Letters to the Editor
Life in Gaza is hell | Letter
Life under bombardment in Gaza is hell. Schools and hospitals are destroyed, water and electricity mostly cut off.…
Letters to the Editor
Taxing increased property values is dubious | Letter
Taxing increased property values is dubious. Only land undamaged by natural disasters and adverse neighborhood effects appreciates, and…
Letters to the Editor
Selective protesting | Letter
I was struck by the article on our local anti-Israel protesters claiming to want peace for all. I…
Letters to the Editor
Trail options | Letter
Thank you County Council for listening to the public and for your unanimous decision today to remove Zylstra…
Letters to the Editor
Operation Christmas Child – it takes a team | Letter
Thousands of children will soon be receiving Christmas shoebox gifts from Operation Christmas Child. Team members of Mary…
Letters to the Editor
End Daylight Savings for good | Letter
In response to last week’s piece about “Ending Daylight Savings,” I have been very disturbed that the Senate…
Letters to the Editor
State law and property taxes | Letter
Excluding improvements and new construction, Washington State law prohibits a taxing jurisdiction from annually raising property taxes by…
Letters to the Editor
Thank you to supporters | Letter
I would like to thank all of my supporters and those who voted for me in the last…
Letters to the Editor
Call for cease-fire either naïve or a desire to see Israel defeated | Letter
We should not be surprised that Israel-hating anti-semites have raised their voices in our island community, yet we…
Letters to the Editor
Facilitate de-escalation and a cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine | Letter
We are heartbroken by the recent violence in Israel and the Gaza Occupied Palestinian Territory. We deeply mourn…
Letters to the Editor
Increases in notice valuations threaten higher property taxes | Letter
Recently released increases in notice valuations threaten higher property valuations and higher property taxes. These higher property taxes…
Letters to the Editor
Designation Management Plan assumes inevitable tourism growth | Guest Column
Paying our property taxes (112% increase in seven years) was my incentive to read the 89-page County Destination…