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Letter to the Editor | Background on the Madrona mess

Oct 29, 2024

Letter to the editor by Craig McLaughlin of Fox Island.

Letter to the Editor | U.S. allies in Afghanistan remain stranded

Oct 29, 2024

Letter to the editor by Isaiah LaCombe of Gig Harbor

Letter to the Editor | Interact Club at Gig Harbor High shows the kids are more than alright

Oct 29, 2024

Letter to the editor by Mary Kolar, president-elect of the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday

Letter to the Editor | Support Richards, Mitchell and Mello

Oct 28, 2024

Local politics is about public service: listening to and representing all constituents, recognizing and standing up for the common humanity of all community members — especially the most vulnerable — and seeking to meet the most urgent needs of the community you serve. The contributors to this letter have in common a deep love of

Letter to the Editor | Why I support Adison Richards to represent the 26th District

Oct 28, 2024

Why I Support Adison Richards to Represent the 26th District I have known Adison since he was in middle school. I have never met anyone who cares so much about helping others and supporting those in need. His passion for working for the people in public office started at a young age and before we

Letter to the editor | Vote no on all four initiatives

Oct 22, 2024

These initiatives are on our ballot because Brian Heywood a millionaire hedge fund manager spent 10’s of MILLIONS of dollars to get them on our ballots. Let’s look at their impact: Initiative 2109 would cut over $2 BILLION from education, school construction, and childcare in Washington State. Voting yes on I-2109 would only benefit 0.2%

Letter to the Editor | A proposed solution to the Madrona dispute

Oct 22, 2024

PenMet has just terminated its lease with ZTM Holdings alleging several breaches of the lease terms. I assume a lawsuit will soon be filed as well. In recent days, I’ve had conversations with several individuals associated with ZTM and others regarding the Madrona golf course to gain a better understanding of the issues and the

Letter to the Editor | Gig Harbor Junior Sailing fundraiser brings in over $100,000

Oct 22, 2024

Gig Harbor Junior Sailing would like to thank our community for their tremendous support of our 15th annual on-line and in-person Dinner auction which was held recently at Gig Harbor Yacht Club. We were overwhelmed to have exceeded our fundraising goal of $100,000 to allow us to continue to serve the needs of youth in

Letter to the Editor | Gig Harbor needs more pickleball courts

Oct 21, 2024

The Peninsula Gardens article of October 18 contains a few inaccuracies that I’d like to address. The article states that “the plan includes only 6 courts.” Viewing the master plan in the article there are only 4 courts. The original offerings included a plan with 6 courts, but the final PenMet decision was sadly the

Letter to the Editor | Vote no on Initiative 2117

Oct 16, 2024

We’ve all seen the signs around town, Yes on 2117, claiming it will save you money. But what would I-2117 really mean for our state? Think about it, why did a billionaire hedge fund investor from California come to Washington and spend 6 million dollars to get this initiative on our ballot? I-2117 aims to