HEAVENLY MONK Editor — Steve Heilig wishes he could separate Thelonius Monk’s art from his mental disorder (“Monk For The Record,” AVA, December 2, 2009):…
Posts published in “Letters to the Editor”
Dear AVA, Yesterday I was taking a shower here at Soledad Prison thinking about your newspaper. Two minutes later they called my name for mail.…
Editor, I left Mule Creek State Prison only to be transferred to another one of the state’s many prisons that they have built from one…
SENIORS ON BOARD! Dear Community Members, During this special time of year, we ask that you consider supporting the Anderson Valley Senior Center. Our needs…
GIMME SHELTER (MONEY) Dear Friends, The Housing Association seeks your help because it needs your help. Operating costs for the Rays Road farm labor camp…
Dear AVA:
My name is Glenn Scott. I am serving time in Soledad’s Level 1 South Yard prison largely for crimes which I did not commit. My wife and three children live in Carmel Valley California and I am stuck in prison. With the bad economy, my wife is having a hard time out there raising our three beautiful children alone. Needless to say, I have no money on my books and my family can't afford to send me quarterly packages.
To The Editor: This concerns the EZcard money machines in the lobby of the County jail. I had $20 put on my account. After the…
HASH MARKS Greetings Editor: Hash Peppermint Patty — Good grief! “Gosh, Charlie Brown: what is hash?” Linus asks. “A mixture of corned beef, processed potatoes,…
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Editor, Yikes another letter from G Krouse (Run mission impossible sound tract) I hope to make this short. Three items. Yes, I know…
To the Editor: This is about inmates in Mendocino County Jail. There are sentenced inmates here who are doing county time who are not…
To the editor: My name is Kyle Byrne, 24, of Ukiah. I was booked into the Mendocino County Jail on Friday, September 11 at 2:28am…