Every year around Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, the Olympic Peninsula Amnesty International chapter invites everyone to join us in writing letters to free… Continue reading
I’m offering an alternative perspective to the Nov. 5 letter to the editor, “Ban Hammers.” The writer states “Or, we could recognize the fact that… Continue reading
I served as a Democratic Party poll watcher at election headquarters at the Clallam County Courthouse. I observed first-hand the methodical work of Auditor Shoona… Continue reading
In response to the Nov. 8 letter “Dislikes columnist,” I will offer that I appreciate the columns by Mr. Charles Blow. I usually gain new… Continue reading
I’m writing this letter on Election Day, ignorant of what the outcome will be. Having become a single-issue voter for a concern that most chose… Continue reading
Charles Blow the, New York Times Op Ed writer that appears here in the pages of The Peninsula Daily News, is a one-trick pony, and… Continue reading
If you have enjoyed a bike ride, run or hike on any of our many local trails then you can thank a volunteer. If you’ve… Continue reading
Thirty years ago, a large portion of the Miller Peninsula State Park was saved from being turned into a Mitsubishi resort and expensive housing community… Continue reading
One in four American women has had an abortion in their lifetime. The rate was 1 in 3 before long-term hormonal contraceptives became available. Fifty-nine… Continue reading
As I watch our glaciers disappear, snow pack decline, rivers and salmon suffer increasingly dry summers and the ocean acidify, it’s hard to watch the… Continue reading
The Speaker of the House’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was savagely attacked with a hammer. The hammerman was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Never… Continue reading
There are many different views about the effectiveness of our representatives in Washington. Yet for the tens of thousands of veterans and their families on… Continue reading
A blind man approaches an elephant. He grabs the trunk and declares, “The elephant is a snake and therefore evil.” The blind man approaches the… Continue reading
Kidd has a plan Because of the severe housing shortage that we are experiencing in this community, decisions need to be made promptly that will… Continue reading
Some people these days have become so hateful, calling those of us evil names who do not think the way they do: terrorists, fascists, etc.… Continue reading
Being in law enforcement in Port Townsend is a very complicated job. Very likely the person needing intervention as well as the person asking for… Continue reading
Will Purser unquestionably deserves re-election as Clallam County Public Utility District commissioner, for no other reason than he has a long record of exemplary service.… Continue reading
Early in each election cycle, the League of Women Voters of Clallam County invites local candidates to participate in candidate forums, a type of job… Continue reading
This election, I am voting for Bill Peach for county commissioner and encouraging you to do the same. I have worked with Bill for many… Continue reading
I live in Jefferson County, where I first met Marc Titterness, back in 1995, when he was working with some friends of mine, at the… Continue reading
