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LETTER: Democracy crisis
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (245+ words) Published 1: 30 am Saturday, May 30, 2026 There is a crisis in America. There are people in the White House and Congress that apparently are choosing to ignore the rule of law, the Constitution and that America is the land of the free....
How Operation Shielding Hope is changing our community
2+ week, 2+ day ago (591+ words) Published 1: 30 am Thursday, May 14, 2026 By Nathan West Port Angeles City Manager LIKE MANY COMMUNITIES, the opioid crisis has taken a heavy toll on Port Angeles. In 2023, that toll was being felt not only by families and neighbors, but by our…...
LETTER: Unjustified war
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (228+ words) Published 1: 30 am Saturday, April 4, 2026 Regarding the column "Reasons to go to war with Iran" (PDN, Feb. 27). Like most columns encouraging wars, justifications for considering war sound convincing until a war begins. We are seeing this play out in real time....
LETTER: Waiting for downfall
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) Published 1: 30 am Saturday, February 21, 2026 As our country begins its 250th anniversary yearn founded with the military acumen of George Washington and the ideals of Thomas Jefferson, both of whom became president in their 50s, we need to consider what to celebrate. Sitting…...
LETTER: Destruction of Democracy
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (197+ words) Donald Trump campaigned things that he has failed to deliver and, in some cases, twisted to his own devices. The war in Ukraine is not over. Trump fails to act against the instigator of that war, Vladimir Putin. Criminal illegal…...
LETTER: Power of people
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (226+ words) There is a crime wave at the White House. Did you notice? If you are not scared, in fact horrified, you must not be paying attention. We are witnessing the end of almost 250 years of our democracy, the end of…...
LETTER: Continue to speak out
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (159+ words) If you were to study the history of the 20th century, it would be easy to see similarities between Germany in the 1930s and the U. S. in 2025. Armed and masked personnel in unmarked vehicles taking people off the streets and holding them without…...