Letters to the Editor

LETTER: As a Port Angeles resident, it’s only common sense to vote yes on sales tax increase

Port Angeles residents will soon be voting on Transportation Benefit District Proposition No. 1 to increase the sales tax in Port Angeles by 0.2 percent… Continue reading

LETTER: Calling our president a buffoon no laughing matter

“Buffoon” in Webster’s description: “a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person.” That does not describe someone who defeated 16 Republican nominees, the Democratic Party… Continue reading

LETTER: Here’s my endorsement of Smith, Whetham for Port Angeles City Council

The Our Water Our Choice Political Action Committee has observed the Port Angeles City Council closely for the past two years as we have advocated… Continue reading

LETTER: I have two words for the vitriolic letter writer who degrated Trump

I have two words for writer of the July 16 Peninsula Voices vitriolic letter of hate [“Trump a buffoon”] toward our duly elected President Trump,… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Angeles City Council candidates forum demonstrated best of democracy in action

I appreciate all of the candidates and audience members who attended the Clallam County League of Women Voters forum in Port Angeles on Wednesday night,… Continue reading

LETTER: Writer moaning about Trump should just deal with it

With reference to the July 16 letter “Trump a buffoon,” the writer comes across as a typical liberal, prating indiscriminate absurdities couched in a vocabulary… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump group, with their incompetence and corruption, are global pariahs

The lying capacity of this chaotic, incoherent and very incompetent Trump group has become overbearing. According to our Constitution, criminals should be properly processed by… Continue reading

LETTER: Let’s finally put an end to muffler-lacking vehicles

Recently, while I was waiting at a bus stop downtown, a car drove by making such excessive noise that it could not have had a… Continue reading

LETTER: Vapid answers in ‘Speaking Out’ feature erode my faith in humanity

If there is one single feature in the Peninsula Daily News that erodes my faith in humanity, it would be the Sunday “Speaking Out” feature… Continue reading

LETTER: Here’s hoping we’ll see more of a balance in political cartoons in the future

The Peninsula Daily News’ July 14 Commentary pages had eight cartoons. Three were by a cartoonist named Fitzimmons, who took on global warming deniers, hammered… Continue reading

LETTER: Why are we supporting and encouraging homelessness in our city?

Reading through the Peninsula Daily News’ Voter’s Guide for the upcoming Port Angeles City Council positions, I address this point for the outgoing and incoming… Continue reading

LETTER: With great stock of local candidates, I look forward to great times ahead

A friend recently asked what three qualities I’d want in a political leader, and these are what I came up with: • Thinks things through… Continue reading

LETTER: Supports Steve Chinn for fire commissioner

including Clallam County Fire District 3 — I take pen… Continue reading

LETTER: Wants Trump removed from office for peaceful sleep

Oh my God. Whoever would have guessed that electing a man for president who was a reality television star with no governmental experience, who lies… Continue reading

LETTER: Clallam County should not use glyphosate against invasive plants

The Clallam County noxious weed department is implementing herbicide spraying this summer to rid “noxious” roadside plants. A primary herbicide in the County Noxious Weed… Continue reading

LETTER: Defends New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

I get a kick out of the editorials slamming New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for spending an afternoon on the beach. Not too long ago,… Continue reading

LETTER: Legalization of abortions does not make it right

Oops. Being pro-choice does not allow one to pick and choose only those statements out of context made by another to support their argument [“Right… Continue reading

LETTER: Please to see McPhee Tunnel project being completed

I was pleased to read about the McFee Tunnel renovation and reopening [“Spruce Railroad Trail To Reopen This Weekend, Wider Path, Restored McFee Tunnel Part… Continue reading

LETTER: A tip of the hat to Clallam County’s first responders

I recently had a chance to see our first responders in action. My wife and I saw an older woman sitting with two dogs across… Continue reading

LETTER: When I think of Steve Chinn, I think of leadership and integrity

Steve Chinn is a candidate for Clallam County Fire District No. 3 commissioner. I have known Steve for more than 25 years and have seen… Continue reading