Community Input

Seeking A Home On This Planet

From the December 24, 2021 Edition

December 17, 2021 Dear Editor:

The lone wolf was probably doing what we do [“Lone Wolf: He came to our forest in search of a home,” December 10, The Mountain Enterprise].

He was trying to …

Dissolve POA?

From the December 24, 2021 Edition

December 6, 2021 Dear Editor:

Nicholas Novosel III wrote a letter, “Should the PMCPOA Dissolve?” [November 26, 2021], about the Pine Mountain Club Property Owners Association. Should it dissolve? My answer is “No.” But I …

Firefighters and Climate Change

From the December 10, 2021 Edition

September 21, 2020 Dear Editor:

I am reading your reports in The Mountain Enterprise on fire and forest management, and recent ones in the Washington Post and New York Times. Forest health, forest management and …

TME Fire Coverage ‘Among the Best in the Nation’

From the December 10, 2021 Edition

Community Input on the ‘California Burning’ Series as published in 2020

September 21, 2020 Dear Editor:

Thank you for your excellent, thoughtful coverage of wildland fires, and the nexus with logging, and for delving into …

Generous Hearts Keep Showing Up Here

From the December 10, 2021 Edition

December 6, 2021 Dear Editor:

I loved reading about the many generous hearts in this town [“Our Community of Generous Hearts,” November 26, 2021]!

I’d love to share our gratitude to Our Lady of …

Watch ‘Burn’…and Learn

From the December 3, 2021 Edition

On November 27, 2021, a day with high temperatures and dry air, Alfonso Tapia of Pine Mountain Club sent us this tip. Tapia is in the midst of home-hardening his house—roof, decks and windows, with …

Rent Break for PMC Workers?

From the December 3, 2021 Edition

September 1, 2021 Dear Editor:

Our Pine Mountain Club community is in danger! Why?   Imagine one day we wake up and find that our workforce has dwindled because they can no longer afford rental …

Covid Risks

From the December 3, 2021 Edition

November 25, 2021 Dear Editor:

I read the article about the VFW Commander [Gilbert Valenzuela] suffering badly from covid-19, and I was so sorry to hear about him [“Hometown hero fighting for his life,” November …

Should the PMCPOA Dissolve?

From the November 26, 2021 Edition

November 12, 2021 Dear Editor:

As I have recently paid my property tax bill to the Kern County Treasurer, I was thinking of the good article in The Mountain Enterprise a while back that gave …

Fire Hardening

From the November 26, 2021 Edition

November 15, 2021 Dear Editor:

I like the coverage you’re giving to fire danger [“California Burning: In Our Own Backyard,” November 19]. 

However, each homeowner needs to fire harden their own home. I am in …