Editor,

We look forward to reading our local paper and happily subscribe to The Record. You all do a great job covering the pulse of South Whidbey. Often it is a rare source for good news in a media world that increasingly focuses on the worst.

While I appreciate your local crime coverage and especially the efforts to address it, it seems like nearly every arrest or crime case is getting front page coverage. I’m sure there are readers who enjoy the play-by-play of the latest DWI [driving while intoxicated] case or worse, but I would suggest there are more of us who subscribe because this paper represents a unique platform to read about the brighter side of our special community, and the stories of the people in it.

To be clear, I’m not suggesting you must drop negative coverage and only report “good news” but instead of a front page filled with bummer stories, perhaps you could do a weekly crime and court section or something for those readers who want to follow the ins and outs of each violation.

Just a suggestion.

Either way, thanks for the great work you all do and the important service you provide to South Whidbey.

JAKE STEWART

Clinton