Letters to the Editor
Letter: Recycling center, club help valley
EDITOR, What a great article today about the SLV Redemption and Recycling centers (“Center recycling total tips scales at 4.5M pounds,” April 5, Page 20). We are quite proud of them and the staff ...
Apr 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter: Schooling flexibility fits students best
  EDITOR, I just returned from the California Charter School Conference and heard many stories from teachers in other school districts about the lack of support for their local charter. We are...
Apr 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter: Cat concerns miss the point
  EDITOR, In response to the March 15 article “Domestic cats pose serious threat to native wildlife” (Page 9), it seems that real life-threatening public health and safety problems don’t make ...
Mar 28, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter: Cats, birds and simple arithmetic
  EDITOR, In support of Carol Carson and her article on cats (“Domestic cats pose serious threat to native wildlife,” March 15, Page 9), just do the math. Let’s say there are 5,000 people in B...
Mar 28, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter: Better alternative to allergy drugs
  EDITOR, After I read the March 15 article about seasonal allergies (“Allergies common in Santa Cruz County,” Page 11), I was struck by the lack of mention of alternative treatments for aller...
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter: Common sense says to lock up
  EDITOR, The Press-Banner each week as it is a great source of information for the community in which we live. I have to say, though, that the Dispatch Log seems to always have at least one i...
Mar 21, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Letter: Natural environment is history
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
  EDITOR, As a retired geologist, natural scientist and historian, I found Ms. Carson’s column on domestic cats (“Domestic cats pose serious threat to native wildlife,” March 15, Page 9) a lit...
Letter: Felton going downhill fast
Mar 14, 2013 | 13 13 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, As a Felton resident who used to take my kids to the Covered Bridge Park and shop in the Felton Fair center, I am really dismayed by the current state of decline those areas are in. I no...
Letter: New ideas, volunteers are welcome
Mar 14, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
  EDITOR, In response to the letter "Poor choice for fundraiser" (March 8, Page 6), the event is "wine tasting and chocolate," as well as a silent auction. It is not a wine-swilling and chocol...
Letter: Volunteering at pantry provides food for thought
Mar 14, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
  EDITOR, A common philosophical debate that is argued in this country is the importance of self-sufficiency. This debate is found in arguments about the role of government in providing welfar...
Letter: Sympathy for police
Mar 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, My name is Bruce Craft, and in the mid-2000s, I was unemployed and homeless, living in a motor home on the streets of Santa Cruz. I was routed nightly by the Santa Cruz Police Department...
Letter: Poor choice of fundraiser
Mar 07, 2013 | 9 9 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
EDITOR, Am I the only one bothered by this? A group of San Lorenzo Valley High School parents want to support a “Safe and Sober” grad night, so they decide to raise money by having a wine and ch...