon for June 12, 2019… Continue reading
