Letters to the Editor

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

LETTER: Tumultuous years ahead

An issue with the current election that has left me disappointed, upset and puzzled are the results for president. Can anyone explain to me how… Continue reading

LETTER: OMC’s options

The Olympic Medical Center (OMC) board shared that it was, for financial reasons, investigating partnership options with other medical entities (PDN, Dec. 6). The list… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2024

LETTER: Parking problems

Who knew parking in Port Angeles was such a breeze? Forget those pesky red curbs, they’re just suggestions, apparently. My neighbor’s guests have mastered the… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2024

LETTER: Social spending

Some of President Trump’s wealthy Republicans seem to threaten all-out war against middle- and lower-income Americans. Billionaire geniuses, e.g., Musk and Ramaswamy, float vague profundities… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2024

LETTER: Positive experience

You awaken at 5 a.m. and realize something is terribly wrong. You shake your husband, get in the car and race to the hospital, thinking,… Continue reading

LETTER: Social Security cuts

In cutting or eliminating Social Security, what people do not realize is that with less income comes less buying power. That means buying local and… Continue reading

  • Dec 7, 2024

LETTER: Water study

All the glaciers that once fed the Elwha River have melted, so now our sole water source is mountain snowpack for Port Angeles’ water supply.… Continue reading

  • Dec 7, 2024

LETTER: Bumpy ride

As usual, this Republican saw no one he voted for elected at any level in the state. Am I upset? Oh, heck no. I knew… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2024

LETTER: We are Americans

I was very disappointed to read about the Democratic governors uniting to oppose the Trump administration (PDN, Nov. 14.) Are these the same ones who… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2024

LETTER: Deportation costs

both economically and socially — are staggering. First, the economic impact is… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2024