GREETINGS FROM MIKE & SUZANNE Dear Friends, I thought someone might be interested to know that our insane state prison system has decided that serial killers are not maximum-security inmates. I was convicted of first-degree…
Posts published in “Letters to the Editor”
AARON BASSLER Letter to the Editor As an extremely frustrated father and community member I feel the District Attorney’s report on the police shooting of Aaron Bassler shows clearly the need for change in the…
COMMUNICATING WITH PARKS Ms. Janelle Beland (Acting Director of State Parks), Over the last ten months, I have written and published 13 in-depth articles on the Parks crisis. The articles appeared in the Anderson Valley…
WAR & GUNS, AN EXCHANGE Editor, I enclose my latest two letters (and what provoked them) to the Contra Costa Times. We are allowed one letter a month but at least they ran. * *…
SALAD U. Hi Folks, We will be hosting a Salad University class on Sunday Sept. 9 at Floodgate Farm's new Redwood Valley location on Laughlin Peak. We'll meet at the Redwood Valley Farmers' Market (Lions…
THE SUPERINTENDENT’S PROTOCOL To ICO Reporter Chris McManus: It is unfortunate you didn't attend the board meeting in Manchester in May for my interview process. So, I will give you a brief summary of what…
SPEED TRAP STATE Editor, Have you noticed that ever since the CHP got to use radar, we've looked like a Southern speed-trap state? CHP officers are hiding behind overpasses and bushes trying to make money…
WHY LAURA’S LAW? Editor, Laura’s Law Issues Raised by Supervisors & Staff 7-10-12 1. Staff estimates the cost of implementing Laura’s Law is $792,696 annually. Nevada County’s cost of providing services to 19 individuals during…