Community Input

Free Speech and Neighbors’ Rights

From the September 25, 2020 Edition

September 18, 2020 Dear Editor:

September 10, 2020 was a pleasant but smoky day in Pine Mountain Club. As I sat on the front deck relaxing after lunch, a newer white Dodge Charger driven by a young  male …

TME Fire Coverage ‘Among the Best in the Nation’

From the September 25, 2020 Edition

September 21, 2020 Dear Editor:

Thank you for your excellent, thoughtful coverage of wildland fires, and the nexus with logging, and for delving into some of the deeper, seemingly counter-intuitive issues and questions that many …

Firefighters and Climate Change

From the September 25, 2020 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 NY Times. Forest health, forest management and firefighting …

Feline Community Spread?

From the September 18, 2020 Edition

August 27, 2020 Dear Editor:

There has been a possible FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) contamination at Shelter on the Hill in Lebec.

They have informed me that the kittens I fostered for nine weeks, since …

Voting Strong

From the September 18, 2020 Edition

August 18, 2020 Dear Editor:

I’m so happy that The Mountain Enterprise has been putting information in the paper about the elections.

It’s important to keep reminding, so people do not forget. Thank you, too, …

Your Rights, Your Vote

From the September 18, 2020 Edition

August 25, 2020 Dear Editor:

I just received a mailing from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) about voting rights, and it occurred to me that this might be a valuable item to share. You’ve …

Pall Malls, Vodka, Vodka, Vodka

From the September 11, 2020 Edition

September 3, 2020 Dear Editor:

U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer Brian St. Clair collected several [empty] vodka bottles near the entrance to Cherry Creek campground above Cuddy Valley in December 2019. Since that time, …

Virtual Auction

From the September 11, 2020 Edition

September 4, 2020 Dear Editor:

Thank you for the support your newspaper has given the many small businesses of our Mountain Communities during this time of ever-changing health recommendations and regulations.   In the face …

Our Rip Van Winkle Year

From the September 4, 2020 Edition

August 30, 2020 Dear Editor:

Just wanted to thank you for finally printing a story about the Smokey Bear statue at the Chuchupate Mt. Pinos District Ranger Station (“Smokey Bear sculpture dedicated at Chuchupate …

The Right to Arm Bears

From the September 4, 2020 Edition

August 28, 2020 Dear Editor:

In response to the letter “PMC Bear Policy is Inadequate” by Floyd Bolton (The Mountain Enterprise, August 28, 2020), I’d like us to recall that we live in the middle …