Letters

Letter: Parent involvement critical to education

I was intrigued by your story on the test scores of our local schools. It does give a slight insight to the quality of education our students are getting. My only disagreement with your story was it was data only. The biggest problem we face is pare... Full story

Letter: Remembering the Bill of Rights

Recently, I was listening to a guest speaker on talk radio. She introduced herself as an African-American woman from Atlanta, Ga. She said, "I only make note of this, so your listeners will realize I am black. I consider myself an American, in every... Full story

Letter: Animal control chief says goodbye

This letter is my letter of resignation from the County of Glenn as a Department Head on Aug. 22, 2010. I have served the County of Glenn for almost 34 years, which I started on Feb. 1, 1977. I have enjoyed my professional career with the Glenn Coun... Full story

Letter: Legalizing marijuana solves problems

Regarding your July 31 editorial, the drug war is largely a war on marijuana smokers. In 2008, there were 847,863 marijuana arrests in the U.S., almost 90 percent for simple possession. At a time when state and local governments are laying off polic... Full story

Letter: Apartments should allow pets

I believe that pets should be allowed in apartment complexes. If apartment managers do not exclude children, they should not be allowed to exclude pets. Pets should be counted as a part of the family. People have to give up their pets just because ... Full story

Letter: Happy 20th birthday, ADA

Join me in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act. This bill was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush July 26, 1990, 17 years after the landmark civil rights, anti-discrimination "504" law saying people with... Full story

Letter: Group thankful for support

During June, CVS in Orland had a fundraiser for ALS Therapy Alliance, which is Lou Gehrig's Disease. We collected over $1,184 in the three weeks the event was going on. We are very proud of our community and wanted to thank them for their generosity... Full story

Letter: Proven candidate the better choice

Let us hurry and elect retired Superintendent Larry Aceves,to California's top education administrative post, Superintendent of Public Instruction. The other candidate is a mere politician of Contra Costa County. Mr. Aceves has served in school dist... Full story

Letter, Businesses need to shop local, too

It amazes me when local businesses and businessmen and — women want us to keep our dollars local, I find that very amusing when they want me to shop locally. When I drove past Westhaven in Orland, I was surprised when I saw this local business... Full story

Letter, Tourney organizers say thanks

We want to extend our thanks to everyone involved with making the eighth annual Scott Rakestraw Memorial Softball Tournament a huge success. We especially want to thank the managers, teams, grounds keepers, umpires, scorekeepers and Lannie's Septic S... Full story

Letter: Barrera is the right choice

A vote for Tracy Quarne is a step backward. It appears that Tracy's supporters are the same folks that condoned past administration shenanigans. Have we forgotten so soon about the Glenn County grand jury and the Attorney General's investigation? Thi... Full story

Letter: Vote cast against Barrera

The voters in Glenn County will have a chance to correct a mistake that was made almost four years ago. That mistake was electing Mr. Arturo Barrera for County Superintendent of Schools. The majority of the voters in that election opted for one of th... Full story

Letter; Music teacher, her impact appreciated

I would like to take time to thank and give my heart-felt appreciation to a teacher who is preparing to retire after 30 years of serving the Willows Unified School District. Ellen Pastorino was given the task of starting a school band program after ... Full story

Letter: Appreciation for day of science

The Murdock School fourth-grade teachers, students and parents would like to thank everyone who made our March 19 science field trip possible. We would especially like to thank Chet and Angela Vogt for hosting the science experience and providing the... Full story

Letter: Community makes carnival go

The Mill Street staff would like to thank the community of Orland for its great support of our 2010 carnival. We appreciate all those who attended, all those who donated cakes to the cake walk and especially all those who worked in the booths. We ar... Full story

Letter: LaMalfa, Keene - Tough choice for Republicans

As Americans we are blessed and privileged to have the right to vote for our elected leaders. With this privilege comes responsibility to choose the best candidate to represent our needs; requiring some study of issues. We have two very well-qualifi... Full story

Letter: My Comrade in Arms

Editor's Note: Publishing the poem is an exception to Tri-County Newspapers policy.   My Comrade in Arms   A soldier sat in the warmth of his tent, Reflecting on the time he has recently spent On the wars front line, it has a high cos... Full story

Letter: Veterans group reaches out

The AMVETS Department of California Service Foundation, serving veterans since 1945, is a nonprofit organization that is committed to helping all veterans in California, and in Reno and Las Vegas, Nev. Our board of directors, service officers and st... Full story

Letter: Crystal Geyser bad for Orland

I can tell you one of the reasons that so many of us are opposed to allowing a bottling plant to build in Orland: We are concerned about our water and the potential loss of it. We live only a couple hundred feet from their proposed project and are co... Full story

Letter: Geyser will not be promised job windfall

According to Crystal Geyser's application, they expect to have 20 to 25 full-time, year-round well-paid employees. This sounds like a windfall to Orland, which has a very high unemployment rate. Upon further research, though, in the same document, i... Full story

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