Letters to the Editor

LETTER:Distressed by oyster farm

I am deeply distressed to learn that the Dungeness Wildlife Refuge apparently is being sacrificed to develop a commercial oyster farm. I will sorely miss… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2022

LETTER:Opposes oyster farm

Sequim’s Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is in jeopardy of being environmentally and visually compromised if the private, commercial oyster farming lease is not rescinded. In… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2022

LETTER:Oyster farm

After reading the article “Concerns Remain over Tribe’s Oyster Farm in Dungeness Bay” (PDN, Feb. 4) I’ve discovered that various studies arrive at conflicting conclusions… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2022

LETTER:Refuge lease

Washington’s plastic bag ban went into effect on Oct. 1. Plastic bags contain chemicals that are toxic once released into the environment. Plastic pollution poses… Continue reading

LETTER: Support democracy

Support democracy The Sequim voting rights demonstration of Jan. 6, 2022, as well as local and national polls call for action by those who love… Continue reading

LETTER: Democracy in Sequim

The democracy demonstration in downtown Sequim on Jan. 6 was great. Hopefully, this will start us on the road to hold accountable Donald Trump and… Continue reading

LETTER :Private gain

Some of you may remember Hazel Wolf who established Audubon chapters throughout Washington State, 21 of the 26 chapters. I have no doubt that were… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2022

LETTER:Authoritarianism

A recent column by Veronique de Rugy on the issue of rising authoritarianism that recently ran (“A call to fight rising authoritarianism” PDN, Dec. 31)… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2022

LETTER:Commercial operation

Unknown to most citizens our Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is threatened by a commercial shellfish operation. This refuge provides a safe habitat for 244 species… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2022

LETTER:Delightful experience

If you haven’t made the trek to the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center to see the current exhibition, you are missing a truly delightful experience.… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2022

LETTER:Generating garbage

I write as someone who comes to Carlsborg regularly to bicycle the Olympic Discovery Trail, dine and visit friends. Some would claim opposing Olympic Systems… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2022

LETTER:War no solution

War is never a solution, but that is especially true now when every country must use every available resource to solve the existential problems that… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2022

LETTER:Critical shortage

Thanks for the article “Worker shortages at local hospitals.” The situation really is that critical. The first time I assisted in surgery during medical school,… Continue reading

LETTER:Enjoys column

Every month, on the first Sunday, a column by Mr. John McNutt appears in the PDN. His columns are each about a unique moment in… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2022

LETTER:Prayer, not protest

In an article titled “Signs Outside Planned Parenthood Display Convictions,” reporter Ken Park, in some respects I think, misrepresented the mission of the individuals who… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2022

LETTER:Protect coyotes

According to the Peninsula Daily News, people walking on or near Ward Bridge over the Dungeness river have reported seeing 13 coyote carcasses shot dead… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2022

LETTER: Keep traffic flowing into West End

Our highways into and out of Port Angeles and the West End are critical to the safety and economy of Clallam County. Our county road… Continue reading

LETTER: Neal-Trump comparison is a distraction

Congratulations to Pat Neal. He has been nominated by the very selective letter editors of the PDN (“Neal like Trump?” Jan. 21-22 Peninsula Voices) to… Continue reading

LETTER: Neal like Trump?

In her book “Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump,” Jennifer Mercieca concludes that Trump’s words are weapons, well calculated to attack our… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2022

LETTER: Supports restaurant

In regards to the letter “Meal Gone Wrong” in Sunday’s PDN, kudos to the restaurant for not backing down on the proof of vaccination rule.… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2022