Letters To The Editor 12.20.12
Steinbeck Blowback Dear Arvin Temkar, Steinbeck readers, dog lovers of the world and Weekly readers: If you were mildly amused or even somewhat disturbed by the “revelations” in the article (“Journalist paints Travels With Charley ...
Letters To The Editor 12.13.12
A Giving Story A few weeks ago, I came across a Carmel Middle School student who said he was going to bring $100 on Monday to donate to the MEarth campaign through Monterey County Gives! ...
Letters To The Editor 12.06.12
Air Ball Whoa. What timing. Don’t know where you were – or where last week’s cover story (“What About Bob,” Nov. 28-Dec. 5) was – when you heard that Andrew Bogut pulled the plug on ...
Letters To The Editor 11.28.12
More Invisible Thanks so much for your moving article (“The Invisible Women,” Nov. 15-20). The perception that the Peninsula doesn’t have a problem with homelessness, drugs or hunger is just plain wrong and I am ...
Letters To The Editor 11.21.12
Whippersnappers, Represent I registered to vote when I turned 21 in April 1947 and my first and only vote for a Democrat for [president] was for Harry Truman. (“Local Spin,” Nov. 8-14). “Why at the ...
Letters To The Editor 11.15.12
Singing For Sandy Thanks so much for this fantastic article (“Nearly a dozen local music acts unite in Salinas to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief,” Nov. 8-14). People want to know how to help ...
Letters To The Editor 11.08.12
Giddyup! I was disappointed to see the Civil Grand Jury conclude that the Marina Equestrian Park does not provide public recreation (“Extra Helping of Squid,” Oct 25). This conclusion makes no sense. Squid, your squidlets ...
Letters To The Editor 11.01.12
Cheers to Osio The Osio is as much a part of Monterey as the wharf or Cannery Row – it’s an institution (“Local Spin,” Oct. 25-31). I have never been there that the staff hasn’t ...
Letters To The Editor 10.25.12
The Enforcer The city needs to start enforcing its building codes (“Shootings, gang violence on the rise in Seaside; what do you think should be done?” posted Oct. 18 to Facebook). The apartment building next ...
Letters To The Editor 10.18.12
Health of Esalen Might be important to note that the 75 percent increase in health benefits is made possible by the fact that prior to that, the health benefits were maintained at the low level ...
Letters To The Editor 10.11.12
Surious Stuff I’m wondering what exactly Tricia McEntee has done to bring Esalen “into compliance with labor laws.” (“One half-century at Esalen Institute,” Oct. 4-10). Although there are new systems in place for accurately recording ...
Letters To The Editor 10.04.12
Inconvenient Truths Hot here; cold there. Heat distribution not so rare. We need all info on the table to make informed decisions. Where is the map showing the ice extent in Antarctica this year? Not ...
Letters To The Editor 9.27.12
The R-Word This article is great! (“MPUSD parents say special-ed kids aren’t getting the attention they need,” Sept. 13-19). I understand exactly what it’s like to deal with these retards! My daughter has cochlear implants ...
Letters To The Editor 9.20.12
Setting Sail It is no secret that MoM is a historically troubled organization (“Lisa Coscino, credited with revitalizing Museum of Monterey, ousted from director spot,” Sept. 13-19). For it to succeed means a coordinated effort ...
Letters To The Editor 9.13.12
Whether, Luis? Thanks for letting us know where Assemblyman Alejo’s allegiance lies (“State styrofoam ban fails; Alejo ducks vote,” posted Sept. 6). Alejo’s accepting a contribution from a styrofoam producer, then abstaining from voting on ...
Letters To The Editor 9.06.12
Hey Squid I take exception to your “Pants Off Dance Off” column calling Republicans “dumbasses” (“Squid Fry,” Aug. 23-29). You should be corrected: Anyone with intelligence would recognize “dumb elephants”; dumbasses are Democrats!! Thank you ...
