Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Why masks needed

With all the warnings about wearing masks, plus the need to be vaccinated against COVID-19, I believe there is a lack of comprehension concerning why… Continue reading

  • Aug 26, 2021

LETTER: Blaming the unvaccinated

I am seeing what I think is a very disturbing trend in some of the letters and articles in our local paper, the tendency to… Continue reading

LETTER: Stay away from others

I have been an activist for freedom and for people’s rights all my life. I understand, however, that there are places where my right to… Continue reading

  • Aug 23, 2021

LETTER: Is Thomas anti-science?

Cal Thomas (“Doubling down on crises,” PDN, Aug. 12) who has never claimed to be a scientist, illustrates that limitation once again with his comments… Continue reading

  • Aug 22, 2021

LETTER:Illogical, immoral

I read with dismay and disgust reports in the news of otherwise intelligent people protesting COVID-19 vaccinations and masks. Using the argument of personal choice… Continue reading

  • Aug 22, 2021

LETTER:Take care of us all

A long time ago, I did my mandatory hitch in the Army. One thing I remember from basic training is a little bit about ABC… Continue reading

  • Aug 22, 2021

LETTER:Vaccine doubts

We’ve been told that the vaccine is the safest way to avoid COVID-19 and that breakthrough cases, in which one who is vaccinated but still… Continue reading

  • Aug 22, 2021

LETTER:Vaccine rights

I am writing to express my strong support for individual choice regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. We are blessed with a number of important constitutional protections. We… Continue reading

  • Aug 22, 2021

LETTER:Expensive mistake

We here in Port Angeles will say, “What has Afghanistan got to do with us?” Our federal government threw away $85 billion on this country… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2021

LETTER:Freedom and responsibility

It is time to talk about responsibility. There has been a lot of talk recently about rights and freedom. What is not being said or… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2021

LETTER: Climate science

Climate science Another climate science-denying diatribe by Cal Thomas in the Aug. 12 PDN. His execration appears two days after release of a 3,000-plus-page report… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2021

LETTER: Kiwanis centennial

In Port Angeles, Kiwanis has been helping kids for 100 years. You might have attended one of our club’s dinner auctions or contributed school supplies… Continue reading

  • Aug 15, 2021

LETTER:Thoughts on the news

Late 1940s news clips, shown between features at the movies, were usually a time to move around. Once, however, a hushed audience stared intently at… Continue reading

LETTER: Clallam County Fair

Clallam County Fair, 1895, was started to “relieve the doldrums” from the effects of the 1893 depression. It was the insight of civic leaders Michael… Continue reading

  • Aug 12, 2021

LETTER: Unvaccinated the problem

It seems increasingly clear to me that just about everyone who chooses not to get vaccinated is going to get sick with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.… Continue reading

  • Aug 12, 2021

LETTER: Anger at unvaccinated

I am continually astonished and angered by people who, despite all evidence to the contrary, refuse to be vaccinated and bristle at the threat that… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2021

LETTER:Doing It Again

Just finished reading the article in the “Nation” section on Tuesday, Aug. 3. On one hand, it talks about expanding efforts to help at-risk Afghans,… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2021

LETTER:Improbable math

Sports fishermen take it in the shorts again. In the middle of the night, without warning, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shut down… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2021

LETTER: It’s not easy

So you think it’s easy living on unemployment insurance? I worked at this agency for 17 years and never met anyone who found it so.… Continue reading

  • Aug 6, 2021

LETTER: Memories

I have read the PDN since 1963. I particularly enjoy John McNutt’s “Back When.” His piece, “Family Moves Past Devastating Events” brought back the south… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2021