Doing Better
From the April 1, 2016 Edition
Sergeant Dustin Downey met on Friday, March 25 to discuss the Nussbaum case with the editor and publisher of The Mountain Enterprise. See that interview on pages 1 and 3. He also wrote this letter …
Community Input
Doubt, Loss and Promise
From the April 1, 2016 Edition
March 26, 2016 Dear Editor:
As I sit here after reading this week’s issue of TME, I am beyond angry and frustrated.Your editorial [“Public records of law enforcement activity help public know that deputies …
Scam of the Week Prize
From the April 1, 2016 Edition
Dan Barrows, whose stage name is Beans Morocco, came into The Mountain Enterprise office March 22 to file this report. Jill Neptune took notes.
Barrows was called by phone scammers for several days in a …
KFZR Update
From the March 25, 2016 Edition
March 18, 2016 Dear Editor:
As a potential partner supporting community media on the mountain, I wanted to keep The Mountain Enterprise newspaper updated about our progress in getting KFZR on air.
We are an …
What’s it gonna take?
From the March 25, 2016 Edition
March 19, 2016 Dear Editor:
What will it take? Maybe some kid getting killed on his skateboard in Pine Mountain Club? I saw your story “Skateboarder airlifted to hospital” [March 11, 2016, The Mountain Enterprise].
Thank …
Refuse to ignore
From the March 25, 2016 Edition
March 17, 2016 Dear Editor:
The Mountain Enterprise is to be commended for its courageous reporting of the unprofessional conduct of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office substation deputies in their recent failure to properly investigate …
Shedding light
From the March 25, 2016 Edition
March 17, 2016 Dear Editor:
My wife and I thought you did a fabulous job with the report “Family says cabin seized by thieves.” Thank you for shedding light on what appears to be the …
Protect
From the March 25, 2016 Edition
March 17, 2016 Dear Editor:
I read the horrific story about the Nussbaum family [“Family says cabin seized by thieves” March 18, 2016, The Mountain Enterprise]. Is our sheriff’s motto “To Protect and Serve” or …
Home Invasion investigation
From the March 25, 2016 Edition
March 17, 2016 Dear Editor:
I just read your front page report [“Family says cabin seized by thieves—Claims deputies failed to investigate crime, left needles, drugs for family to clean up,” March 18, 2016, The …
Water crisis questions
From the March 25, 2016 Edition
March 18, 2016 Dear Editor:
I hope you can help provide answers for those of us who are going to be making major decisions soon, as discussed in your series [“Water! Will a good crisis …