Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Privacy health concerns in Clallam smart meters

Smart meters come in under the radar. In this day and age of technological surveillance and diminished civil and personal freedoms, we need to be… Continue reading

  • Jan 29, 2019

LETTER: Accolades for MLK Day assembly at Port Angeles High

What would Martin Luther King Jr. be working on if he were still alive today? I had the great privilege to attend the Port Angeles… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2019

LETTER: Blatant violation of federal workers’ rights

Talk to lawyers During President Donald Trump’s government shutdown, our U.S. Coast Guard personnel served without pay. Yet, like many other federal workers, many were… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2019

LETTER: Contact public officials for end to shutdown

Starts at home The government shutdown needed bipartisanship from the president, Republicans and Democrats. This shutdown helped no one. It achieved nothing. People lost confidence… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2019

LETTER: Shutdown is an assault on democracy by president

Assault on democracy Much coverage of the standoff between Trump and his GOP supporters on the one hand and the opposition missed the following key… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2019

LETTER: Time to celebrate with a slowdown

Time to slow down These days you occasionally hear on the news that the economy is not growing or, God forbid, slowing down. Come on.… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2019

LETTER: Time to grow up and start negotiating end to shutdown

Time to grow up I think that the members of Congress who refuse to sit down and discuss this problem that is keeping our government… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2019

LETTER: Trump a disgraceful no-show for veterans

No-show for vets On Dec. 20 a letter writer listed all the names that Donald Trump has been called but he left out one name… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2019

LETTER: Gun control advocates pursuing state agenda

The Alliance for Gun Responsibility appears to be gloating over the passing of I-1639 that was bankrolled by billionaires and plans to submit a new… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2019

LETTER: Need good, just laws — not southern border wall

I remember the Berlin airlift. I remember when the Berlin Wall went up. I remember soldiers walking along the wall on both sides. I remember… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2019

LETTER: Stand back, leave orcas and salmon alone

In response to “Scientists see another possible threat to orcas: pink salmon” (PDN, Jan. 20). My theory is that the orcas and salmon are nature’s… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2019

LETTER: Trump deserves credit for growing economy

I fully agree with the letter titled, “Better than this” (Peninsula Voices, Jan. 10) when the writer gives praise to President Donald Trump for his… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2019

LETTER: Bridge should replace Morse Creek curve

The Morse Creek curve on U.S. Highway 101 has long been a problem. There should have been a bridge built straight across from the last… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2019

LETTER: Transphobia just another facet of capitalist system

A letter titled “Icon speaks truth” (PDN, Jan. 16) is not the whole truth. He should know better than to describe transgender women as “males… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2019

LETTER: Logging exports send jobs, money to other countries

To our misfortune, timber interests dominate local governments. Our Clallam County Commission is dominated by current and former timber-company executives. The Port of Port Angeles… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2019

LETTER: Congress has the power to end a shutdown

Congress accountable As we continue to vilify the president and the Democratic Party for the government shutdown, while thousands of our neighbors and fellow citizens… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2019

LETTER: President to blame for end of civilization

Describing Trump Let’s play the “Accurately Describe Trump” game. Petty, vindictive, immature, self-centered, abusive, unqualified, egotistical, manipulative, conniving, immoral, radical, lying, back-stabbing, double-dealing, flip-flopping, pompous,… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2019

LETTER: Sick of hearing about southern border wall

Sick of the wall I am sick to death of hearing about “Trump’s Wall” in the media. There is simply not enough concrete on this… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2019

LETTER: Open arms to those to come to our country legally

When you drive the roads and alleys of Port Angeles, you’ll see a high majority of homes have a fenced yard, both front and back.… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2019

LETTER: Felt belittled by apartment reference

I am writing in response to the Jan. 6 article’s portrayal of the residents of the Sunbelt Apartments (“Police probe woman’s death in Sequim apartment,”… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2019