Gig Harbor Community Member

Letter to the Editor | Fire chief responds to letter about medical response

Mar 31, 2025

Letter to the editor by Dennis Doan of Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One.

Letter to the Editor | Olympia is coming for your money

Mar 31, 2025

Letter to the editor by Craig McLaughlin of Fox Island

Letter to the Editor | Congress must protect Medicaid, SNAP

Mar 25, 2025

I am angry that House leaders want to take a hatchet to Medicaid and SNAP to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. When millions of Americans are just trying to make it through the week, why in the world does Congress want to make people sicker and hungrier? Medicaid and SNAP play a critical

Letter to the editor | License plate readers an invasion of privacy

Mar 23, 2025

I work in Tacoma and drive through Gig Harbor all the time. I do NOT approve of this invasion of my privacy and my license plate being read without my consent or knowledge must less it being given to any 3rd party. I don’t know that persons back ground. I don’t want to feel unsafe

Letter to the Editor | Emergency medical response and property taxes

Mar 23, 2025

Letter to the editor by Rolf Knuth of Gig Harbor.

Letter to the Editor | Accessory dwelling units could help provide affordable housing

Mar 23, 2025

It’s encouraging to see so many people paying attention to the Gig Harbor Comprehensive Plan Update (CPU). However, keep in mind the growth planned for in the CPU is not the result of Council, Mayor or Staff kowtowing to real estate interests, it’s a state mandate. Per the March 20th Gig Harbor Now article, “Comp

Letter to the Editor | Trump, Musk are turning the economy around

Mar 19, 2025

Letter to the editor by Robin Fry of Gig Harbor

Letter to the Editor | Are license plate reader cameras good for Gig Harbor?

Mar 19, 2025

I am writing to express my concerns about the increasing use of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras in our communities — most especially in Gig Harbor. While these technologies promise to improve public safety and streamline law enforcement, there are significant drawbacks that must not be overlooked. ALPR systems can pose a significant threat

Letter to the Editor | Possible unintended consequences of license plate readers

Mar 17, 2025

Letter to the editor by Jeni Woock of Gig Harbor

Letter to the Editor | Local patriots on the Key Peninsula

Mar 17, 2025

A cold rain falls steadily as I navigate the dark Key Peninsula Highway, where only visitors typically use their high beams. It’s mid-November, and the temperature is dropping—36°F and falling fast as a storm rolls in from the Pacific. I’m filling in for my dad as Secretary of the Key Peninsula Veterans Association (KPVA) while