Letters To The Editor 8.30.12
Bank On It Your article suggesting that cities use eminent domain to revalue mortgages for homeowners who have negative equity is legally possible but politically untenable (“The feds won’t do it, and neither will the ...
Letters To The Editor 8.23.12
Counting the Cost Thank you for bringing this to the public’s attention (“Former warden says California can’t afford the death penalty,” Aug. 9-15). It really hit my hot button. I am shocked at the amount ...
Letters To The Editor 8.16.12
Stale and Uneasy All cities should sit up and take notice (“Fresh & Easy Abandons Peninsula Sites,” Fresh Squid newsletter, Aug. 13). These corporations are not motivated by caring about the residents of cities or ...
Letters To The Editor 8.09.12
Life on Wheels Honoring Chris Essert with Walter Ryce’s article was very kind and thoughtful (“Car-less Chris Essert is a diligent patron of all things cultural [and cheap] in Monterey County,” July 26-Aug. 1). I ...
Letters To The Editor 8.02.12
Ord-inary People It amazes me that you keep printing John Hutcherson’s letters as he is obviously confused about what is happening at the former Fort Ord (“Letters,” July 26-Aug. 1). As a lifelong resident of ...
Letters To The Editor 7.26.12
Fish Food This author’s premise of “conservation efforts that put a stop to heavy pumping” is short-sighted and ignores what an increasing number of scientists and fish agencies are reporting (“California’s booming salmon season belies ...
Letters To The Editor 7.19.12
Unhappy Trails If the trails had not been continually used for the past two decades they would have been overgrown by now (“EPA tells FORA to man the fort, threatens to close off public access,” ...
Letters To The Editor 7.05.12
Team Margot I’ve known Margot for 40 years and she has always been a sweetheart to me (“If you must invade Monterey County’s singular company town, follow the rules,” June 28-July 4). She gave Spreckels ...
Letters To The Editor 6.28.12
HEARTLESS RIVER I had to laugh after reading your article on the Carmel River a couple of weeks ago (“The Carmel River is a wisp of its former self, but hope is around the bend,” ...
Letters To The Editor 6.21.12
LOSS IS MORE Your post (“A daughter struggles with her mother’s imminent passing,” June 14-20) was both poignant and personal, bringing back many memories of my own mother’s struggle with brain cancer and her final ...
Letters To The Editor 6.14.12
ROAD TO NOVEMBER California used the same kind of primary ballot in 1998 and 2000 (“First open primary doesn’t change the liberal composition of Monterey County reps,” June 7-14). All candidates from all parties appeared ...
Letters To The Editor 6.07.12
Field Maneuvers To Maria Catalan, thank you for sharing a little about your farming techniques – I would like to learn more (“A farm worker turned farm owner urges a phase-out of all fumigants,” May ...
Letters To The Editor 5.31.12
Strings Attached I am again saddened by the folks who are seemingly puppeteering Byrl Smith (“Bad advice drives Byrl Smith’s campaign to cynical places,” May 24-30). There were two separate opinion pieces today: a letter ...
Letters To The Editor 5.24.12
Strange Bedfellows My Republican absentee ballot just arrived in the mail. When confronted with an intellectual challenge, you begin your search for an answer. Maybe IBM’s Watson supercomputer can help. Well, lucky me, the Monterey ...
Letters To The Editor 5.17.12
Instituting Change The “blame the victim” stance Wheeler takes re: Jim is nauseating; I was there, I know what Jim experienced, that the people in power there abandoned him when he needed real support and ...
Letters To The Editor 5.10.12
Artichokin’ I’d like to go on record as stating that I have never used an artichoke as a marital aid, and what’s more, my husband hasn’t had to “resign” himself to my cooking, he quite ...
Letters To The Editor 5.03.12
Labor Pains As one of the eight women mentioned in the first paragraph, I wanted to add my thoughts (“Local hospitals battle for the earthy birth market,” April 26-May 2). Saying that the local doula ...
