Letters to the Editor

LETTER: The costs of the land-use proposal involving Dabob Bay far outweigh the benefits

On Sept. 29, the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposed adding 3,640 acres to the Dabob Bay Natural Area, encompassing a swath across the… Continue reading

LETTER: Remember to take care in order to give care

As a member of the Washington State Council on Aging, I am writing this letter because November is National Family Caregivers Month. The theme for… Continue reading

LETTER: Re-elect Barney Burke to the Jefferson Public Utility District

The PUD commissioner has the temperament and strategic thinking to continue making the utility a job well done.

LETTER: Support Ron Richards, a people person, for Clallam commissioner

So many positive things have been written in these pages about the qualities of candidate Ron Richards for Clallam County commissioner: his considerable intelligence and… Continue reading

LETTER: Dave Neupert deserves to be elected Clallam Superior Court judge

As a longtime resident of Clallam County and my beloved community of Joyce, I will be voting for Dave Neupert as our next Superior Court… Continue reading

LETTER: Dave Neupert best candidate for Superior Court judge in Clallam

He has a rich understanding of the community and the many types of people who might go through the judicial system.

LETTER: As Sequim gets ready to repave street anew, memories beckon

The city of Sequim hopes to rebuild Fir Street between Fifth and Sequim avenues. I was a little kid born in 1930 and lived on… Continue reading

LETTER: Port of Port Angeles commissioners hypocritical to favor a property tax increase

So, Port of Port Angeles Commissioners Colleen McAleer and Steve Burke want to raise our property tax rate [“Port Of Port Angeles Considers Tax Increase,”… Continue reading

LETTER: ‘Genius’ not a word I would use to describe Trump not paying taxes

Think about this for a moment. You are a married couple with a taxable income of $18,550, and your income taxes will be $1,855, according… Continue reading

LETTER: Clallam County needs Randy Johnson for his business experience

For the past several years, our country and cities have been struggling to maintain public services with declining revenues. Our public school buildings and infrastructure… Continue reading

LETTER: Dave Neupert has passion, experience, education to be elected Clallam Superior Court judge

I have known Dave Neupert for over 15 years and have found him to be a thoughtful and trustworthy individual and attorney. He is running… Continue reading

LETTER: Here are what conservatives don’t stand for

A number of recent letters to the editor have sought to paint a picture of who and what Republicans and conservatives are and what they… Continue reading

LETTER: Ron Richards will represent all the people, not just timber interests

In 2013, under Clallam County commissioner candidate Randy Johnson’s leadership, Green Crow Corp. negotiated the large Foothills land exchange with the state Department of Natural… Continue reading

LETTER: Tribe’s endorsement of Dave Neupert for Superior Court judge wasn’t one-sided

I was surprised by the Nov. 3 letter in Peninsula Voices, “Coughenour No. 1,” that accused the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe of making a one-sided endorsement… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump self-proves he’s unfit to command our nation

Reputation, goes a favorite quote, is what others say about a person, but character is what a person does when no one is watching. Americans… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump takes us backward to worse times for the U.S.

The hypocrisy of the Republican Party in nominating Donald Trump, coupled with disturbing displays of nationalism and a seeming desire to return to life in… Continue reading

LETTER: U.S. government wasn’t founded on Christianity

The government of the United States “is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion,” President John Adams declared in the Treaty of Tripoli… Continue reading

LETTER: View the election as a means to come together, not engender division

If we see the election in terms of winners and losers, we miss the point of how a representative democracy is designed to work. Elected… Continue reading

LETTER: Clallam Superior Court hopeful Dave Neupert claims a veterans court is needed. Why?

If you know the facts about veterans therapeutic courts, you wonder why Clallam County District Court Judge Rick Porter is passionately advocating his friend Dave… Continue reading

LETTER: Dave Neupert has greatest skills to be Clallam Superior Court judge

I am proudly putting my support and vote behind Dave Neupert for Superior Court judge, Position 2, in Clallam County. Dave is not your run-of-the-mill… Continue reading