Fear mongering from a non-ratepayer is a farce | Letters | Feb. 10

So just who makes up the “Bainbridge Resource Group” and what is its agenda?

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12:28 PM February 10, 2012 0

Transfer to KPUD would benefit those now at risk | Letters | Feb. 10

I’d like to add my 2 cents to the dialogue about Mr. Fortner’s water resources column (“Do our water resources have strategic value?” Feb. 3). Consider two essential facts:

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12:24 PM February 10, 2012 0

Convinced that 911 was an inside job | Letters |Feb. 3

I have been a member of the 911 truth movement since its inception. What astonishes me is the steadfast refusal that remains ubiquitous today when it comes to proper scientific discourse.

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4:20 PM February 2, 2012 2

Spearman family offers thanks to community

On behalf of our family, we would like to thank the members of the local community who came together in January to build a healing, inspiring memorial service in honor of Ted Spearman. Morrie Black-Eagle and the Suquamish Tribe gave generously of their time and shared the grand space of their Community House with us.

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4:11 PM February 2, 2012 0

Blinded by the lights | Letter | Feb. 3

My wife was coming home from an event on the island Tuesday night and was blinded by a small car that had replaced the stock headlights with some kind of laser light, on bright no less, blinding all who saw.

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4:07 PM February 2, 2012 0

Clearly, environment is suffering due to plastic | Letter | Feb. 3

The recent proposal by Council Member Kirstin Hytopoulos that Bainbridge Island consider the banning of plastic grocery bags has evoked discussion and protest, much of it centered on the convenience of these bags, not only for items purchased at the store but for numerous uses around the home.

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3:53 PM February 2, 2012 3

Banning bags a small step with a big message | Letter | Feb. 3

“Necessity is the mother of invention” was coined millennia ago, but I challenge proposed plastic bag ban naysayers to apply this wise adage to their home habits.

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3:49 PM February 2, 2012 3

Options program needs visionary leadership | Letters | Jan. 27

Here is a telling item on the agenda for next week’s school board meeting: an update on the Bainbridge Island School District’s options program, followed by the words “no action.”

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3:32 PM January 26, 2012 0

Help us turn an eyesore into a gateway park | Letters | Jan. 27

The Citizens Park Task Force is an informal group of community volunteers who have come together to convert the ugly vacant lot on the corner of State Route 305 and Winslow Way into an attractive and welcoming gateway to Bainbridge Island.

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3:31 PM January 26, 2012 5

Wildlife shelter column appreciated in Florida | Letters | Jan. 20

Thank you Bainbridge Island Review for this outstanding and positive story (“Ancient opossums deserve respect, not fear,” Jan. 6) about our treasured opossum friends and for the caring folks at West Sound Wildlife Shelter.

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2:40 PM January 19, 2012 3

Thanks to participants of music center concert | Letters | Jan. 20

Last Sunday at the Island Music Center a fabulous concert was held demonstrating some of the amazing talent from Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County and beyond.

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2:39 PM January 19, 2012 0