Letters to the Editor
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  I would like to encourage everyone to donate to a charity they trust to help the victims of the devastating wildfires in California. I donated to the American Red Cross disaster relief … more
  Nowhere to run nowhere to hide. The unanswered question: what lender hands over hundreds, thousands, let alone millions of   dollars without secure, bonafide collateral? … more
  Ian Eisenman was the first New Year’s baby on the peninsula on Jan. 1, 2008. Seventeen years later, on Jan. 6, 2025, he earned his Private Pilot’s License. His FAA examiner … more
  The Swiftian proposal of an alliance between volunteers and empowered police isn’t going to get us anywhere new. And it’s a little bizarre. Let us stop using the word … more
  We need to implement the overwhelming mandate to address the existential health crisis in America, the sickest of all developed countries and costing the most. Health is not a partisan … more
I was recently saddened to hear that our community lost a true treasure. Cher Albright, who for some 40 years has lovingly watched over and taken care of Gibbs lake, has moved away. I did not … more
  I fear the days of a quiet library may be over. I recently went to Jefferson County Library looking for a quiet place to study. After all, isn’t the library a place of study and for … more
  Thank you for the article about Peninsula Credit Union! I keep a small account there so that I have a local bank and I recently had just the best experience there before Christmas.  … more
  I am writing to express my strong support for keeping Camas Prairie Park open. This facility has provided immense value to our community, serving as a vital resource for recreation, … more
  The articles on the Pulp Mill permit failed to include the most important issue in the draft permit: the requirement for the mill to develop a plan to improve the functioning of the … more
  Thank you so much to the organizers and sponsors of the Dec. 21 solstice event at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds; the Fair Board, Jefferson Healthcare, 7 Cedars and the local 4-H, thank … more
  I’ve been troubled by seeing so much negativity about the PT Co-op. I would like to thank everyone who works for or volunteers for the Co-op and I particularly want to thank the … more
  I have no issue with letters to the editor about my column. Some of them are, in their own ways, positively delicious.   But Stephen Schumacher’s letter (Jan. 1, 2025) presents … more
  Why does The Leader give a full column to a woman who pretends to speak for “the community” as she demands an apology from our Co-op for “issues” she fails to … more
  Regarding the article about local Cougars getting Bird Flu, by Scott D. This was an excellent article, brilliant writing. The author disappears while the topic and subject   … more
  Sorry to send this in the season of love and joy but I am outraged and want to express this: Why would a 16-year-old find pleasure in running over deer at night in our town? Who are … more
  In response to the cowards arrested for maiming and killing several deer recently, I can only wonder if there is anything more pathetic than deliberate animal cruelty. This is in the … more
  Just over a year ago I was driving back from Cumbria to Edinburgh. Just after leaving the M74, a Porsche SUV with LED headlights at the same height as my rear window approached from … more
  After nearly 30 years of recycling our glass bottles, we citizens of Jefferson County are now being directed to dump them in the trash? What craziness is this? Our used glass bottles are … more
This is in response to Patrick Omeara’s letter in the Dec. 25 edition of The Leader where he commented that EV (Electric Vehicles) owners are not paying a road usage fee since we don’t … more
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