Crises have a way of laying bare some home truths. Reality is real and can’t be spun. We’re animals, tied to all other living things… Continue reading
We all breathe the same air. It is the commons we must share to survive. Like it or not this means the air must sustain… Continue reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has given us a long roster of war heroes, the latest, the voters of Wisconsin. Democratic Governor Tony Evers ordered the April… Continue reading
Dear Port Angeles, I left you many years ago after being raised on your shores. During visits I continued to see the peninsula a bit… Continue reading
I’ve never seen a more idiotic commentary than that by Pat Buchanan which appeared recently in the PDN. In it, he argued that the potential… Continue reading
Our current national debt is about $23.5 trillion. One trillion dollars, in 100-dollar bills stacked 7-feet high is bigger than a football field. Multiply that… Continue reading
Our world will never been the same. Horrifying to think that the world-shuddering 9/11 has been eclipsed. As this horror continues to unfold, we know… Continue reading
In these trying times dealing with COVID 19, we are all asked to do our part. It was interesting to see the Port of Port… Continue reading
President Trump’s plan to dismantle prematurely the nation’s social-distancing pandemic policies to accelerate economic recovery is a grave threat to the nation. Epidemiological experts completely… Continue reading
For once, I agreed with Michelle Malkin, “The grand farce of social distancing,” April 10. In attacking the odd celebrity and gym-goer, however, she has… Continue reading
I wonder if our lefty media ever notice that subsequent events often prove that President Trump was right all along. And they were wrong. For… Continue reading
Much is made of President Trump’s popularity rising to the dizzying height of 49 percent. Nearly half of the American public has confidence in his… Continue reading
I want to express gratitude to the majority of my fellow Peninsulans who do what Peninsulans do so well: look out for each other. During… Continue reading
I’m almost 50 years old. In my lifetime, the closest thing that I can relate to today’s COVID-19 pandemic is 9/11. The world as we… Continue reading
In President Trump’s press conference, rather than praise the health care workers, he chose to be a critic and accuse them of moving protective gear… Continue reading
Those of us in earthquake-prone areas have spent years preparing for “The Big One.” As it turns out, it is the tiny one, the smallest… Continue reading
Listen to the recording of the special March 16 Sequim City Council meeting, where well informed city employees discussed a proposed emergency proclamation intended to… Continue reading
I have a plea to Donald Trump: Just. Stop. Talking. Your ill-prepared and haphazard responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have done nothing but sow misinformation… Continue reading
Is freedom a “luxury” America can no longer afford in the face of the coronavirus pandemic? Must we permanently change our culture to embrace “the… Continue reading
It is a sad state of affairs when a nation that was once the greatest, strongest and smartest on earth is so poorly responding to… Continue reading
