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New deadline
The Sequim Gazette will move back its deadline for letters to the editor to noon Friday from the current 5 p.m. Friday, effective April 15.
The new schedule will allow editors better to accommodate submissions from readers.
Fond memories
I read with interest the well-deserved article on Murray Motors. I had the pleasure of knowing Mark's grandfather Bart. I also knew his father when we lived in the Clallam Bay area.
In 1935, my father, Elmer, bought a new 1936 Plymouth from Bart. I believe he paid $650. Dad had just been hired by Crown Zellerbach as foreman in a logging camp at Neah Bay. His big raise to $200 a month helped to finally afford a new car.
Dad continued to purchase Chrysler cars for many years. Just part of fond memories of living in the western peninsula.
Bud Critchfield
Sequim
Re: Aginners
Yep! Right on the head, pal. Our lives are made more difficult by people that do not know, do not want to know and will never know.
But still think they know without knowing that they do not know.
And do not know that most of us think they are dumb because of all the above.
Bill Evans
Diamond Point
Goodbye, Evan McLean
"He will be greatly missed by his colleagues in the newsroom and we wish him the best." That is an excerpt from an editor's note in the March 11 Sequim Gazette. Although I am one of those identified by Evan McLean in his hauntingly poetic farewell who doesn't know him, I know his work in print. Not only is the March 11 editor's note appropriate recognition, but his performance should be applauded as well. From this reader, well done and I will miss you.
However, what about some others who have recently left the newspaper? What about the woman who hired McLean and provided him a forum in which to flourish. What about the woman who continuously brought the best weekly Washington newspaper award from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association to our little community? Why hasn't a person who also won "best" from the Association for her Opinion Page and managed a news organization that garnered many, many other state awards been acknowledged? What about former editor Mary Powell? Well, from this reader, well done, Mary, I will miss you.
And then there are freelance columnists Jim Guthrie and myself, Louis Howard, who have left without a mention of our contributions to the newspaper. What about us? Double standards? You decide.
Louis Howard Hamlin
Agnew
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: While having written a column appearing on our editorial pages since December 2006, Mr. Hamlin's view is limited by a small window into this paper's history and track record.
Largely omitted is the fact that we have averaged about two-dozen press awards almost every year for the past two decades. The largest reason being the commitment, drive and leadership of local resident Brown M. Maloney who purchased the newspaper in 1988.
Maloney published the Gazette for many years before passing the torch to me in June 2002. We are like-minded in realizing that an award-winning newspaper comes not from one person, but from many working together.
It takes a team to make a great newspaper. It takes vision and leadership and common goals to achieve quality and I'm proud to say that I and many others over the years have had a hand in our achievements.
Mr. Hamlin does not mention he resigned and withdrew his column "Observations" effective the Feb. 11 edition. Mention was made of his decision in the spot he normally occupied on page A-17.
"We regret losing Mr. Howard's column," said Jim Casey, Gazette editor. "Sometimes the issues of creativity and quality control are hard to resolve."
Sue Ellen Riesau, publisher
PUD comes through
A big thank you to our P.U.D. crew that replaced the underground electric system on Griffith Farm Road.
The project was completed under, shall we say, adverse weather conditions.
Much effort went into cleanup, and the old dirt road never looked so good.
I promise to always pay my bill on time.
Ben Thacker
Sequim
N.O.A.H. says,
'Thanks for puppy mill donations!'
Recently several caring residents of Sequim generously donated cash and supplies to the N.O.A.H. Animal Adoption & Spay/Neuter Center in Stanwood to help with the care and rehabilitation of 74 puppy mill dogs seized in January.
On behalf of the board of directors, staff, volunteers and animals at N.O.A.H., we would like to express a heartfelt "thank you" to the caring people of Sequim and to Linda Stumbaugh for delivering the items. It is very impressive that our neighbors are so generous and care so much about animals!
Because of donations like this, N.O.A.H. has been able to provide the needed baths, medical care, spaying or neutering and, most importantly, love to the poor neglected dogs. Thank you!
Austin Gates
N.O.A.H. executive director
Stanwood
Thank goodness
for the Sequim Gazette
The Sequim Gazette is one of those very rare newspapers that gives both sides of all the issues and this entire community needs to say thank you and appreciate that they are willing to do what most publications won't. We are so lucky to have access to a paper that doesn't show the extreme bias on important issues that the big boys do; They do not look the other way.
The Gazette Web site is full of great things including their video of the pro-Border Patrol supporters, so those who could not attend could see our free speech rights at work. Our family supports our Border Patrol 100 percent and are thankful for their existence, working to keep out those who wish our demise and who take opportunity from our local young men and women in the construction trades by accepting less than living wages from unscrupulous businesses (then sending their ill-gotten gains to another country).
We would willingly wait out the spot checks and submit to questions by our dedicated patrol if it means that we are making headway in getting illegal aliens out of our country. After all they are illegal, no matter what excuses the anti-Border Patrol people throw at us. Our prisons are filled with them, they are the majority, they are not immigrants, they are parasites who feed off of us.
Many have forgotten about terrorist Ahmed Ressam's attempts to infiltrate the U.S. through P.A. and the brave actions of Mike Chapman. Immigrants respectfully seek to come to our country legally, through proper means, waiting their turns, for they know they are fortunate that they have a golden opportunity to become a citizen of the United States of America.
