Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Not safer

As a motorcycle rider with over 40 years of experience, the road condition on U.S. Highway 101 around Morse Creek is way more of a… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2021

LETTER: Is it a plot?

It is well known that Republicans, more so than Democrats, forgo wearing masks and avoid COVID-19 vaccinations. I, consequently, feel that the lifting of COVID-19… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2021

LETTER: Brain drain

Agonizing thoughts should not enter one’s mind. They disrupt us and surely should be avoided. Even so, some of them cannot be ignored. This is… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2021

LETTER: Tax Aide volunteers

There have been many heart-rending stories of Peninsula citizens donating personal resources to their communities during the pandemic. One group deserving equal recognition is the… Continue reading

LETTER: Futile effort

Timber, timber everywhere. Fewer trees to cut. It comes as no surprise to timber industry professionals in the area that the state Department of Natural… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2021

LETTER: Irresponsibility

You know, I am really irritated at Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s recent edict eliminating premium discounts for drivers with good credit records. Like most… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2021

LETTER: Saw it only here

When I moved to Clallam County four years ago, I was struck by the natural beauty visible everywhere. Seeing snow-capped mountains and the waters of… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2021

LETTER: Pride gathering

As a member of the local LGBTQIA+ community, my husband and I were pleased to see the turnout, I would guess several hundred, of all… Continue reading

  • Jun 20, 2021

LETTER: A way to serve

In the national interest, we are sometimes asked to serve, in ways we may not like or understand. Young men were drafted to serve in… Continue reading

  • Jun 18, 2021

LETTER: Why I’m a RINO

For the last 60 years, I’ve been, like my father and most of my friends, a fairly conservative Republican. I believed in the basic tenants… Continue reading

  • Jun 18, 2021

LETTER: An elitist

Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton is a elitist. During a Zoom meeting on Monday, June 14, Brotherton said commissioners Kate Dean and Heidi Eisenhour were… Continue reading

  • Jun 17, 2021

LETTER: Homeless encampment

Jefferson County Commissioner George Brotherton is proposing the county build a homeless encampment on Cape George Road near our community. We are a largely rural… Continue reading

  • Jun 17, 2021

LETTER:Abortion and poverty

The writer of the May 30 letter “Covert Racism” is correct in her assertion that racism plays a part in the abortion issue. However, she… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2021

LETTER:Freedom of speech

Our Founding Fathers were very wise and generous in the type of government they gave us. They gave us a government that was of, by,… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2021

LETTER:Much progress made

Pat Buchanan (“Is diversity democracy’s downfall?” PDN, June 1) is at it again, still steering by his rearview mirror. In past columns, he proclaimed the… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2021

LETTER:Take the bus

When you go to Fort Worden by car you have to pay $10, or maybe you have a statewide pass for which you paid $30… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2021

LETTER: Complaint

President Biden has just “pointed at Vice President Harris to handle voting rights legislation,” according to Politico’s website. If she handles this assignment with the… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2021

LETTER: Private information

I must comment on Gail Collins’ column on May 14-15, 2021 “Nobody’s telling who sold the gun.” She’s a journalist for the New York Times… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2021

LETTER: Examples of racism

In regard to “Other’s Racism” (PDN, May 27): True, America did not use slaves to build the Colosseum or the Parthenon, but since both of… Continue reading

  • Jun 3, 2021

LETTER:Covert racism?

In the ’70s, I became aware of affirmative action, the government’s attempt to even the playing field for minorities through a quota system. Doors once… Continue reading

  • May 30, 2021