There are cemeteries all over the world just like Arlington National Cemetery filled with our war dead. Thousands and thousands of acres in country after… Continue reading
It’s alarming to me, seeing men and women riding motorcycles, scooters or mopeds wearing shorts, dresses, flip-flops, sandals or tennis shoes. Last week in Sequim,… Continue reading
I would like to respond to a letter dated Aug 25 in the PDN, “For Van Hoover.” In it, the letter writer implies that it… Continue reading
I got a chuckle out of Sept. 1’s “Wolves vs. sheep” letter on Page A10 of the Peninsula Daily News. The writer overheard part of… Continue reading
I am writing not only in support of Bruce McComas for hospital commissioner but to discuss the functions of the board. The way the hospital… Continue reading
After being unsuccessful in my bid for the district hospital commission in Jefferson County, I have decided to endorse Cheri Van Hoover for the position… Continue reading
We subscribe to the Peninsula Daily News, but after this subscription expires, we will no longer take the Friday paper. Week after week, you print… Continue reading
A recent letter writer complained about “propaganda and fake news” and that the Democrats’ agenda “is to indoctrinate the public and bring down a duly… Continue reading
Thank you for printing the letter “Donation concerns” last Sunday [Aug. 27], and to the writer who was concerned about the safety of street corner… Continue reading
There are two immature, mean-spirited men who want to waste taxpayers’ money (desperately needed for worthy causes) and public officials’ time by outing citizens who… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
