Letters to the Editor

LETTER: CEO supports Sequim bond, levy

As CEO of Olympic Medical Center (OMC), I support the upcoming education levy renewal and building bond for the Sequim School District. Our goal at… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2025

LETTER: Food is fundamental

In the coming days, weeks and months, the most vulnerable folks in our community will likely be impacted by promised federal cuts to food security… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2025

LETTER: Support education

I support of the bond and EP&O levy for the Sequim School District. I no longer have children of school age, but investing in education… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2025

LETTER: Support Sequim schools

Please support Sequim School District’s operating levy and construction bond on the Feb. 11 ballot. The levy is a critical part of the district’s budget.… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2025

LETTER: Tariffs are a mistake

The impact of tariffs on the Great Depression remains a cautionary tale about the dangers of economic protectionism during times of financial distress. Among the… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2025

LETTER: Biological differences

In the realm of biology vs. gender ideology, there is momentum toward sanity that we all must help potentiate. Recently a federal court in Kentucky… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2025

LETTER: End the war

I just drove by a group of misguided people waving Palestinian flags on the corner of Washington Street and Sequim Avenue. I’m not a Jew.… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2025

LETTER: No comparison

Jimmy Carter was a great man who championed human rights, spoke honestly to America, forged a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, backed fair elections… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2025

LETTER: Stabilize rent

Seniors in our community are struggling to keep up with excessive rent increases. That’s why I am glad to see that two of our 24th… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2025

LETTER: Support levy, bond

Where have all the doctors gone? This is a letter about the Feb. 11 Sequim School District education levy and construction bond votes. What does… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2025

LETTER: Free speech

The Daily Reader Poll is very telling about the population of this area. Meta is ending its “fact checking” and about 65 percent of respondents… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2025

LETTER: Popular vote compact

Now that Congress has certified President-elect Trump’s election as president, it’s time to correct an egregiously mistaken state policy. In 2009, our Legislature passed a… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2025

LETTER: Keep park open

I am writing to express my strong support for keeping Camas Prairie Park open. This facility has provided immense value to our community, serving as… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2025

LETTER: ‘Parknapping Doesn’t Pay’

When I read the recently released book, “Parknapping Doesn’t Pay,” by Darlene Schanfald, Ph.D., I didn’t expect to be as surprised as I was about… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2025

LETTER: Biden reunited America

I’ll not join the blame Joe Biden fest. Frankly, I’m amazed that we only got some inflation and not a full-blown recession. From Trump’s huge… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2025

LETTER: True revolution

In early childhood education, American children are taught that America was founded in part by fighting a Revolutionary War against the British. But from an… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2025

LETTER: Costs add up

Here we go again. I have a lot that my parents had a home and paid taxes on for 50 years, a home that I… Continue reading

LETTER: Hospital merger

A PDN headline on Christmas day stated, “Public concerned about hospital partnership.” And, well, they should be. Publicly supported hospitals partnering with private religious hospitals… Continue reading

  • Dec 28, 2024

LETTER: Survey wetlands

Two sections of our Olympic Adventure Trail are now closed to hikers. Both are found in the Salt Creek watershed. Both are on state Department… Continue reading

  • Dec 28, 2024