The 2025 Tri-Area Garden Club Plant Sale was a great success. More than 3,000 plants were sold in the Horticulture Building at the Jefferson County… Continue reading
I am writing to thank our Democratic legislators for voting in support of House Bill 1217. Thank you to state Sen. Mike Chapman, Rep. Steve… Continue reading
A recent letter, “Check Sources,” (PDN, April 16) listed some fact-checking sites to get the real scoop on what DOGE is doing. Rather than let… Continue reading
“When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full… Continue reading
Even employing an army of Ph.D. economists, the Federal Reserve board and the government very badly misunderstand and mishandle the economy. Sometimes, as shown in… Continue reading
This is how it starts. With fear. Your boss tells you to scrub the word “diversity” out of all your emails and all your social… Continue reading
The Clallam County League of Women Voters sponsored a presentation, “Public Hospital Districts Education Forum,” by the Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts Executive Director… Continue reading
Cal Thomas’ April 24 column, “Is it Time to Stamp Out the Post Office?” doesn’t consider the issue of rural mail deliveries. For seniors or… Continue reading
In regard to Catherine Rampell’s April 24 column: As I am to understand, the Department of Education will be allocated to the states, where the… Continue reading
Reports from respected sources like The Associated Press of more than two newspapers shutting down per week and many radio stations no longer providing local… Continue reading
In August 2024, Clallam County voters approved a levy to extricate Olympic Medical Center from its debt, and they assumed the levy would help keep… Continue reading
I didn’t think members of the current administration could stoop lower than what we have seen to date. However, this latest disgrace is the worst… Continue reading
Downtown Sequim on April 5 was a sight. The quiet town was saying Hands Off. There were so many people there, it was amazing. This… Continue reading
On April 1, 2025 following President Trump’s executive order to purge DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) content from federal agencies Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth,… Continue reading
Proposed federal budget cuts to essential programs like Medicare, Medicaid and SNAP risk leaving vulnerable groups, including older adults and low-income households, without critical support.… Continue reading
We hear a lot these days about the imminent demise of our democracy. Well, look no further than the House of Representatives in Olympia for… Continue reading
Where will you be 50 years from now? Many, maybe a majority of current PDN subscribers will have to answer the same as I. Anyone… Continue reading
Many thanks to the author of the letter in the PDN on March 19. It was obviously written by a person of high ethics, having… Continue reading
Recently celebrating St Patrick’s Day made me reflect on the devastating potato famine that Ireland experienced in the 1840s and our country’s response to it.… Continue reading
Thomas Paine’s 47-page pamphlet, Common Sense, took colonial America by storm in 1776, selling a half-million copies, warning neighbors that, without the rule of law,… Continue reading