Doug and Joanne Heydon
Sequim
The Sequim Gazette will move back its deadline for letters to the editor to noon Friday from the current 5 p.m. Friday, effective April 15.
The new schedule will allow editors better to accommodate submissions from readers.
Fond memories
I read with interest the well-deserved article on Murray Motors. I had the pleasure of knowing Mark's grandfather Bart. I also knew his father when we lived in the Clallam Bay area.
In 1935, my father, Elmer, bought a new 1936 Plymouth from Bart. I believe he paid $650. Dad had just been hired by Crown Zellerbach as foreman in a logging camp at Neah Bay. His big raise to $200 a month helped to finally afford a new car.
Dad continued to purchase Chrysler cars for many years. Just part of fond memories of living in the western peninsula.
Bud Critchfield
Sequim
Re: Aginners
Yep! Right on the head, pal. Our lives are made more difficult by people that do not know, do not want to know and will never know.
But still think they know without knowing that they do not know.
And do not know that most of us think they are dumb because of all the above.
Bill Evans
Diamond Point
Goodbye, Evan McLean
"He will be greatly missed by his colleagues in the newsroom and we wish him the best." That is an excerpt from an editor's note in the March 11 Sequim Gazette. Although I am one of those identified by Evan McLean in his hauntingly poetic farewell who doesn't know him, I know his work in print. Not only is the March 11 editor's note appropriate recognition, but his performance should be applauded as well. From this reader, well done and I will miss you.
However, what about some others who have recently left the newspaper? What about the woman who hired McLean and provided him a forum in which to flourish. What about the woman who continuously brought the best weekly Washington newspaper award from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association to our little community? Why hasn't a person who also won "best" from the Association for her Opinion Page and managed a news organization that garnered many, many other state awards been acknowledged? What about former editor Mary Powell? Well, from this reader, well done, Mary, I will miss you.
And then there are freelance columnists Jim Guthrie and myself, Louis Howard, who have left without a mention of our contributions to the newspaper. What about us? Double standards? You decide.
Louis Howard Hamlin
Agnew
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: While having written a column appearing on our editorial pages since December 2006, Mr. Hamlin's view is limited by a small window into this paper's history and track record.
Largely omitted is the fact that we have averaged about two-dozen press awards almost every year for the past two decades. The largest reason being the commitment, drive and leadership of local resident Brown M. Maloney who purchased the newspaper in 1988.
Maloney published the Gazette for many years before passing the torch to me in June 2002. We are like-minded in realizing that an award-winning newspaper comes not from one person, but from many working together.
It takes a team to make a great newspaper. It takes vision and leadership and common goals to achieve quality and I'm proud to say that I and many others over the years have had a hand in our achievements.
Mr. Hamlin does not mention he resigned and withdrew his column "Observations" effective the Feb. 11 edition. Mention was made of his decision in the spot he normally occupied on page A-17.
"We regret losing Mr. Howard's column," said Jim Casey, Gazette editor. "Sometimes the issues of creativity and quality control are hard to resolve."
Sue Ellen Riesau, publisher
PUD comes through
A big thank you to our P.U.D. crew that replaced the underground electric system on Griffith Farm Road.
The project was completed under, shall we say, adverse weather conditions.
Much effort went into cleanup, and the old dirt road never looked so good.
I promise to always pay my bill on time.
Ben Thacker
Sequim
N.O.A.H. says,
'Thanks for puppy mill donations!'
Recently several caring residents of Sequim generously donated cash and supplies to the N.O.A.H. Animal Adoption & Spay/Neuter Center in Stanwood to help with the care and rehabilitation of 74 puppy mill dogs seized in January.
On behalf of the board of directors, staff, volunteers and animals at N.O.A.H., we would like to express a heartfelt "thank you" to the caring people of Sequim and to Linda Stumbaugh for delivering the items. It is very impressive that our neighbors are so generous and care so much about animals!
Because of donations like this, N.O.A.H. has been able to provide the needed baths, medical care, spaying or neutering and, most importantly, love to the poor neglected dogs. Thank you!
Austin Gates
N.O.A.H. executive director
Stanwood
Thank goodness
for the Sequim Gazette
The Sequim Gazette is one of those very rare newspapers that gives both sides of all the issues and this entire community needs to say thank you and appreciate that they are willing to do what most publications won't. We are so lucky to have access to a paper that doesn't show the extreme bias on important issues that the big boys do; They do not look the other way.
The Gazette Web site is full of great things including their video of the pro-Border Patrol supporters, so those who could not attend could see our free speech rights at work. Our family supports our Border Patrol 100 percent and are thankful for their existence, working to keep out those who wish our demise and who take opportunity from our local young men and women in the construction trades by accepting less than living wages from unscrupulous businesses (then sending their ill-gotten gains to another country).
We would willingly wait out the spot checks and submit to questions by our dedicated patrol if it means that we are making headway in getting illegal aliens out of our country. After all they are illegal, no matter what excuses the anti-Border Patrol people throw at us. Our prisons are filled with them, they are the majority, they are not immigrants, they are parasites who feed off of us.
Many have forgotten about terrorist Ahmed Ressam's attempts to infiltrate the U.S. through P.A. and the brave actions of Mike Chapman. Immigrants respectfully seek to come to our country legally, through proper means, waiting their turns, for they know they are fortunate that they have a golden opportunity to become a citizen of the United States of America.
Doug and Joanne Heydon
Sequim
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