The Northern Light welcomes letters to the editor.
For verification purposes, please include your name, address and daytime telephone number. Letters are limited to 350 words and may be edited or rejected for reasons of legality, length and good taste. Thank you letters are limited to five individuals or groups.
A fresh viewpoint on matters of general interest to local readers will increase the likelihood of publication. Writers should avoid personal invective. Letters that discuss the operation of an individual business, in either a negative or positive light, will not be published. Unsigned letters will also not be accepted for publication.
Requests for withholding names will be considered on an individual basis. Only one letter per month from an individual correspondent will be published.
The Editor:
In response to Doug Ericksen’s invitation to small businessmen about improving opportunities, I wrote to his office:
Please inform Doug that one reason small businesses are …
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The Editor:
Well said, Dr. Kazymyra, well said. My sentiments exactly.
Theresa Pomeroy
Blaine
The Editor:
He’s a stand-up kind of guy. He’s been standing up for …
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The Editor:
Some people don’t want to vote for the Birch Bay Vogt Community Library because it will add to their property tax. But they’ve already been paying for library services with …
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The Editor:
The Birch Bay Library Capital Facilities Area (the method state law provides for funding a public library capital improvement project through property taxes) has been determined. We …
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The Editor:
The Friends of Birch Bay Library and the Whatcom County Library System are dedicated to bringing a library to Birch Bay.
A 2016 service area analysis and a 2017 online survey …
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The Editor:
You’ve all heard of Shark Nado; but what about Guinea Pig Nado? “The only way to stop it – is to adopt it!” There are over 20 adorable, friendly, needy guinea …
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The Editor:
I’m a Renton resident who has visited Point Roberts on many occasions in the distant past, with many fond memories of this unique enclave of Washington state.
Today I …
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The Editor:
My fiancé recently had a cardiac arrest for reasons unknown and we have to continue to do tests, and he is currently in the ICU, but with officers Jon Landis and Katelyn Weaver …
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The Editor:
Blaine Senior Center is now open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The following activities are available for members: The library, gym and pool hall. Also available are …
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The Editor:
I support Jennifer Plombon for Blaine City Council Ward 3 Position 6 seat.
As an early resident of Semiahmoo in the 1990s, I chose to relocate back to Semiahmoo upon retiring and …
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The Editor:
Does anyone else out there question the sale by the city and approval by council of the property at 665 Peace Portal? I realize that this cash-poor city paid out a lot of money to …
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The Editor:
The Blaine Senior Center Pancake Breakfast has been canceled for the Fourth of July.
Vicki McCullough
Blaine Senior Center executive secretary
Blaine
The …
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The Editor:
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) raises our rates every year. The company is asking for the Utilities and Transportation Commission’s (UTC) approval again. The problem is UTC turns a …
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The Editor:
This thought is for your Memorial Day publication of The Northern Light. It is the thought that counts.
Those who disrespect our flag have never been handed a folded one.
Earl …
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Student letters
The following letters were submitted by Blaine Middle School students in Megan Schutt’s eighth grade social studies class. The students were assigned to write about freedom …
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The Editor:
We have a small cottage in Point Roberts and it is with continued frustration and sadness that our two governments cannot come to a simple travel arrangement given the unique geography …
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The Editor:
Washington state needs universal medical care.
We must build a financial resource system to support care for all. Our insurance and tax structures are archaic and unfair. Right now …
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The Editor:
The Blaine High School Hall of Fame was formed four years ago under the auspices of the Blaine Booster Club, a 50.1 C3 support group of BHS athletics. Its purpose is to honor former …
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The Editor:
I would like to commend you (and your newspaper) for having the wisdom and courage for taking a position in your “Letters to the Editor” section of your paper to encourage …
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The Editor:
Hmmm … shocking. One word that sums up the one and only “Letter to the Editor” in last week’s edition written by someone at The Northern Light. It stated, …
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