Letters to the Editor

LETTER: State gas tax is regressive

Washington’s lawmaking body aims to hike the gas tax another 30 percent. This will help retain our status as the most regressively taxed state in… Continue reading

  • Mar 22, 2021

LETTER: Questions about Biden

What is happening at the southern border? Why has there not been a Joe Biden press conference for over 50 days? I have yet to… Continue reading

  • Mar 21, 2021

LETTER:Appreciates program

A bonus of this last year has been Peninsula College’s Studium Generale program at 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at pencol.edu/events/studium-generale. They have been hosting excellent speakers… Continue reading

  • Mar 21, 2021

LETTER:Capital gains tax

I’ve been an in-home caregiver since I was 17 years old, and I am now past the age when most people retire. At the beginning… Continue reading

  • Mar 21, 2021

LETTER:Spring bear hunt

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife issuing hundreds of permits to hunt black bears from April 15 - June 15 throughout the state is… Continue reading

  • Mar 21, 2021

LETTER: Agrees with Hansen

Paul Hansen’s March 14 opinion piece perfectly stated the case for an emergency measure of a proposed capital gains tax, Senate Bill 5096, to affect… Continue reading

  • Mar 19, 2021

LETTER: Rescue bill applause

I was very proud to be a Democrat when President Joe Biden signed the pandemic rescue bill. The new law does far more than give… Continue reading

  • Mar 18, 2021

LETTER:Approval rating

I looked at the Congressional approval rating on my computer. In January, it was 25 percent. What? Why do our elected representatives, who we voted… Continue reading

  • Mar 14, 2021

LETTER:Floating homes

This letter is regarding the article “Port of Port Angeles suggests floating homes” (PDN March 5-6.) This article states that the Port of Port Angeles… Continue reading

  • Mar 14, 2021

LETTER:Vaccine lunacy

I hear that Clallam County is doing too good a job at getting vaccine shots. That being the case, it may get less vaccine from… Continue reading

  • Mar 14, 2021

LETTER: Fascism history

I was shocked and appalled at the ridiculous revisionist history you printed Feb. 28, “What Exactly is Fascism?” The premise of the piece is that… Continue reading

  • Mar 12, 2021

LETTER: Jump start

On his first day in office, newly-elected President Biden vowed to jump-start the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic while claiming that our country was… Continue reading

  • Mar 11, 2021

LETTER: Open adult sports

I think adults have a need to play sports for their mental health. I am hoping the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department can pull… Continue reading

  • Mar 11, 2021

LETTER: Unbelievable

I have but one word to say about the letter from the person urging all mandates be ended and we in Washington should “open up… Continue reading

  • Mar 11, 2021

LETTER: Esther Webster

Thanks to the Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, and North Olympic History Center for helping us know more about the amazing Esther… Continue reading

  • Mar 10, 2021

LETTER: Floating homes bad idea

Floating homes for Port Angeles? Just a bad idea. An expensive solution to solve the housing shortage. No mention in the story about cost per… Continue reading

  • Mar 10, 2021

LETTER: Objects to HR 5

I read recently that U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer voted for H.R. 999, the Wild Olympics Act. This act apparently had a lot of local support.… Continue reading

  • Mar 10, 2021

LETTER: Supports school levies

Following earlier submissions that addressed the recent impact of a school levy on Port Angeles property tax bills, a letter writer weighed in and suggested… Continue reading

LETTER: Higher property tax bill is money well spent

I have noted with interest recent letters and rants in the Peninsula Daily News concerning the Port Angeles School District’s capital levy, passed in 2020… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2021

LETTER:Electoral College outdated

I believe that the Electoral College, as it stands now, is an outdated system. There is no reason we shouldn’t be electing our presidents by… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2021