Letters to the Editor
Letter: We put ‘speed’ in speed dating
EDITOR , With regard to speed dating in San Lorenzo Valley — we are glad to see that “speed dating” will soon be available in San Lorenzo Valley. With the high rate of meth usage, it ought to do...
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Letter: How fast was ‘the Wheeldude’ driving?
EDITOR , Reading Lucjan Szewczyk’s step-by-step instructions for how to beat the system after you’ve gotten a speeding ticket, I would have felt a little better if he’d indicated that he was wit...
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Letter: A disgusting dump
EDITOR , I was driving down lower Lake Boulevard in Lompico on Friday, Feb. 26, around 3:30 p.m. and I stopped because I saw three garbage bags right on the edge of the cliff. When I got out of ...
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Letter: Try applying ‘4 C’s’ to school budget crisis
At the Scotts Valley Unified School District board meeting Feb. 10, Superintendent Susan Silver briefly discussed the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, which includes the addition of the “4 C’s...
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Letter: Sad state of Lompico Water District
After hearing about all the problems the Lompico Water District is currently going through, I had a look around the water district myself. What I found was truly alarming.
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Letter: Your sense of entitlement
The San Lorenzo Valley is directly impacted by the pending closures of state parks, decline in public and higher education, closures in the public library system and an overall slowdown in our eco...
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Letter: A different priority
by Chris Finnie, Boulder Creek
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I’ve never lived in New York, so I will take David deMilo’s word for it when he wrote about the budget issues there in his Feb. 19 commentary. But I am a native Californian.
Letter: Get a true idea about nonprofit marijuana
by Dr. Richard Webb, San Jose State University
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I read with some interest about city leaders’ consideration of a medical marijuana dispensary here in Scotts Valley.
Letter: Pick a different place for rec expansion
by Phil Johnson and Linda Brown-Johnson, Boulder Creek
13 days ago | 11 11 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
My wife and I live on Boulder Street. We want to go on record as opposing the proposed recreational center.
Letter: No monopoly on troubled teens
by Barbara Tansy, Scotts Valley
20 days ago | 3 3 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, Sadly, San Lorenzo Valley High School parent Anita Stoddart’s car was vandalized in the Scotts Valley High parking lot during a basketball game. I hate it when that sort of thing happens,...
Letter: Open mind about school budget
by Kathy Adams, Vine Hill Elementary School second-grade teacher
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EDITOR, In the interest of staying informed about the budget woes of Scotts Valley and California schools in general, I attended the Scotts Valley School District budget meeting on Feb. 2. Let m...
Letters: An inspiring survivor
by Terry Hollenbeck, Felton
27 days ago | 2 2 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Thank you, Peter Burke, for the article on your grandmother, “Baba”. We can all give thanks that during a recent storm, she survived a redwood tree that almost fell on her.