Gig Harbor Community Member

Letter to the Editor | Stop removing native plants

Jan 30, 2026

Letter to the editor by Melissa Sherwood of Gig Harbor.

Letter to the Editor | A ‘paramount duty’ can’t run on bake sales and band fees

Jan 29, 2026

Washington’s constitution is clear: public education is the state’s paramount duty. That promise should not depend on which communities can pass the biggest local levies. Yet across our state, districts are being pushed into a corner. Costs rise and needs rise, but too often state funding doesn’t keep pace — especially for special education, student

Letter to the Editor | Prepare for more gridlock in downtown Gig Harbor

Jan 26, 2026

Oh great. Now that they got Jeni (Woock) out of the way, the realtor/developers on our city council are already starting to plan multi-family housing projects in the Judson Street area and wanting to put in a stormwater runoff park to prepare for it. I have absolutely NO confidence in our city planners or city

Letter to the editor | Simple truths about government

Jan 20, 2026

Letter to the editor by Craig McLaughlin of Fox Island.

In the Margins | Remembering a rarity: George F. Russell, Jr.

Jan 14, 2026

Chris Phillips pays tribute to business titan George F. Russell Jr., who was a ‘disrupter’ before that was a term and believed in “non-negotiable integrity.”

Letter to the editor | Delays stand in the way of senior housing

Jan 13, 2026

Kensington Gardens founder Kelly Watson responds to a recent decision by a Pierce County hearing examiner.

Letter to the Editor | Politics, money have polluted our town

Jan 02, 2026

Letter to the editor by Rose Micheli of Gig Harbor.

Letter to the Editor | Appalled by proposed developments

Dec 29, 2025

We live between the Narrows Bridge and Olympic Dr. We were appalled to learn Pierce County and the City of Gig Harbor were not coordinating the impacts of the Trailside Apartments and North Annex developments only 1/10th of a mile from the roundabouts at Burnham/Borgen Blvd, surrounding St. Anthony’s emergency entrances. (3-story apartments, 228 units,

Letter to the Editor | City, county leaders have failed on infrastructure

Dec 17, 2025

Letter to the editor by John Fry of Gig Harbor.

Letter to the Editor | Thanks, Jeni Woock

Dec 17, 2025

Letter to the editor by Betty Devereux of Gig Harbor.