Letters to the Editor

LETTERS: Beware fear-mongering and Social Security entitlements

Beware, a certain faction (see May 23 Commentary by Cal Thomas) is once again trying to create doubt and fear about the future of Social… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2019

LETTERS: Better options exist for Morse Creek safety

As a member of Four Seasons Park, it is with some dismay that I read the article in the PDN, May 8 regarding the $1… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2019

LETTERS: Mindless cliches dominate political discussion

Congratulations for the very clever letter in the PDN, May 26, titled “Cool heads prevail.” The writer put together a series of the mindless cliches… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2019

LETTER: Action from Inslee, Legislature puts all Washington at risk

When Gov. Jay Inslee signed the sanctuary state legislation into law, he exemplified why liberals should never be placed in charge of either national security… Continue reading

  • Jun 3, 2019

LETTERS: Family was blessed to have him in their lives

My husband, Larry, and I just went to “Whitey” Larsens’ send off to play golf with God. It was awesome. Hundreds came to celebrate his… Continue reading

  • Jun 3, 2019

LETTER: Turning back on Congress is dereliction of duty

When Trump was elected president, he took an oath to the Constitution of the United States, and to its people. All of them, not just… Continue reading

  • Jun 2, 2019

LETTERS: Democrats shift positions with the wind

Ever notice how certain Democrats tend to shift their positions as political circumstances dictate? For example, in 2013, then Attorney General Eric Holder, in a… Continue reading

  • Jun 2, 2019

LETTER: Port Angeles needs to look at other solutions

I support the writer of the letter “Fence not Solution” in the PDN on May 12. It seems obvious that Veterans Memorial Park is being… Continue reading

  • May 31, 2019

LETTER: Can’t compare abortion to hatred of women

The political cartoon “Coathanger States of America” along with the liberal diatribe “Venting over GOP,” in the Peninsula Daily News on May 19 must be… Continue reading

  • May 30, 2019

LETTERS: Blame to Obama, credit to Trump

Two recent letters to the editor (“Shameful Support” and “Venting over GOP”) were full of generalizations attacking President Donald Trump that read like comedy scripts… Continue reading

  • May 30, 2019

LETTERS: Taxpayers shouldn’t cover any costs of Inslee’s campaign

Should be illegal Gov. Jay Inslee is using taxpayers’ money to cover some costs of his presidential campaign, according to news accounts. This should be… Continue reading

  • May 30, 2019

LETTERS: Self-anointed environmentalists pick winners and losers

They shoot sea lions to protect the salmon. The sea lions’ crime: They eat salmon, their natural prey. For ages there has been a cycle… Continue reading

  • May 29, 2019

LETTER: Concern others put money ahead of social justice

The responses I’ve heard to reports that white supremacist group Firm 22 is openly in Port Angeles, as seen in the PDN on April 21,… Continue reading

  • May 29, 2019

LETTERS: Communist dictatorships, not socialism, killed millions

In the May 17-18 Peninsula Voices section, a letter “List Describes Dems” ended by stating that socialism under Soviet Russia and China killed more people… Continue reading

  • May 29, 2019

LETTERS: History of political parties convoluted, colorful

The history of our political system is convoluted and colorful. The Democratic Party started out as the Democratic-Republican Party. The Republican Party evolved out of… Continue reading

  • May 29, 2019

LETTER: If Port of Port Townsend needs levy, public should vote

The Port of Port Townsend has given notice that it intends to seek a property tax levy. While I fully understand the Port’s need for… Continue reading

  • May 26, 2019

LETTERS: Don’t forget sacrifices made for us this holiday

Thank you. With Memorial Day approaching, please take a moment to remember the freedoms we all have today because of the sacrifices others have made… Continue reading

  • May 26, 2019

LETTERS: May cooler heads prevail in our society

I write to respond to what I am hearing in the newspaper. Given the current situation, while reasonable minds may differ, cooler heads must prevail.… Continue reading

  • May 26, 2019

LETTER: Rejects shame cast on president’s supporters

It’s not very difficult to respond to a tirade from someone of the unhinged left. Throwing out a stream of invective, and calling the president,… Continue reading

  • May 23, 2019

LETTER: Urges people to be free about discussing faith issues

I served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints back in 1991 in France. I ran into many people who… Continue reading

  • May 23, 2019