Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Public records bill smells like a skunk

The state legislature (very rapidly) passed SB 6617 which would exempt them from the Public Records Act. This also is retroactive. Why would they approve… Continue reading

  • Mar 4, 2018

LETTER: Voters should remember Legislature’s vote on Election Day

side by side — demonstrate the low regard in which we… Continue reading

  • Mar 4, 2018

LETTER: Who decides what records would be released?

In the Feb. 25 article titled “District 24 legislators vote for public records exemption bill,” Representative Mike Chapman (D-Sequim) says: “I will release any email… Continue reading

  • Mar 4, 2018

LETTER: Clallam morally bankrupt to sue drug manufacturers

Clallam county suing drug manufacturers and distributors of opioid medications is the height of moral bankruptcy (“Clallam County to file suit against opioid firms,” PDN,… Continue reading

LETTER: Malkin needs new grist for her conservative mill

Apparently, the current news cycle doesn’t offer columnist Michelle Malkin adequate grist for her taste. I may not be all that bright, but that’s the… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2018

LETTER: Military parade idea hopefully shelved

Well, it’s been a few days since I’ve heard much about this big military parade the president is so intent on (having so enjoyed the… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2018

LETTER: If only schools could get the funding fish do

Here’s a headline for you: “Funding for endangered salmon knows no limit; Funding for local school infrastructure non-existent.” This headline paraphrases the Feb. 15 and… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2018

LETTER: Don’t believe politicians on funding for education

As Washington state legislators contemplate what to do with higher than expected revenues, please remember: When politicians say “It’s for children’s education,” they’re lying. Every… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2018

LETTER: Opportunities in sea-based recovery efforts

The PDN’s special insert on disaster preparedness and recovery was informative, but an important recovery option seems to be lacking. We are basically seacoast communities… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2018

LETTER: Right and wrong way to perform national anthem

Did anyone watch the National Basketball Association all-star game or the Daytona 500 this month? If so, you heard the right way and the wrong… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2018

LETTER: Clallam PUD should encourage sun power

When one is concerned with protecting one’s own power, it often becomes difficult to create enlightened policies for the greater good. And if one is… Continue reading

LETTER: Drug manufacturers, not users to blame for opioid crisis

A recent letter criticizing opioid lawsuits (“Against opioid suits,” Feb. 12) demonstrates a common psychological bias, emphasizing the person over the situation to explain an… Continue reading

LETTER: Political pendulum swings make our nation American

The political pendulum swings in the only nation I would choose to live. Our freedoms to determine and direct policy soar above other nations under… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2018

LETTER: Reasonable, rational gun legislation will save lives

Yes, another tragic shooting, this time at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Seventeen people, mostly students, were slaughtered by a 19-year-old killer… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2018

LETTER: Trump not successful, zero political experience

I was reading the letter this morning from the Trump supporter expounding on how we have a “successful businessman” who understands wheeling and dealing. Perhaps… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2018

LETTER: Corporations not people, money is not speech

In our 2016 state general election, almost 65 percent of us in Clallam County spoke with a united voice on Initiative 735. It passed with… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2018

LETTER: Malkin should investigate Trump, Fox News

I rarely read Michelle Malkin but I have to admit she did a great job Feb. 9, “Memo to Dan Rather.” She wrote a fact-filled… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2018

LETTER: What has happened to American values?

Two articles in (the Feb. 8) paper caught my attention. The first, Puerto Ricans (also known as U.S. citizens) are restoring power on their own… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2018

‘Give and take’ now the name of the game

Easy money is over Since Donald J. Trump became our president, some people are having a difficult time accepting we have a successful businessman as… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2018

LETTER: Irony in calling protesters treasonous for not applauding

The major fool of world politics has called Democrats treasonous for not applauding the moron’s speech. That’s really treason? Good God, how did that low-grade… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2018