Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Don’t blame scientists for decline of fisheries resource

Peninsula Daily News columnist Pat Neal’s May 3 commentary [“Green Crab Newest Tormentor”] regarding eliminating the invasive green crab was about as near the truth… Continue reading

LETTER: Who is Trump fooling with questionable, morally dubious tactics?

Trump has indeed drained the political swamp but turned it into a quagmire full of nepotism and antagonistic insiders. His son-in-law, Jared Kushner, with no… Continue reading

LETTER: Break the logjam in Congress? Remind lawmakers that they serve the voters

Do you want to know how to break the logjam in the United States Congress? It’s quite simple: Remind your elected legislators in the Senate… Continue reading

LETTER: Medicare certainly needs work, but single payer’s not the way to go

In part, this letter is in reply to an April 20 column in the Peninsula Daily News by Thursday columnist Catherine Rampell: “The Appeal Of… Continue reading

LETTER: National Nurses Day recognizes profession’s anchors in love, faith, courage

National Nurses Day was observed May 6. We nurses are very fortunate that we have chosen a profession that will fulfill and enrich our lives.… Continue reading

LETTER: To those criticizing climate march supporters, instead join quest for better tomorrow

I am writing this as a response to the May 3 letter to Peninsula Voices in the Peninsula Daily News [“Climate march”] that asked if… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump at his core is a lying liar who lies

For a really laughable moment, consider Ivanka Trump on stage with Angela Merkel and other European dignitaries having to defend her father’s support of women… Continue reading

LETTER: Please support our valued paraeducators, miracles in the classroom

When visiting the library at Jefferson Elementary School, one might notice a large number of baskets in the back of the room. Each basket is… Continue reading

LETTER: Proposed student-based health center would be excellent addition to school district

I attended the April 28 Port Angeles School Board meeting and was very encouraged by a presentation given by Angie Gooding, Marlene Bradow and Dr.… Continue reading

LETTER: Make America great again? Not with Trump in office

The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties estimates that President Donald Trump’s proposal for a 20 percent tariff on imported Canadian lumber will… Continue reading

LETTER: PDN’s coverage severely lacking on breadth of Celebration of Science event

On Earth Day, April 22, I took part in a wonderful Celebration of Science on the Port Angeles waterfront. An all-volunteer, free event, it featured… Continue reading

LETTER: Two simple questions for participants of the Port Angeles climate march

Question No. 1: Of the over 400 marchers in the People’s Climate on March April 29 in Port Angeles, how many drove a fossil fuel… Continue reading

LETTER: It’s time to get up to speed on science

Over the past two weekends our community has had the opportunity to receive the teachings of science and to express our concerns about growing carbon… Continue reading

LETTER: Uninsured drivers make the rest of us pay

I wonder if you think as highly of uninsured drivers as I do. On April 21, I was hit by another car in the Safeway… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump should release his tax returns to divulge any conflicts of interest

So, Donald Trump has not yet released his tax returns. He says the reason is that he is still under audit, which does not make… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump’s lack of sound foreign policy increasingly worrisome

As a member of the Jefferson County Citizens for Sound Foreign Policy, I am gravely concerned with the current administration’s lack of a strategic plan… Continue reading

LETTER: Litterbugs festoon Lincoln Park with ‘gifts,’ leavings

The first thing I saw recently when I arrived at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles to walk my dogs was a mess of fast-food litter… Continue reading

LETTER: The choice is in supporting vs. not supporting violence of abortion

St. Teresa of Calcutta [Kolkata] said, “It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.”… Continue reading

LETTER: All of a sudden, we need extra sales tax to fund road repairs?

Wow, Port Angeles’ city streets need repair, said the Port Angeles City Council at its April 4 meeting, and by ordaining formation of a Transportation… Continue reading

LETTER: Not reporting the news at all just as egregious as misreporting it

“When it comes to the obligations of the Fourth Estate, just as egregious as misreporting the news is not reporting the news at all.” So… Continue reading