Letters to the editor
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An apology
The Sequim Gazette and particularly its editor, Jim Casey, apologize for failing to check the allegations of a letter writer that Wave Broadband had not cooperated with disabled persons without vetting its claims or seeking a response from Wave.
The company indeed makes itself accessible to persons with disabilities, be they physical or developmental, both as a matter of corporate policy and daily practice in its business.
The play's the thing
The refurbished home of the Olympic Theatre Arts is open. It is 163 comfortable seats with nary a bad one in the house. The successful reopening was brought about by the labor and contributions of the people of Sequim and the project is something in which the entire community can take pride.
As someone said in another time and place, "The play's the thing!" and so it was Friday night when the local players presented "Cabaret." This was no small undertaking, involving a cast of 25 or so plus an eight-piece band. I have seen the film and attended the Broadway cast show in Seattle. This was better. In a smaller setting, both the bright music and vibrant Berlin nightlife were more real. And as the cloud of Nazism gathered and finally broke over the players, it was all too easy to share their pain.
And when one of Fraulein Schneider's regular boarders found the stage door stuck when she tried to make an exit, she gave the audience one of the best "ad libs" ever.
Stewart M. Harris
Sequim
Help in an awful time
Having before experienced the terrific talents of the production team at the Sequim Gazette in 2007 when my son went to Iraq again; I wanted to thank a few more of your fine employees for some great work in your production department and on the front lines last week.
When you are writing something as emotionally draining as a personal obituary, not the standard fill in the blanks, as I did for my father, it really, really helps coming face to face with someone like Stephanie Howell. She is a real professional as well as patient and kind.
When I brought in my rough draft and photos, Mr. Robert Morris really worked his magic.
Although the photos were wonderful, the words sincere, and, of course, the USMC logo the eye catcher, Mr. Morris' talented eye put it all together in a respectful and beautiful work; something special we needed to do for my father and my parents.
My large family and I appreciate all these two special people did to help us get through this awful time, we loved our parents very much.
Robert and Stephanie gave all my parent's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and old friends something quite wonderful to remember them by.
Thank you for having such talented and sensitive people working for you; it puts you well above the rest.
Jody Heydon
Sequim
Follow
the money
Bruce Busch's Guest Opinion "State lacks facts" in last week's Gazette is right on target, but Mr. Busch overlooks the obvious conclusion.
There is no possible way that the Department of Ecology is so populated with idiots that they could possibly fail to understand that their entire thesis is absurd and built on false assumptions.
Therefore there must be some ulterior motive to pushing through these ridiculous restrictions on private property.
Therefore, follow the money: To whom will your "mitigation payments" be paid? Who will benefit from these imaginary shortages?
Who is the Department of Ecology in bed with and what do they get for pushing through these unneeded regulations?
The Department of Ecology doesn't report to the Legislature; it belongs to the executive branch and just reports to the governor. What's in it for her?
The Gazette could well serve its constituents by investigating the money trail.
Tom Williamson
Sequim
The answer
This in complementary to last week's letter about the tragedy in Haiti, and the mystery of how can God allow this to happen and what did the Haitian people do to deserve such a tragic fate.
Let's turn the question around. What did the Middle East people do to deserve having all that oil (did they do something good or is it reparation for something bad in the past)?
What did our fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, etc., do to deserve the opportunity to come to the U.S. so that you and I have a life better than most in the world (or conversely, what evil did our forebears do so that some live in poverty or went through slavery)?
And what transgression did Washington's citizens commit whereby our state government can overturn the people's initiative regarding taxes (I-960)?
The answer to all these questions, from Haiti to Washington, is that there is only one place purported to be perfect (and fair); and heaven is not on Earth.
Bill Wrobel
Sequim
The Sequim Gazette and particularly its editor, Jim Casey, apologize for failing to check the allegations of a letter writer that Wave Broadband had not cooperated with disabled persons without vetting its claims or seeking a response from Wave.
The company indeed makes itself accessible to persons with disabilities, be they physical or developmental, both as a matter of corporate policy and daily practice in its business.
The play's the thing
The refurbished home of the Olympic Theatre Arts is open. It is 163 comfortable seats with nary a bad one in the house. The successful reopening was brought about by the labor and contributions of the people of Sequim and the project is something in which the entire community can take pride.
As someone said in another time and place, "The play's the thing!" and so it was Friday night when the local players presented "Cabaret." This was no small undertaking, involving a cast of 25 or so plus an eight-piece band. I have seen the film and attended the Broadway cast show in Seattle. This was better. In a smaller setting, both the bright music and vibrant Berlin nightlife were more real. And as the cloud of Nazism gathered and finally broke over the players, it was all too easy to share their pain.
And when one of Fraulein Schneider's regular boarders found the stage door stuck when she tried to make an exit, she gave the audience one of the best "ad libs" ever.
Stewart M. Harris
Sequim
Help in an awful time
Having before experienced the terrific talents of the production team at the Sequim Gazette in 2007 when my son went to Iraq again; I wanted to thank a few more of your fine employees for some great work in your production department and on the front lines last week.
When you are writing something as emotionally draining as a personal obituary, not the standard fill in the blanks, as I did for my father, it really, really helps coming face to face with someone like Stephanie Howell. She is a real professional as well as patient and kind.
When I brought in my rough draft and photos, Mr. Robert Morris really worked his magic.
Although the photos were wonderful, the words sincere, and, of course, the USMC logo the eye catcher, Mr. Morris' talented eye put it all together in a respectful and beautiful work; something special we needed to do for my father and my parents.
My large family and I appreciate all these two special people did to help us get through this awful time, we loved our parents very much.
Robert and Stephanie gave all my parent's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and old friends something quite wonderful to remember them by.
Thank you for having such talented and sensitive people working for you; it puts you well above the rest.
Jody Heydon
Sequim
Follow
the money
Bruce Busch's Guest Opinion "State lacks facts" in last week's Gazette is right on target, but Mr. Busch overlooks the obvious conclusion.
There is no possible way that the Department of Ecology is so populated with idiots that they could possibly fail to understand that their entire thesis is absurd and built on false assumptions.
Therefore there must be some ulterior motive to pushing through these ridiculous restrictions on private property.
Therefore, follow the money: To whom will your "mitigation payments" be paid? Who will benefit from these imaginary shortages?
Who is the Department of Ecology in bed with and what do they get for pushing through these unneeded regulations?
The Department of Ecology doesn't report to the Legislature; it belongs to the executive branch and just reports to the governor. What's in it for her?
The Gazette could well serve its constituents by investigating the money trail.
Tom Williamson
Sequim
The answer
This in complementary to last week's letter about the tragedy in Haiti, and the mystery of how can God allow this to happen and what did the Haitian people do to deserve such a tragic fate.
Let's turn the question around. What did the Middle East people do to deserve having all that oil (did they do something good or is it reparation for something bad in the past)?
What did our fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, etc., do to deserve the opportunity to come to the U.S. so that you and I have a life better than most in the world (or conversely, what evil did our forebears do so that some live in poverty or went through slavery)?
And what transgression did Washington's citizens commit whereby our state government can overturn the people's initiative regarding taxes (I-960)?
The answer to all these questions, from Haiti to Washington, is that there is only one place purported to be perfect (and fair); and heaven is not on Earth.
Bill Wrobel
Sequim
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