Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Strait Shot to Seattle a super deal for everyone

A friend and I left Port Angeles at 7:25 in the morning for Seattle on the new Clallam Transit run, Strait Shot, arriving at 10:15… Continue reading

LETTER: Why is there still a stop indicator at the Nippon mill on the way to Ediz Hook?

The other day, I drove out to Ediz Hook. I haven’t had any reason to go to that side of Port Angeles since March 31,… Continue reading

LETTER: Closure and bypass and Highway 20 were poorly coordinated

Why didn’t the state Department of Transportation coordinate its work with the full closure on state Highway 20 that had been set for June 19… Continue reading

LETTER: Glad I didn’t call to complain about my garage door mysteriously opening

Just home from California, we began having a problem with our garage doors. The first time the golf cart garage was open in the morning,… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Angeles School Board members’ Nazi reference was offensive, irrational

Referring to board members who support the health center as supporting the “modern Holocaust” of abortion and comparing them to Nazis and American slave owners… Continue reading

LETTER: Despite not being able to attend Wings of Freedom Tour, it should be a thrill

It’s so neat to see these World War II-era aircraft back in Port Angeles for the Wings of Freedom Tour on June 21-23, but for… Continue reading

LETTER: Political correctness has gotten way out of hand

It had never occurred to me to think Asian if I see the word “slant” until I read the June 20 article in the Peninsula… Continue reading

LETTER: Thank you to the hospital for its care of my son

My son, Rocky, has always had such a strong aversion to going to the hospital in the past. He was admitted to Olympic Medical Center… Continue reading

LETTER: AmeriCorps program provides essential services for local marine science center

Having served as a volunteer at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, I was profoundly saddened to learn that the AmeriCorps program is on our… Continue reading

LETTER: Pat Neal not afraid to tell it like it is, mainly about fish and wildlife management

Peninsula Daily News Wednesday columnist Pat Neal is one of a kind. He tells it like it is and is mostly right about the way… Continue reading

LETTER: Any bureaucrats appointed by President Obama still serving in government should be fired forthwith

I have the opportunity of rebutting two letters simultaneously. What a day. In the first letter “Less than fool” [PDN, June 11] I note that… Continue reading

LETTER: The eventual cost from increased global warming will exact an even greater and more deadly toll

Since President Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement, we have seen a remarkable expression of conviction and commitment… Continue reading

LETTER: How could I have helped man who jumped off Port Angeles bridge?

I crossed the Tumwater Truck Route bridge on Eighth Street in Port Angeles at 2:15 p.m. June 8 and noticed a man smoking and walking… Continue reading

LETTER: Let’s show those political con artists how smart we can be

Trump’s playbook. It appears to be similar to Putin’s: destroy the media and control the message. Does there have to be a picture in order… Continue reading

LETTER: Why does ‘liberal’ media attack successful black men?

entertainer Bill Cosby, golfer Tiger Woods, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to name a… Continue reading

LETTER: Why is our legislative spending priority funding trails instead of education?

Here we are again in overtime for our state Legislature, at an additional cost to taxpayers of hundreds of thousands of dollars. That doesn’t take… Continue reading

LETTER: Hoh River Trust deserves praise, not criticism, for what it’s accomplished

While PDN columnist Pat Neal may feel burned by the Hoh River Trust [“Dreamer, Scammer: That’s Me,” PDN Commentary page, June 7], as an avid… Continue reading

LETTER: Trans Mountain pipeline expansion evidence of fossil fuel industry’s desperation

President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that the U.S. will relinquish leadership in reducing carbon [by withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord] was unconscionable and shortsighted.… Continue reading

LETTER: Port of Port Angeles should quit dreaming, improve airport for existing users

It’s time for the Port of Port Angeles to quit dreaming about pie-in-the-sky air service and get down to improving the airport for the existing… Continue reading

LETTER: Take a stand against abortion, pursue adoption instead

The writer of the June 6 letter to the editor “Abortion critic” echoes the sentiments found in the pro-choice segment of our country. They are… Continue reading