The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin welcomes letters to the editor on subjects of general interest.

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NEW Letters To The Editor - Buck the system - On May 18 my hubby and I were driving on Poplar Street going to the Home Depot and as we are passing the mall (my personal joke is I call it "The Wall"), it is my custom to glance over to see what is being done to this property....MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Local gas prices should follow national average - I suppose that we here in Walla Walla are considered to be some kind of "hicks."...MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Liberals escape wrath for saying vile things - In response to Mr. Raddatz letter on Rush Limbaugh: I am not defending what Limbaugh said but I have yet to have a liberal tell me why Limbaugh is so bad when Bill Maher and Jon Stewart say things just as bad and worse on a regular basis....MORE...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Nonessential projects should wait until debts paid - In the recent headline article, "Scaled-down Myra Road work gets review," the following facts were cited:1. The project cost is $2.6 million2. Walla Walla and College Place taxpayers will be tagged for approximately $600,000.3. Approximately $2 million wi...MORE...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Society says robbing is OK, but protecting yourself isn't - The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin posted a picture of a shrine in memory of the criminal who was killed robbing a local business.What is happening to our society? An American business owner shoots an intruder who has broken into his business and is in the pr...MORE...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Veterans, public should attend ROTC ceremonies - Veterans of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and patriots, attention on deck.On Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., the young men and women of Walla Walla High School's Junior ROTC program will muster on the parade ground for this year's annual militar...MORE...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - It's time for Alaska Airlines to step to plate - Enough already! Some basic questions need to be answered by Alaska Airlines before the Port of Walla Walla Commission and other community organizations make any additional firm offers intended to ensure that future air services will remain available on Al...MORE...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Obama ignores religion, tradition because of poll - It was appropriate that George Clooney and his Hollywood pals raised several million to help re-elect Barack Obama.He is surely a rock-star president and the nation is his mosh pit.He was willing to throw religious convictions and hundreds of years of tra...MORE...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Area doesn't need Boise residents telling us what to do with dams - Here we go again - some nerd from Boise telling us what we should do. I do wonder where they get all their information.All of the dams on the lower Snake River were constructed to provide power and water storage. The Snake River dams were never constructe...MORE...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Balloon Stampede volunteers did great job - I would like to pass along my immense admiration for the employees of the Chamber of Commerce and the many volunteers who made the Balloon Stampede the success it was.There were extensive planning sessions leading up to the event and once things started, ...MORE...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Bicyclists can make travel safer - The City Council has proclaimed the month of May as "Bike Safety Month." This makes sense, since May is such a beautiful month to ride.Bicycles are required by law to operate obeying the laws of the road and not the sidewalk. So how is the bike going to o...MORE...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Invest in something tangible to survive crash - For 30 years the Western economies (America, Europe and Japan) have been fiscally irresponsible.Even in the case of Japan, where the people are "savers," there are fiscal problems because the Japanese people saved their money via the country's government ...MORE...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Customers can demand action to aid economy - The other morning I stopped into a local breakfast spot, and as I enjoyed a cup of coffee I overheard a group discussing politics.Apparently, Laura Ingraham had done a radio show on the evils of our trade deficit. I heard how we had lost 2.8 million manuf...MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Where does church stands on same-sex marriage? - I want to encourage everyone to ask their local church to declare their position on same-sex marriage....MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Shakespeare WW, Powerhouse Theatre valuable - Recently, more than 160 Milton-Freewater students participated in a week-long residency with two visiting Shakespeare actors, both of whom interacted incredibly well with our students....MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Photo of roadside memorial performs public service - A letter in Sunday's paper said the photograph of the roadside memorial to the young man killed while robbing the New York Store is offensive. The letter concluded, "If you need pictures to fill space in the newspaper, look for the good in our community a...MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Dams serve a purpose - In response to Mr. Burkholder from Boise. ...MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Resist effort to blur definitions - All my life I have believed that marriage is a sacrament, like an oath, an obligation and a promise between a man and a woman that should be honored until death or until it becomes truly impossible to maintain....MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Two choirs make beautiful music together - The Park Plaza choir has been performing for more than a year. From the beginning the choir has wanted to include some young adults to perform with us....MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Motorists need to be cautious around cyclists - This letter is focused at cycling safety, but also directly pointed to the motorist who nearly caused a head-on collision with our vehicle as he/she recklessly passed two cyclists while going southbound on Powerline Road last Sunday....MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Democrats inherited their own deficits - My answer to Richard Hoffman's letter:I really wish people like Richard Hoffman would do their homework before they write untruthful letters! Let me explain. He states that the Republican answer is to replace our president and Congress with people who got...MORE...
Letters To The Editor - Focus on Balloon Stampede volunteers, not parking - I am writing to respond to the May 13 front-page article titled: "Perfect day for balloons to soar; spectators hunt for parking spot." ...MORE...
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