Relative to the recent plane crash, t is great that the Coupeville Doctor is recovering. Hats off to NASWI SAR yet again - they are a huge benefit to citizens across the state - including Coupeville, Olympics, San Juan Islands.

Sadly, a small fringe part of this citizenry has promoted the closure of NASWI which would also include SAR. And their "joke" of an economic study failed to mention the 1001 benefits of the base including this capability. That is why the 99% have put them on "mute".