Letters to the Editor

LETTER:Water conservation

I read with interest the article about Sequim landowners opposing the piping of irrigation ditches as part of a water conservation effort for the Dungeness… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2024

LETTER: Port Townsend council wrong

Shame, shame, shame on the Port Townsend City Council. Calling for a cease-fire in Gaza shows you are only interested in supporting one group of… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2024

LETTER:Patriot or Nationalist

This election year our democratic ideals are being tested. To decide which candidates to choose, consider if they’re patriotic or nationalistic using the concepts of… Continue reading

  • Feb 1, 2024

LETTER:Urges voting

Life and elections often do not offer us exactly the choices we prefer. If your favorite is not on the ballot, rather than taking your… Continue reading

  • Feb 1, 2024

LETTER:Morse Creek curve

The Morse Creek curve improvements are a fiasco. Beyond the fact it cost a fortune. First of all, safety was only minimally improved. Not enough… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2024

LETTER:Tree planting

Recently Nathan West, the Port Angeles city manager, advanced an idea about initiating programs that would improve the entrance to the city. For some time… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2024

LETTER:Victory, not cease fire

I’ve read with disgust the story in the PDN about the Port Townsend City Council, among others, calling for a Gaza cease fire. How wonderful.… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2024

LETTER:Supports levies

I support the Crescent School educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy and capital projects levy. My children are Crescent graduates and are now successful in… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2024

LETTER:Invest in youth

First, I would like to thank the community of Joyce for supporting our schools in the past. The Crescent School District has provided excellent educational,… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2024

LETTER:Working lands

It was disappointing to read that the Power Plant timber sale has been canceled and that a portion of the sale area was nominated for… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2024

LETTER: Crescent levies

Crescent School District residents have or will soon have an important ballot arrive. Use your yes vote to show your support for the incredible teachers… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2024

LETTER:Positive force

As John Kerry arrives in Davos, the exclusive gathering of climate activists, he does so aboard his private jet, consuming more fuel in one trip… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2024

LETTER:Not democratic

As I write this, the daily PDN’s Reader Poll shows nearly 60 percent of respondents believe that Donald Trump should not be on the Republican… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2024

LETTER:Carroll missed

Goodbye Pete. When I saw the press conference where Pete Carroll said he was leaving his post as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, it… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2024

LETTER:Critical Thinking

I share in the frustration of many citizens today. There’s too much information and too many opinions to be able to sort truth from fiction.… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2024

LETTER:US-Israel relationship

Our mainstream media has been downplaying U.S. responsibility for Gaza war crimes against civilians, journalists and U.N. workers. As part of our nation’s unholy alliance… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2024

LETTER: Park models

I have been waiting 20-plus years for Port Angeles to lighten up and allow park models in city properties as main homes, not just as… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2024

LETTER:Huge victory

A few days ago, Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz publicly announced the cancellation of the “Power Plant” timber sale totaling 126 acres located in the… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2024

LETTER:Different approach

I’m writing this at 1 o’clock in the morning on Dec. 27, two days after Christmas and three days before the calendar turns to 2024;… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2023

LETTER:Crucial factor

Brian Klaas of University College London concluded that a crucial factor in Trump’s political survival is the failure of the media in this country to… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2023