Letters To The Editor 4.26.12
Monumental for the People The Fort Ord National Monument is a great asset to this area (“It’s official: Fort Ord National Monument,” posted April 20). It will make the campus of CSUMB more desirable. The ...
Letters To The Editor 4.19.12
Neighbor Hoods Well, just think, if California had the “Stand Your Ground” law, John Kenney would undoubtedly be a free man (“Those People Next Door,” April 12-16). He already has invoked the “defending himself against ...
Letters To The Editor 4.112.12
Habitat Thanks We were thrilled to see the cover photograph, taken in the new, green building at the Hilton Bialek Habitat and the article in the Home and Garden Issue (“With the launch of Hilton ...
Letters To The Editor 4.05.12
Non-Toxic Planet What is the difference between methyl iodide, methyl bromide, utility company Smart Meters and cigarettes, LSD, crack and heroin? All of them harm people, with the most damage occurring to exposed children (“Arysta ...
Letters To The Editor 3.29.12
Un-chain Melody I do want the economy to flourish for the city of Pacific Grove but am of the opinion that the ban on “formula fast food” remain (“Pacific Grove re-examines its fast-food ban; residents ...
Letters To The Editor 3.22.12
Occupying Sense Interesting comments made by CSUMB student: “We are sick of hearing the system does not have money,” Erika Rodriguez, a junior in communications, told the crowd. “We believe education should be free.” (Occupy ...
Letters to the Editor 03-15-12
Animal Logic I kinda think a birdie’s life is a little more important than golfers getting poop on their shoes (“Feds poison 300 pesky waterfowl at Rancho Cañada Golf Club,” March 8-14). - Chelsea Anna ...
Letters To The Editor 3.08.12
Park It Here Thanks for this thoughtful article, Weekly! (“Four state parks in Monterey County are set to close in July. You’ll probably be able to play there anyway,” March 1-7). In addition to all ...
Letters To The Editor 3.01.12
Graffiti Logic Four years ago, Santa Barbara was complaining about having to spend as much as $200,000 per year cleaning graffiti. My suggestion for Monterey County: Create a graffiti park (“A game of tag,” Feb. ...
Letters To The Editor 2.23.12
Stamping Out Hunger Your cover story highlighted the barriers faced by those who struggle with food insecurity (“Hunger Games,” Feb. 16-22). However, other than outlining the economic benefits of food stamps, there seemed too indirect ...
Letters To The Editor 2.16.12
Wave Hello to new energy The ocean will be a key part of a “green” energy revolution, and we don’t have to drill underneath it! (“Feds look to the ocean for clean energy as scientists ...
Letters To The Editor 2.09.12
In the ’Vill Thanks for the wonderful article on Carmel Valley and its beautiful village (“Carmel Valley Rising,” Feb. 2-8). We’re still a secret to many but I think it’s just a matter of time ...
Letters To The Editor 2.02.12
Monumental Movement It is about time that Fort Ord be saved from greedy developers who bulldoze the landscape then go broke and leave, or other developers that build obnoxious big box stores and malls (“Local ...
Letters To The Editor 1.26.12
Off With Their Heads A common fallacy made by those who do not understand money is an argument based on equality. Money is not inherently equitable nor does it convey uniformity in quantity or status. ...
Letters to the Editor 01-19-12
Cause and Effect For 30 years, cities in California have used redevelopment agencies to appropriate the schools’ portion of tax local property taxes to themselves (“Supreme Court decision dooms redevelopment agencies, leaves cities reeling,” Jan. ...
Letters To The Editor 1.12.12
Occupying Thoughts A few comments (“Occupy Monterey looks forward to an uncertain future,” Jan. 5-Jan. 11). 1) Thanks for the timely story. 2) There are no fees, the city agreed to waive the fees as ...
Public Citizen 01-05-12
ONGOING P.G. PLANNING | PACIFIC GROVE – City staff host community meetings to discuss P.G.’s fiscal outlook and service challenges. 6pm Mon Jan. 9, Monterey Bay Charter School, 1004-B David Ave.; 6pm Tues Jan. 10, ...
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