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Letters To The Editor

Nasty Pit Bull letter

Editor: After reading Ms. Aimee C. Chagnon’s letter last week regarding her opinion of Pit Bulls I say to her, “Start packing Ms. Chagnon............bye, bye”!   Joan Walker Sonoma Continue

Page 3 rebuttle

Editor: I image you must of had a great deal of commentary from "peons" to devote a part of your paper to the subject of the fencing at The Red & White Ball. The Plaza Foundation who produced the event for many years passed the... Continue

Guess who pays when government borrows?

In response to Beth Hadley’s article last week, “Good and bad news about social insurance programs,” I really didn’t see much in the way of good news. While it is true that both Social Security and Medicare are financed by separate trust funds, the article... Continue

Say What?

Editor: I was somewhat shocked and appalled while reading "Living a housing hairball." Does the author really equate her self-professed naivety, poor decision-making capabilities, lack of math skills, and giving up her power with the genocide inflicted upon “the Indians, Jews and Blacks”? I’m sorry... Continue

Neighbors respond to school solar

Editor: Thank you for the great article, “School solar comes under fire,” that clearly updated our community on the discussion between neighbors and the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board regarding the solar panel fields. This discussion outlined the safety hazards and negative property values... Continue

Behind the failure of Sonoma Valley Bank

Reader opinion by Ralph Hutchinson As a former Federal Bank Regulator, banker and now bank consultant for nearly 25 years combined, I’ve followed the Sonoma Valley Bank story as it unfolded right here in our beloved Sonoma Valley, right up until August 20, 2010 when... Continue

Federal budget deal is big mistake

The is a very bad deal and a huge mistake. Instead of capitulating to Republican ideologues in Congress, we should stand our ground on behalf of seniors, children and other vulnerable Americans. All the rhetoric about “shared sacrifice” rings hollow when the vast majority of us... Continue

Got raw milk?

Editor:  Representative Ron Paul has introduced Bill HR 1830 in Congress to remove a federal ban on raw milk because last year, with guns drawn, police officers blazed into a food club in Venice, California, a dairy in Missouri, and other locations, to protect Americans... Continue

Time warp

Editor:  “The Rocky Horror Show” is a polished, professional, thoroughly enjoyable and fun show.  Five stars, no points off.  Go see. Jim Kent Sonoma Continue

Pot raid too little, too late

Editor:  Kudos to the Sheriff’s deputies for busting the indoor marijuana farm and cloning operation recently! The good burghers of Glen Ellen will now be free of one less drug operation. But alas, the problem still remains in Glen Ellen as in the rest of... Continue