Concern from the top Anyone who has been victimized, whether violently or bloodlessly, knows the profound damage done to personal and private security. I appreciate… Continue reading
Apples and oranges As I sat through the opening statements of the shooting range ordinance public hearing, it occurred to me that someone from Kitsap… Continue reading
Out of the rut I was so glad to read the article on the RV ordinance debate (“Port Angeles planners reject proposal to allow RVs… Continue reading
don’t call people names, don’t make fun… Continue reading
Unfair slam A recent letter to the editor, “Consider record,” delivered a back-handed compliment to county commissioner Bill Peach and a full body slam to… Continue reading
Look at Wilke If you haven’t already voted, take a look at Jodi Wilke. She is a strong opponent to the many ways our legislators… Continue reading
Yes on I-1631 It’s time to do something about climate change. It’s time to vote yes for I-1631. This sensible measure places a fee on… Continue reading
Winborn for DCD A rather large ad by Julie Gardiner seems to infer that voluntary compliance is a procedure put in place as the means… Continue reading
As a Port Angeles homeowner and participant in the Port Angeles Business Association-sponsored carbon fee debate, I must respond to your Oct. 17 front page… Continue reading
Initiative 1631 would give us the first carbon “tax” in the nation, even though it nowhere contains the words “carbon tax.” It is a truly… Continue reading
Corporate power and money in politics are at the root of the biggest challenges we face: unaffordable health care, mounting student debt, skyrocketing wealth inequality,… Continue reading
I read the letters in reference to solar energy (Oct. 29, “Waddell could promote solar on Olympic Peninsula”) in Monday’s edition. A few facts about… Continue reading
The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote, “Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government’s… Continue reading
Among the glossy 6-inch-by-11-inch campaign mailers I received was one from the Committee to Elect Suzanne Hayden to District Court 1 Judge. As a retired… Continue reading
I am writing in answer to a letter from Sept. 23, “Hayden well suited for Clallam judgeship.” The writer has obviously never been in a… Continue reading
Commonsense reforms, now for 18-21 year olds? A phrase brandished by politicians. What do they really mean? The voting age in Washington is 18 years… Continue reading
Many Clallam voters have local levies on their ballots for Fire District 3 and the Sequim library. These are very good causes, but voters need… Continue reading
They say good things come in threes, and that is certainly true for the law in Clallam County. We have three outstanding justice system candidates… Continue reading
I was appalled by the decision Oct. 22 by our Clallam County commissioners to override the decision of our elected Director of Community Development on… Continue reading
While I am friends with John Black’s able opponent, Superior Court Judge Eric Rohrer, and also believe he would ably and honorably continue in his… Continue reading
