Editor,

Here I go again. I am 96 years old and I’m not a mental giant like some of the leaders of the anti-Outlying Field group think they are.

I am old fashioned enough to know there’s an easy way to solve most problems. If my family were home when the planes started going over my house, I would say, “Here come our noisy friends.”

You know, the nice young men who are doing their job by flying these planes are probably wearing hearing protection. Why don’t we be smart like them and put something in our ears like cotton so the noise isn’t as loud? We could do this the next time they come. This way, we’re helping them do the job they are training for (our protection). Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

Too bad this protection doesn’t block out the noise of the people who are doing more harm than good by the Citizens of Ebey’s reserve.

Jean Sherman

Coupeville