Letters to the Editor

LETTER: I unreservedly support Cheri Van Hoover for hospital district commissioner

After being unsuccessful in my bid for the district hospital commission in Jefferson County, I have decided to endorse Cheri Van Hoover for the position… Continue reading

LETTER: We’re canceling our subscription over Michelle Malkin

We subscribe to the Peninsula Daily News, but after this subscription expires, we will no longer take the Friday paper. Week after week, you print… Continue reading

LETTER: Recent letter writer forgot a few facts about the president

A recent letter writer complained about “propaganda and fake news” and that the Democrats’ agenda “is to indoctrinate the public and bring down a duly… Continue reading

LETTER: Direct your resources to where they can help through Reaching Out

Thank you for printing the letter “Donation concerns” last Sunday [Aug. 27], and to the writer who was concerned about the safety of street corner… Continue reading

LETTER: Shame on the immature men who are seeking Clallam pet licensing information

There are two immature, mean-spirited men who want to waste taxpayers’ money (desperately needed for worthy causes) and public officials’ time by outing citizens who… Continue reading

LETTER: Cooke Aquaculture’s flimsy excuse for net pen failure shows lack of competence, integrity

We should not forget that after their fish net pen failed in the San Juans, the owner [Cooke Aquaculture] tried to blame the eclipse (“Atlantic… Continue reading

LETTER: H.L. Mencken predicts America gets what it asked for

The inimitable H.L. Mencken had this to say in a Baltimore Evening Sun editorial published July 26, 1920: “As Democracy is perfected, the office of… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Townsend’s beauty, spirit welcomed me with open arms on a recent visit

It seems like only yesterday I was walking up and down Water Street in lovely Port Townsend smelling the sweet and spicy aromas of local… Continue reading

LETTER: School funding should be tied to wealth, not homeownership

What about a coalition of non-tax-based sources of funding for schools that would include, among others, local, state and national nonprofit organizations; national and international… Continue reading

  • Sep 3, 2017

LETTER: We’d do well to remember that walls are ugly, dangerous things

Does anyone remember the Berlin Wall? Does anyone remember how outraged our government was or how the American people denounced those who built it? Does… Continue reading

LETTER: More respect for our First Amendment rights is needed

I was peacefully eating my lunch at a local restaurant when some fellow walking behind my chair said, “I’m a sheepdog and I don’t mind… Continue reading

LETTER: Remembering our history doesn’t mean glorifying traitors

One of the most controversial issues today is whether or not memorials, including statues, to Confederate leaders and soldiers should be removed from public property… Continue reading

LETTER: Clallam PUD rubber-stamps support for resolution that would have negative salmon impact

On Aug. 7, by a 2-0 vote, Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners voted to endorse House Resolution 3144, an anti-environment, anti-salmon piece of legislation… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump should reconsider supporting ‘losers’ of the Civil War

Why does Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed winner-in-chief, support honoring the losers of the Civil War? Rather than react to the events in Charlottesville, Va., within… Continue reading

LETTER: Jet-noise complainer shouldn’t have chosen home close to sound

It is rare that I have difficulty accepting someone else’s opinion, but after reading a recent letter [“Jet noise,” Aug. 17], I feel compelled to… Continue reading

LETTER: We need a professional for Jefferson hospital board, which is why I support Van Hoover

I am pleased to have a qualified, experienced candidate to support for the Jefferson hospital board in the Nov. 7 election. Cheri Van Hoover has… Continue reading

LETTER: Mainstream media, Dems have indoctrinated recent letter writers

Recent letters to the editor about President Donald Trump follow the exact propaganda and fake news that the mainstream media spews every day about the… Continue reading

LETTER: Advertising has us addicted and ‘programmed’

I’m old enough to remember the birth of cable television service. We were promised commercial-free viewing if we were willing to pay a monthly fee.… Continue reading

LETTER: As a citizen desiring to help, here are my concerns about donations

I am writing in response to the article titled “Housing Crunch in PA,” published in the Peninsula Daily News on Aug. 24, front-page coverage. I… Continue reading