http://www.scnews.com/ en-us http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Election_rules_broken_by_opponent.html <p>Dear Editor:</p> <p>Darrel and I would like to thank all the citizens that voted for him and allowed him to serve six years as fire commissioner for District 14.</p> <p>Darrel was fine with the outcome of November&rsquo;s election, but I was not.</p><p><a href="http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Election_rules_broken_by_opponent.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Election_rules_broken_by_opponent.html#comments 2012-02-07 Letters to the Editor Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:10 +0000 43357 at http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Commissioners_voted_against_protecting_environment.html <p>Dear Editor:</p> <p>Rural character is essential to our quality of life in Island County. Those of us who value the rural character of Island County recognize that a vibrant farming community is essential to the island&rsquo;s special qualities.</p><p><a href="http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Commissioners_voted_against_protecting_environment.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Commissioners_voted_against_protecting_environment.html#comments 2012-02-07 Letters to the Editor Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:10 +0000 43358 at http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Turn_off_outside_light_at_night.html <p>Dear Editor:</p> <p>I would like to call attention to the notion of &ldquo;dark sky.&rdquo;</p> <p>I don&rsquo;t pretend to be an expert on it, but the general notion is to try to eliminate un-needed night lights and/ or up-facing lights.</p> <p>In our rural community, I notice that almost every household has one or more mercury vapor lights, triggered by a light sensor.</p><p><a href="http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Turn_off_outside_light_at_night.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Turn_off_outside_light_at_night.html#comments 2012-02-07 Letters to the Editor Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:11 +0000 43359 at http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Bible_teaches_love_and_kindness.html <p>Dear Editor:</p> <p>There will be many letters about gay marriage.</p> <p>Our society and our churches are clearly divided on the issue.</p> <p>But when one letter writer says that the decision made by the Washington State Legislature &ldquo;goes against everything the Bible teaches us,&rdquo; I must challenge that statement, primarily because it is not true.</p><p><a href="http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Bible_teaches_love_and_kindness.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Bible_teaches_love_and_kindness.html#comments 2012-02-07 Letters to the Editor Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:11 +0000 43360 at http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Ponies_are_well_cared_for_by_mother.html <p>Dear Editor:</p> <p>Hello, my name is Cortney Cooper, active duty in the United States Air Force.</p> <p>I am writing this letter because of some awful accusations surrounding my mother and friend, Laurie Helland.</p><p><a href="http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Ponies_are_well_cared_for_by_mother.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Ponies_are_well_cared_for_by_mother.html#comments 2012-02-07 Letters to the Editor Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:11 +0000 43361 at http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Commitment_doesnt_need_religions_hypocrisy.html <p>Dear Editor:</p> <p>And so it continues &hellip; Gay marriage may finally come to fruition in Washington state, toward a more perfect union.</p> <p>I never had a church wedding. Not because I couldn&rsquo;t, but because I didn&rsquo;t want to. I left the church many years ago. They didn&rsquo;t share my values.</p> <p>And yet, my husband and I have been married 32 years.</p><p><a href="http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Commitment_doesnt_need_religions_hypocrisy.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/Commitment_doesnt_need_religions_hypocrisy.html#comments 2012-02-07 Letters to the Editor Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:11 +0000 43362 at http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/First_responders_were_quick_professional_and_carin.html <p>Dear Editor:</p> <p>My name is Stuart Wallawine. I live on Camano Island, near the site of the accident in which a Woodinville firefighter died.</p> <p>I would like to commend all the firefighters who responded to the accident on Wed, Jan. 25, which took the life of a young man.</p><p><a href="http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/First_responders_were_quick_professional_and_carin.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.scnews.com/news/2012-02-07/Letters_to_the_Editor/First_responders_were_quick_professional_and_carin.html#comments 2012-02-07 Letters to the Editor Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:11 +0000 43363 at