Letters to the Editor: Aug. 21, 2026

Letters to the Editor

We do not actually have a sustainable water supply of 20,000 AFY to support growth – only the potential to have that much if we act to find it.

Letters to the Editor: Aug. 21, 2026

Trampling on rights McMinnville, we feel your pain In sleepy little Monmouth, your neighbor 26 miles south, more than 150 people appeared before our city council in April to voice disapproval of plans to convert county farmland a half-mile from Western Oregon University into a 2,000-person medium-density housing development. It was a variation on what we read about happening in McMinnville. The plan was developed without involving local resident…

Letters to the editor – August 21, 2026

Burlesque in VallettaAnna Micallef of Sliema writes:I would like to contribute further to the ongoing debate about what is or not deemed appropriate on the steps of Ta’ Ġieżu church, in Valletta. I wonder... Would such artistic expression be tolerated outside parliament, for example?Diving precautionsChristopher John Linskill of Ħamrun writes:We are greatly shocked by the...

LFP Letters to the Editor: August 20, 2026

The world’s best fast pitch softball players recently played just outside London at a new complex near Melbourne and saw no coverage by The Free Press. No mention of a pitcher striking out 19 or 22 batters or batters hitting a 90-m.p.h. pitch from a pitcher around half the distance away of a major league baseball pitcher. One picture in last Tuesday’s paper. Shame on you, Free Press.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

In Carter County, a shared meal is about far more than what is served on the plate. It is a chance to sit together, catch up with neighbors, share a laugh and strengthen the connections that make a small community feel like home. Through Tricia's hard work and genuine care for local older adults, Carter County provided 2,042 congregate meals, 1,105 home-delivered meals and 223 homemaker...

Letters to the Editor 08.20.26

Readers sound off on Pop & Hiss in Pacific Grove, Monterey County homelessness counts, Seaside's mural controversy, and community news.