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“How would you feel if a legal, recreational marijuana grow operation started in your neighborhood?”
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“I wouldn’t like it because even though it may be legal … it might attract the wrong kind of people.”
“I don’t have anything against it. I just have a hard time with it being here in the city and so very accessible.”
Mike Clewell Coupeville
Alisa Jacobs Oak Harbor
“I don’t have a problem with it at all, as long as it’s not close to schools or anything like that.”
“As long as they have the right security, because there’s going to be problems.” Rex Dupuis Oak Harbor
Mark Harrell Oak Harbor
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Ire toward sub is misdirected Editor, You can’t help but admire the folks who are criticizing the potential Kraken sculpture as detrimental to this Navy town. It makes me happy I chose to live in such a patriotic area. However, their patriotism may be slightly misplaced and there may be a solution that all parties can get behind. The submarine in itself does not represent the U.S. Navy. If any of you have noticed, there are zero U.S. Navy submarines based at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. In fact, what is based at NAS Whidbey is the P-3 Orion and future home of the P-8 Poseidon. For those of you that
don’t know, one of the primary missions of these aircraft is anti-submarine warfare. Ironic, isn’t it? Now, as for the Kraken, myself being ex-Army, we used to call our brothers and sisters in the Navy “squids.” It was not a derogatory name, but actually a term of endearment. We always appreciated what the Navy men and women could do. One just needs to remember that it was Seal Team 6 that vanquished our most hated enemy. And, to my chagrin, might I remind everyone
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MORE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR jobs, but every other choice would be a better alternative. We are living in a time of choices. Admiral Greenert and the Navy brass need to take a look at today’s economic constraints. And we the people need to stand up for our civilian economy and a better way to make jobs rather than pour more money into a military-industrial complex that benefits the few.
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that Navy has beaten Army 12 years in a row in the annual Army/Navy football classic. A solution for us all — the North Korean Navy is believed to have about 80 submarines. They have on numerous occasions threatened to obliterate the West Coast. I’d be more than happy to see the giant squid (Kraken) painted in Navy blue, and that submarine in its clutches clearly identified as a North Korean submarine or Russian. Just so that it is not identified as one of ours. Thomas Kosloske Oak Harbor
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St. Patrick’s Day parade a success Editor, There was a bit of Irish luck for St. Patrick’s Day when the sun came out to shine down on all the wonderful parade-goers and participants this year. Everyone was enthusiastic for the parade and came to Hal Ramaley Park for the official ceremonies. Many of our local dignitaries from the city and Whidbey Island Naval Air
Station came down to kiss the temporary Blarney Stone. Congratulations to all the parade entrants, it was the longest Irish parade ever. A special award was given to The Noble Horse, voted Best Irish Window on Pioneer Way. A big thank you to several Oak Harbor merchants who have donated for the St. Pat’s Parade for many years. Also, a big thank you to Ron Newberry for the nice feature on Helen ChatfieldWeeks, this year’s grand marshal. Barb Jacobs The Irish Wildlife Society
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