To the Editor:
I read the Salish Seas Newsletter and also the Current — excellent reporting. We also donate. Your note about the new ferries struck a sad chord — the San Juans will not get any of those new ferries. I have lived here over 45 years and have never seen the ferry situation so bad. If you go off island for medical — we go the day before our appointment and stay overnight. People are left stranded on the mainland because a ferry or ferries are cancelled — due to crewing but mostly now due to the breakdown of old ferries. We are the only ferry route that has no other way to get off the islands — except if you are rich. The governor and Legislature are not listening. Our tourism is suffering — lots of small businesses are going under. Any suggestions?
—Janet and Richard Wright, Friday Harbor; Aug. 7, 2026