Letters to the Editor | Key Peninsula News

Local's Update: Letter from Ukraine

I left Lakebay May 14 to return to Ukraine for the fifth time to continue my volunteer work as an animal rescuer for K9 Rescue Ukraine. Flying into Krakow, where a colleague was … more

6/24/24

Thanks for Skate Night

As a parent of two middle schoolers, I want to thank the Key Peninsula Civic Center for hosting Skate Night on Fridays and Girls Volleyball on Mondays. more

John Pat Kelly, Wauna | 5/29/24

U.S. Is No Melting Pot

I want to begin by saying how much I enjoy and value the Key Peninsula News. So I felt great dismay when I read the recent editorial regarding the discrimination in the Peninsula School District … more

Carmen Miravalle, Gig Harbor | 5/29/24

Talking About Suicide Saves Lives

Absorb the information and resources shared in Lisa Bryan's outstanding public service article from the April 2024. Keep it handy for future reference. more

Victor Sprague, Lakebay | 5/1/24

Why the Pierce Transit Runner Doesn't Serve the KP

The launch of the Pierce Transit Runner service in Gig Harbor has brought up the question: “Why not the Key Peninsula?” more

Robyn Denson, Pierce County Councilmember District 7 | 5/1/24

Ending Racism, Discrimination and Hate in our Schools

"We have four requests for the district in our letter: acknowledge the problem, adopt a restorative justice model, expand districtwide training, and hire diverse staff." more

Peter Fraser | 3/27/24

Possible Daycare in Key Center

Support for possible new daycare center in Key Center. more

Madeleine Spencer, Longbranch | 1/31/24

Attend 26th LD Republican Caucus

Pierce County 26th Legislative District Republican Precinct Caucuses more

Marc Christensen, Vaughn | 12/27/23

Reading the Tea Leaves

Already I have lived longer than my dad and brothers. At 68 I find myself living happily in Longbranch after a lifetime as a third-generation Californian. We moved up to be closer to our grown kids … more

11/2/23

'EV Power to the People' — Green Energy Robs People

This column (October 2023), though well written, is a real headscratcher for me. Fracking for oil in shale is bad, but de-watering is good? De-watering is the process used in fracking or … more

11/1/23

Fire Commissioner, Position 3 Race

I appreciated John Pat Kelly’s letter to the editor regarding the current KP fire commissioner position 3 election where he expressed his disappointment that I am running unopposed … more

10/20/23

Fire Commissioners on the Ballot

I encourage all voters to cast their ballots for two very deserving candidates for fire commissioner positions. Shawn Jensen, position No. 3, has been a fire commissioner for the past seven … more

10/20/23

Wolverton Write-in for Position 3

If chosen by the will of the citizens of the Key Peninsula, as a write-in candidate for fire commissioner position 3 with Pierce County Fire District No. 16, I, Hal Wolverton, vow to bring back … more

10/20/23

Write-in Candidate for Fire Commissioner

After squandering hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars, I was disappointed to see Commissioner Shawn Jensen running unopposed for re-election. Jensen, along with Stan Moffett and the rest of the … more

9/27/23

Regarding ‘A Story of Shocking Function — Derek Kilmer Works to Fix Congress’ (August 2023)

For Dr. Sara Thompson regarding her article: Marvelous. It has stuck with me since I first read it in early August. Paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 were an actual epiphany in the concept of “shocking … more

9/27/23

Here's What I Think About That

We need more stories like the one Lisa Bryan wrote about Larry the young duckling in the August edition ("Picking Up and Letting Go," Aug. 2023 ) I personally feel like most news reported these days … more

8/30/23

Gratitude For Minter Creek Elementary

With my daughter moving on to Key Peninsula Middle School this fall, I wanted to extend my thanks to all the teachers and staff at Minter Creek Elementary that guided her from kindergarten to the … more

6/28/23

Save Burley Lagoon From Geoduck Farming

A fight has been brewing over the fate of a beautiful estuary just north of Purdy Spit. On one side of the tug-of-war is Taylor Shellfish Co., which owns the leases and is turning the beaches into an … more

6/28/23

Letter from Ukraine

I have been in Ukraine all but 11 weeks since March 2022, most of it volunteering for K9 Rescue International. I’ve rescued and evacuated animals. Brought food to the hungry. Traveled through … more

5/31/23

Grocer at Lake Kathryn Village

We’ll miss the Lake Kathryn Food Market. The store always has customers from the post office there and Cost Less Drugs. Such a great neighborhood and the workers are friendly. You don’t … more

3/29/23