Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Hurricane relief

In her column, Mona Charen says that Trump is lying about hurricane relief aid being sent to western North Carolina because the people there voted… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2024

LETTER: Johnson for commissioner

I am writing this letter to express my support for Randy Johnson for Clallam County commissioner, District 2. I have been in the building industry… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2024

LETTER: Richards for Charter Review

With the emphasis this year rightfully on the presidential election, it would be easy to overlook the Clallam County Charter Review Commission race. That commission… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2024

LETTER: Simpson for PUD

I am supporting local business owner, electrician and community-minded Ken Simpson for Clallam County Public Utility District commissioner. Ken has a deep, working knowledge of… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2024

LETTER: Supports Upthegrove

Let’s be real about what kills timber jobs. We need timber for jobs, housing and wood products. We need the forests for clean air, water,… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2024

LETTER: Thanks for the tape

I would like to thank two ladies from the Port Angeles area for salvaging my hiking trip in Scotland on Sept. 6. My knee brace… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2024

LETTER: Vote in election

There is less than a month until Election Day. There have been thousands of hours of media coverage about the national candidates and door knockers… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2024

LETTER: Woman should be elected

Our country is only one of a few developed nations that has never elected a woman leader. With the U.S. presidential election on the horizon,… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2024

LETTER: Yes on PASD measures

Dear Port Angeles voters, please vote yes on Proposition 1 and Proposition 2 in support of the renewal of the Port Angeles School District EP&O… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2024

LETTER: Help the people

Are you as thrilled as I am to think of Clallam County getting $3.4 million for pathway development? How many homes could be built with… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2024

LETTER: Re-elect Johnson

Randy Johnson, a Clallam County commissioner, has served his terms of service with the words “service to the people of Clallam County” in all his… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2024

LETTER: Support timber harvesting

Voters should be aware that a vote for Dave Upthegrove as Commissioner of Public Lands or Kate Dexter for Clallam County commissioner is a vote… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2024

LETTER: Vote Simpson

Thank God there’s still heroes to look to like Christopher Johnson. After many years of government service and exposure to human failures, it is so… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2024

LETTER: Vote Upthegrove

In her race for Commissioner of Public Lands, Jamie Herrera Beutler is now taking a page from the man she voted to impeach: tell lies… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2024

LETTER: Independent voter

I have voted for both liberal and conservative candidates, those that I believe will and have served we the people the best. I am a… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2024

LETTER: Read ‘Charlotte’s Web’

Last week I noticed a shop window display of banned books. I was very surprised to see included “Charlotte’s Web,” a childhood favorite. I promptly… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2024

LETTER: StreamFest Thanks

When my husband, Jim Mantooth, and I retired after a dozen years of hosting StreamFest at our Ennis Arbor Farm, we didn’t imagine the event… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2024

LETTER: Trump’s scheme

When Ted Cruz won the Republican Iowa caucuses in 2016, Donald Trump declared the result was a fraud. When Fox News called Arizona’s win for… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2024

LETTER: Women should have autonomy

After watching the vice presidential debate, which was refreshingly civil in its tone, I began to think about how Sen. JD Vance was framing his… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2024

LETTER: Defeat Trump

I am heartened that thousands of Republicans in our country are stepping up to defeat Donald Trump in November, acknowledging that another Trump term may… Continue reading

  • Oct 5, 2024