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LETTERS: Doesn’t see sense in anti-police stance of NFL players

The November Reader’s Digest contains an article called, “The Nicest Places in America,” which shows a completely different view of America than you see in… Continue reading

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  • Nov 7, 2017

Women sign letter calling for change at Washington Capitol

More than 170 women — including lobbyists and lawmakers — signed a letter Monday calling for… Continue reading

26 killed in church attack in Texas’ deadliest mass shooting

26 killed in church attack in Texas’ deadliest mass shooting

A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire… Continue reading

26 killed in church attack in Texas’ deadliest mass shooting

LETTER: Public should divest itself of pipeline-supporting banks

Oil tankers have delivered North Slope crude for decades through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and although that history hasn’t been spill-free, we’ve come… Continue reading

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  • Nov 5, 2017

LETTER: Affordable housing tax a bad bet in Jefferson

Having lived in affordable housing and worked there for 20 years in Seattle, I don’t recommend it. Taxing yourself to build an instant slum seems… Continue reading

LETTER: Better ways to address oral health than water fluoridation

I am going to make an assumption that fluoride prevents cavities. I haven’t seen any convincing double-blind studies to confirm that, but to be safe,… Continue reading

LETTER: Careful when voting for propositions, taxes and bonds

Most elections give voters the opportunity to decide whether to increase their property taxes. Property owners pay taxes on both the state and local levels.… Continue reading

LETTER: Election has exposed Jefferson Healthcare commission’s dysfunction

What normally is a pretty mundane Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission has now been self-exposed since Cheri Van Hoover started doorbelling for a seat at the… Continue reading

LETTER: Jefferson should step up for affordable housing with Prop 1

I believe every one of us has inherent worth that we all deserve the dignity of housing that we can afford; that it should be… Continue reading

LETTER: McComas has background needed for Jefferson Healthcare board

Bruce McComas has my support for a number of reasons. As a retired registered nurse and a long-term oncology patient at Jefferson Healthcare, I have… Continue reading

LETTER: Misleading letter obfuscates the facts of fluoride

A recent letter (“Pregnancy, fluoride,” Peninsula Daily News, Oct. 30) brought to our attention a newly published study on maternal fluoride exposure and IQ in… Continue reading

LETTER: Moving makes fluoridated water obvious choice

An interesting data point: When my adult daughter moved to Hawaii after growing up in Vancouver, her first visit to the dentist drew the exclamation,… Continue reading

LETTER: Recent letter writer obfuscates facts in flouride study

Unfortunately, another letter writer is not the only person who can read fluoride-related magazine articles. The misleading statistics a writer cited in her Oct. 30… Continue reading

LETTER: Urges ‘no’ vote on water fluoridation in Port Angeles

Vote no on Proposition 2. Our community has had an advisory survey and one vote in the past, each time voting in the majority that… Continue reading

LETTER: Vote ‘no’ on second-class-city, fluoride questions

When I saw a recent photo headline, “Taking a stand for water,” I thought it was about fluoride-free drinking water. Wrong! So I’m writing about… Continue reading

Construction crews set beams on new Old Olympic Highway bridge
Construction crews set beams on new Old Olympic Highway bridge

LETTER: Dexter has experience, education for Port Angeles

I’m voting for Kate Dexter. When I think about the Port Angeles City Council candidates as job applicants, the choice is clear. I choose Kate… Continue reading

LETTER: Education the key to proper gun-owning responsibility, not legislation

To comment on the letter “Gun control action” in the Oct. 12 edition of the Peninsula Daily News, first, my heart grieves for all the… Continue reading