Our hospital is in serious difficulty. News in the past several weeks includes Medicare deficiencies identified by auditors, financial losses, the sudden departure of the… Continue reading
I am writing to praise our Charter Review Commission. We are fortunate to live in a county that has had Home Rule since 1977. We… Continue reading
News of the Olympic Medical Center’s impeding insolvency and threat of losing Medicare and Medicaid compensation should frighten all of us, regardless of our political… Continue reading
I am writing to offer my wholehearted endorsement of Sarah Methner for re-election to the Port Angeles School Board, Position 1. I’ve had the privilege… Continue reading
I am writing to endorse the candidacy of Dr. Carleen Bensen for position 4 on the Olympic Medical Center Board of Commissioners. As a physician,… Continue reading
I am writing today in support of Ann Marie Henninger for re-election to the Olympic Medical Center board. I have known Henninger and her family… Continue reading
Science has finally concluded, as was commonly known, that whole milk and dairy products are very beneficial for good health. Those born in the early… Continue reading
The death of Charlie Kirk is more than disconcerting, it’s heartbreaking. I was stunned, saddened and deeply shaken. But what followed was even more disturbing:… Continue reading
Donald Trump campaigned things that he has failed to deliver and, in some cases, twisted to his own devices. The war in Ukraine is not… Continue reading
It would be hard to imagine George Orwell or Franz Kafka writing a more dystopian novel then the state of American politics under Donald J.… Continue reading
Robert Strong’s column, “George Washington’s worries are coming true” (PDN, Sept. 20-21) was a great summary of Washington’s Farewell Address. The author mentions Washington’s view… Continue reading
I vote Democrat in most elections. I support the ACLU and its commitment to the U.S. Bill of Rights. I believe immigrants contribute positively to… Continue reading
The federal government has shut down So what? My second career was federal. The government shut down several times during my time with them. The… Continue reading
There is a crime wave at the White House. Did you notice? If you are not scared, in fact horrified, you must not be paying… Continue reading
When working well, many systems in our society are taken for granted. Mail delivery, reliable streetlights and traffic alerts are systems we don’t often think… Continue reading
So let me get this straight, when Brian Kilmeade, a Fox & Friends host, says that “We should just kill ’em,” when talking about homeless… Continue reading
“Give a man rope enough and he will hang himself,” Thomas Fuller, The Holy War, 1639. Stupidity and ignorance have been featured in the past… Continue reading
I would like to send a shout-out to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office and 4PA, as well as anyone else who helped clean up the… Continue reading
After numerous claims from developers that they wanted to become an integral part of our community with careful and sensitive construction of 650 homes over… Continue reading
We watch a lot of documentaries about nature and animals on PBS and I’m constantly amazed at how ignorant I am about so many things.… Continue reading
