Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Vote to support Sequim Library

I love the Sequim library. As I walk into the building and pass another person, I say: “This is my favorite place in Sequim and… Continue reading

LETTER: Loyalties should be informed by truth

Donald Trump famously said that he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and not lose any voters. Little did we… Continue reading

  • Sep 14, 2018

LETTER: Too many wronged by illegal fishing

Regarding the person accused at Sekiu (Aug. 31, PDN, “Man accused of fishing illegally near Sekiu”), it’s easy to overlook how many of us are… Continue reading

LETTER: ‘No brainer’ to end gillnetting on Washington rivers

With all this talk of overfishing salmon and starving orcas, why is the practice of gillnetting still allowed on our rivers? Of 100 salmon traversing… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2018

LETTER: Bets most public officials would oppose open meetings safeguards

Thank you, Paul Gottlieb, for looking into whether Clallam County complied with the Washington Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) in narrowing the field of applicants… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2018

LETTER: I-1639 and its advocates a menace to liberty

Gun control advocates are a menace to constitutional liberty. They do not concern themselves in the least with what is constitutional or not. They care… Continue reading

  • Sep 12, 2018

LETTER: Support Cooke for Jefferson County commission

I am writing in support of Jon Cooke, candidate for the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners. I have worked with Jon Cooke and know… Continue reading

  • Sep 12, 2018

LETTER: Re-elect Stanko for Jefferson County sheriff

When Dave Stanko became sheriff of Jefferson County, he set to work making key changes to the department. When he first assumed office, he worked… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2018

LETTER: I-1639 shows Secretary of State can pick and choose

When I read the article in Sundays (the 26th) paper about the State Supreme Court overturning a lower court ruling on initiative I-1639 and their… Continue reading

  • Sep 9, 2018

LETTER: Shame on Republicans in Kavanaugh hearings

OK, I just watched the opening of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh. So now, every Republican should hang their heads in… Continue reading

  • Sep 9, 2018

LETTER: Siding with ‘thinkers’ and ‘believers’

Thinkers and Believers. As the Trump regime spirals out of existence, let’s examine… Continue reading

  • Sep 9, 2018

LETTER: Thank president for the help he’s given

With the Labor Day holiday this week, we should thank President Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress for all the things they are doing… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2018

LETTER: Won’t vote for divisive politics

I’m so frustrated with the political landscape right now. There is so much rancor emanating from the president and many of his party. Why? I… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2018

LETTER: Kilmer, Cantwell, Murray voted for ‘war budget’

Jefferson County Democrats recently held their annual Fish Feast fundraising event eager to prove, as recent elections have demonstrated, that the party is “back on… Continue reading

  • Sep 5, 2018

LETTER: Urges voters to examine Winborn’s record in Clallam

The Department of Community Development, its practices, goals and the implementation of such goals is indeed not an easy “row to hoe.” This is a… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2018

LETTER: Push for bridging Lower Snake River dams

Save orcas, salmon I was one of more than 150 citizens in Anacortes on last Tuesday for the fourth meeting of the Orca Task Force.… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2018

LETTER: Legislators should support SNAP program

We have many poor unable to feed their families one meal a day. Their children will be in charge when we are old and need… Continue reading

  • Sep 3, 2018

LETTER: Readers who don’t like Doonesbury should not read it

Regarding recent letters wanting the Peninsula Daily News to drop Doonesbury: If you don’t like it, don’t read it. Don’t try to take it away… Continue reading

  • Sep 3, 2018

LETTER: Trump won because alternative was Clinton

I would like to respond to the Aug. 19 letter “Still wondering” how Donald Trump became president. He stated several reasons why he should not… Continue reading

  • Sep 3, 2018

LETTER: All impacted by the success or failure of port

All impacted by port I am writing in response to a PDN article, “PT port delivers tenant rebuke,” on Aug. 13. Looking at the Marine… Continue reading

  • Sep 2, 2018