Bob Sawatzki: Utah, take our Growlers, please

The state of Washington is suing the U.S. Navy in an effort to prevent the escalation of touch-and-go practice landings by EA-18G Growler jets on Whidbey Island.The Navy wants to quadruple its current practice, from 6,000 to 24,100 annual takeoffs and landings.The 677-acre practice field in question is adjacent to 17,000-acre Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, established in 1978. Ironically, it was President Jimmy Carter, a Navy veteran, who signed the bill establishing the Reser