Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor submissions

Gig Harbor Now accepts letters to the editor of up to 800 or fewer words from area residents. Please include your name and city of residence for publication and refrain from personal attacks. We accept only one letter per writer per week.

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Letter to the Editor | Cheers to the PenMet-PSD partnership — and its swim lessons

Aug 09, 2024 | By: Heather Maher and Sarah Stancikas

The announcement of the partnership between PenMet Parks and the Peninsula School District is incredibly exciting for our community. Swim Safe Gig Harbor is proud to offer our congratulations to these two strong organizations for teaming up to provide great services to our community, which include a focus on offering swim lessons. As the Maritime

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Letter to the Editor | Conservatives concerned about Caldier

Aug 02, 2024 | By: Chuck Limwis

In this letter I am writing to my fellow conservatives and readership of Gig Harbor Now. I am growing deeply concerned about Michelle Caldier’s ability to represent the people of our district. I also want to point out that this is not a political influence type letter. We all understand that this is an election

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Letter to the Editor | 26th District candidate Rachel Harter will listen to her voting base

Jul 30, 2024 | By: Linda McKee

Rachel Harter is an excellent choice for State Representative, 26th LD, Position 2. As we all know, career politicians tend to lose touch with their base over time and drift away from the stances they originally held. At those times, such voters start looking around for better candidates, but all too often, none are available.

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Letter to the Editor | Sales tax proposal is fair to all concerned

Jul 29, 2024 | By: Jeni Woock

We all love our life in Gig Harbor.  Let’s keep it that way. August 6 is Primary Election Day and the day our ballots are due on Gig Harbor Prop 1. This spring when you said no to increased property taxes, you also said you are willing to support our police with a smaller amount

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Letter to the Editor | Josh Smith, a refreshing option

Jul 26, 2024 | By: Vicky Alsaker

Dismayed by a stale political status quo, last year I realized I was part of the “exhausted majority”. I acknowledged I had joined the two thirds of Americans who find themselves not completely aligned with either political party. I longed for a party that would put the power back in the hands of the American

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Letter to the Editor | These candidates will protect reproductive rights

Jul 16, 2024 | By: Nora Eckstein Sekowski

Soon you will receive your ballot in the mail and will have the opportunity to pick those candidates to go on to the general election in November. When I look at the ballot, a deciding factor for me is a candidate’s stance on abortion rights. A little over two years ago, the Supreme Court made

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Letter to the Editor | No-parking signs ignored at DeMolay

Jul 08, 2024 | By:

I found it very interesting over the 4th of July long weekend that the Demolay Sandspit Park had cars parked in front of NO PARKING Signs and all down the street in front of homes. This was supposed to be solved with the signs. This is why it was suggested over & over by the

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Letter to the Editor | Is PenMet a responsible tax-supported entity?

Jun 25, 2024 | By: Craig McLaughlin

You may remember that PenMet told us when the Board adopted the DeMolay Master Plan, that it’s main focus was to provide ADA access to the DeMolay Sandspit. They brought two ladies, one a world-class wheelchair basketball player and one a mother of two children who can’t carry both of her children to the Sandspit

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Letter to the Editor | Disappointed that politicians were barred from parade

Jun 04, 2024 | By:

I’m extremely disappointed in the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s decision to not allow politicians running for office a place in the Maritime parade this year. That’s been one of the favorite parts of the parade for years, we like to see and cheer for our candidates. THERE’S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT TO A COMMUNITY THEN

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Letter to the Editor | Appreciative of the help on Parks Appreciation Day

May 09, 2024 | By: Billy Sehmel

Letter to the editor by Billy Sehmel, PenMet Parks commissioner.

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