Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Handicap accessibility

As a mobility-impaired person, I get to see a lot that able-bodied people do not. Handicap accessibility is a gamble when going out in public.… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2025

 

LETTER: Public service

I have had the privilege of serving on the Clallam County Charter Review Commission this past year. Please note that I am speaking only for… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2025

 

LETTER: State of the country

I am sorting through some of the news noise lately, so let me get this right. The billionaires who own us own everything, and they… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2025

 

LETTER: Change bridge law

We have a critical Hood Canal Bridge problem. We make doctors’ appointments, airport travel, daily commutes and other appointments weeks, sometimes months, in advance, only… Continue reading

  • Nov 29, 2025

LETTER: OMC transparency

Despite publicly committing to transparency and accountability, the Olympic Medical Center’s board of commissioners has once again deployed devious tactics and undermined public trust in… Continue reading

  • Nov 29, 2025

LETTER: RV ordinance

Our county commission will make our housing crisis even worse if it passes a new RV use ordinance. Since early 2020, it has recognized that… Continue reading

  • Nov 29, 2025

LETTER: WAVE drive

The shelves of the Jefferson County Food Bank are currently being filled by The Jefferson County faith communities. In 1985, The Jefferson County Ministerial Association… Continue reading

LETTER: No decency

Trump won on an “America First” platform. Since he came into office, it has been “American Last.” He has erratically installed tariffs that raise prices,… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2025

LETTER: No socialism

Our national debt is $38 trillion. So what? We’ll just vote for socialists and tax the billionaires, and everything will be OK. First of all,… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2025

LETTER: Remembrance Day

This Saturday, the fourth Saturday of the month, is Holodomor Remembrance Day. The Holodomor, or The Great Starvation, took place in 1932 through 1934. The… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2025

LETTER: Accurate cartoon

Regarding the latest debacle in D.C., Donald Trump’s obliteration of the East Wing of the White House, to be replaced by something more fitting in… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2025

LETTER: Cash for counties

State Sen. Mike Chapman has explained on numerous occasions that the Cash for Counties proviso advanced by the Legislature was a bipartisan effort. The terms… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2025

LETTER: Charter review

The work of the Clallam County Charter Review Commission has been and continues to be diligent and productive. I commend the members, especially for working… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2025

LETTER: Food insecurity

This is written as a response to a PDN rant (Nov. 1) that said, “Why doesn’t everyone just SNAP out of it. The program was… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2025

LETTER: Thieves strike

It’s my fault. After two years of locking my cars up at night, I slipped up Wednesday night. Two years ago, I complained to the… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2025

LETTER: Transaction fees

Criminal behavior is a big topic and justification for any number of questionable actions these days. When I pay a fee to have a credit… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2025

LETTER: Defining ‘great’

President Donald Trump has pledged to make America great, but he has never, to my knowledge, defined greatness. Here are some dos and don’ts for… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2025

LETTER: Thoughtful trade policy

For decades, the strength of American manufacturing has been built on open access to global markets and the steady reduction of trade barriers. U.S. industries… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2025

LETTER: Elect Stephanz

This hospital commissioner election is about making difficult choices about leadership and trust in the commissioners we hire to assure Olympic Medical Center (OMC) continues… Continue reading

  • Nov 1, 2025

LETTER: Policies mirror Holocaust

In July, I spent two weeks in Europe, starting in Prague and ending in Budapest. I learned a lot about how each of those countries… Continue reading

  • Nov 1, 2025