Letters to the Editor

LETTER: U.S. should hit China with trade tariffs

Because we have been trading with China for years the U.S. has successfuly built up their economy and helped their people gain a much better… Continue reading

  • Apr 1, 2018

LETTER: Proud to see students in gun violence protest

Kudos to Emily Menshew and the other students of Port Angeles High School. I have your photo proudly taped to the front of my fridge.… Continue reading

LETTER: Facts are facts about global warming

In the March 15 issue of the PDN, Cal Thomas states that Marc Morano’s new book, “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change” is just… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2018

LETTER: Public to support carbon fiber benches while ships haul away logs

I read “Building a better bench” (PDN, March 19) about the new benches which will cost thousands of dollars each being placed along the waterfront.… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2018

LETTER: Serious debate, not signs, required

How easy it must be to hold up signs that proclaim that it’s wrong to end unwanted pregnancies while ignoring all the many issues involved… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2018

LETTER: Students won’t tolerate further inaction on guns

The writer of a recent letter (“Students Shamelessly Used”) makes assertions I believe should be challenged. She misses the point of Emily Menshew’s sign. It’s… Continue reading

  • Mar 28, 2018

LETTER: Clallam should reconsider use of term ‘chain gang’

Thanks for the very informative article on the Clallam County Chain Gang (“Chain Gang volunteers clean up while getting outdoors,” PDN, March 18). I’ve often… Continue reading

LETTER: U.S. being drawn into new Middle East war

Unnecessary or illegal war is a betrayal of our military as was the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. American leadership, Israel and its U.S. lobby… Continue reading

  • Mar 27, 2018

LETTER: Ban semi-automatic, automatic weapons

My thanks to the brave students of Parkland, Fla., and students throughout the United States for formulating a pointed message for sensible gun regulation. I… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2018

LETTER: Students should continue to make their voices heard

I am writing regarding the letter “Students shamelessly used” (3/18, Peninsula Daily News). I don’t know how well the letter writer knows [Port Angeles High… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2018

LETTER: Ample justification for gun control within the law

Congratulations to the students in Washington and across the country for standing up for common sense gun control. I have been an avid hunter and… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2018

LETTER: Enact laws for gun ownership like we require for driving cars

In a March 21 letter to the Peninsula Daily News, a writer stated, “We don’t blame the automobile for car crashes and try to ban… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2018

LETTER: If Trump fails, ‘fascist’ progressives will run D.C.

Ignorance meets total gullibility. Fascism is a political system where there are no individual rights and the state has complete control of all areas of… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2018

LETTER: U.S. rate from gun deaths disproportionate

This is a response to the letter of March 9 stating many reasons why additional restrictions on gun won’t help (“More restrictions won’t resolve gun… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2018

LETTER: Columnist agitates against gun rights

Columnist Thomas Friedman calls for war, hiding behind “students” (“Get offline, into NRA’s face,” PDN, Feb. 26). Typical agitator coward. Students blame gun rights (as… Continue reading

  • Mar 23, 2018

LETTER: Republican, but not Fascist or Nazis

A writer on a March 11 letter, “Far right propaganda,” states “Fascism being the hallmark of conservatism.” Once again it demonstrates the liberal propensity to… Continue reading

  • Mar 23, 2018

LETTER: Students and teachers should walk out until gun violence resolved

Recent news is filled with ideas and controversy about legislation to reduce the loss of student life from mass shootings. Premeditated murder is an extreme… Continue reading

  • Mar 22, 2018

LETTER: Bag ban just start of cleaning up

My gratitude goes to those taking leadership regarding a ban on plastic bags. We should be able to make the relatively small adjustment of giving… Continue reading

LETTER: Public rushes to ‘do something’ about school violence

Every particularly repugnant crime, like the recent Florida school shooting, produces understandable calls to “do something.” Unfortunately, many of the proposed “somethings” make little sense.… Continue reading

  • Mar 21, 2018

LETTER: Encouraging new moniker for president

With all the news about Trump I read in the Peninsula Daily News, it is time to use Trump’s tactics back on him and start… Continue reading

  • Mar 20, 2018