Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Cooke Aquaculture’s flimsy excuse for net pen failure shows lack of competence, integrity

We should not forget that after their fish net pen failed in the San Juans, the owner [Cooke Aquaculture] tried to blame the eclipse (“Atlantic… Continue reading

LETTER: H.L. Mencken predicts America gets what it asked for

The inimitable H.L. Mencken had this to say in a Baltimore Evening Sun editorial published July 26, 1920: “As Democracy is perfected, the office of… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Townsend’s beauty, spirit welcomed me with open arms on a recent visit

It seems like only yesterday I was walking up and down Water Street in lovely Port Townsend smelling the sweet and spicy aromas of local… Continue reading

LETTER: School funding should be tied to wealth, not homeownership

What about a coalition of non-tax-based sources of funding for schools that would include, among others, local, state and national nonprofit organizations; national and international… Continue reading

  • Sep 3, 2017

LETTER: We’d do well to remember that walls are ugly, dangerous things

Does anyone remember the Berlin Wall? Does anyone remember how outraged our government was or how the American people denounced those who built it? Does… Continue reading

LETTER: More respect for our First Amendment rights is needed

I was peacefully eating my lunch at a local restaurant when some fellow walking behind my chair said, “I’m a sheepdog and I don’t mind… Continue reading

LETTER: Remembering our history doesn’t mean glorifying traitors

One of the most controversial issues today is whether or not memorials, including statues, to Confederate leaders and soldiers should be removed from public property… Continue reading

LETTER: Clallam PUD rubber-stamps support for resolution that would have negative salmon impact

On Aug. 7, by a 2-0 vote, Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners voted to endorse House Resolution 3144, an anti-environment, anti-salmon piece of legislation… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump should reconsider supporting ‘losers’ of the Civil War

Why does Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed winner-in-chief, support honoring the losers of the Civil War? Rather than react to the events in Charlottesville, Va., within… Continue reading

LETTER: Jet-noise complainer shouldn’t have chosen home close to sound

It is rare that I have difficulty accepting someone else’s opinion, but after reading a recent letter [“Jet noise,” Aug. 17], I feel compelled to… Continue reading

LETTER: We need a professional for Jefferson hospital board, which is why I support Van Hoover

I am pleased to have a qualified, experienced candidate to support for the Jefferson hospital board in the Nov. 7 election. Cheri Van Hoover has… Continue reading

LETTER: Mainstream media, Dems have indoctrinated recent letter writers

Recent letters to the editor about President Donald Trump follow the exact propaganda and fake news that the mainstream media spews every day about the… Continue reading

LETTER: Advertising has us addicted and ‘programmed’

I’m old enough to remember the birth of cable television service. We were promised commercial-free viewing if we were willing to pay a monthly fee.… Continue reading

LETTER: As a citizen desiring to help, here are my concerns about donations

I am writing in response to the article titled “Housing Crunch in PA,” published in the Peninsula Daily News on Aug. 24, front-page coverage. I… Continue reading

LETTER: I had a nice experience with recent ranter’s ‘boys on bikes’

I read the rant about the boys on their bikes behaving badly [Aug. 20, “Rants & Raves,” Peninsula Daily News]. I had a different experience… Continue reading

LETTER: If we’re purging history, why stop with Confederate ‘heroes’?

There have been uproars and demonstrations over the past the several weeks about slavery and monuments to Confederate “heroes,” with monuments/inscriptions being torn down or… Continue reading

LETTER: Racial attacks spawned from Trump’s racist history

The racism in America boiled up Aug. 12 in Charlottesville, Va., and in Seattle. These ugly racist events are the spawn of Trump’s racist history.… Continue reading

LETTER: Van Hoover the best fit for Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission

The letter writer in support of candidate Bruce McComas [“For McComas” Aug. 18, PDN] is apparently unaware of Cheri Van Hoover’s resume and therefore doesn’t… Continue reading

LETTER: Let history acknowledge Confederates for the traitors they were

It appears that President Donald Trump and Commentary Page columnist Pat Buchanan (“Who Are We Without Our History,” PDN, Aug. 15) both have the same… Continue reading