Letters: Assault On The Capitol
Editor; President Trump incited insurrection and should be immediately impeached, convicted, removed from the oval and forever barred from public office. I hope the Republican members of Congress who have enabled his antidemocratic behavior for four long, critical years realize just how much damage they have done to this country. David Craswell, Walnut Creek Editor; This was a…
Letters: Wearing A Mask Is Smart
Editor; Having just returned from shopping at the local mall and unhappy with members of our human race who think they know more than anyone else I thought I would write to vent. I understand the position that we don’t want to let panic and fear rule our lives, but I am unable to comprehend…
LETTERS: Our Sheltered Lives
To the Editor; Our most recent period of isolation has given me time to reflect on just how much our lives have changed this year — and are likely to change in the months ahead. Losing so many people and so much of our way of life has been like watching a car crash in…
Denying The Deniers
Editor: Those of us who make the West Coast our home have come to believe that the very earth is on fire. Millions of acres of burning forestland has thrown up a choking cloud that has now reached Europe. Visible from space, it resembles the plume given off by a world-darkening super volcano. The body…
Letters: Have We Gotten To The “Very Bad, Very Bad” Part, Yet?
As an interested observer of our national landscape I can’t help but notice that we appear to be separating into armed camps – along the lines of the “bikers” and “tough people” the person in the White House claimed were on his side. Today a 17-year-old carrying an assault rifle in the streets of Kenosha,…
Anti-Maskers And The Looming Financial Crisis
Editor; Please, people – wear a fricking mask. If we could all just control our actions for the next few weeks, stop arguing with store employees and maintain proper distances it would make a huge difference in slowing the spread of this virus. If we could all control our actions for the next four weeks,…
Letter: Tall Fences Do Not Good Neighbors Make
Editor: Like most of our neighbors we were pleased to learn of the impending arrival of a new arrival to our half acre of suburban heaven, a neighborhood known for its rose gardens, low rock walls and picket fences, most of us eager to find out who had just paid cash for the “little house…
Letters: Nursing Homes As COVID Hot Zones
Sir: I just wanted to point out some ongoing misconceptions about care at local nursing homes that have come to my attention during the current crisis. First, nursing homes are not staffed by registered nurses and do not have a highly trained infection control department. Most workers are paid minimum wage and have minimal nursing…
Letters: Peaceful Protest Sparks A Dialogue In The 24/680
Editor; I would like to take a minute to acknowledge local police and so many of our neighbors who took their concerns about so many problems in our country today and aired them in such a peaceful manner this week. With the exception of one tumultuous day I found both sides willing to listen and…
Letters: “Hey! I’m Walking Heah… I’m Walking…”
Editor; As a follow-up to your post regarding ‘We’re Cracking a Little Bit’ I would like to remind people of certain forms of behavior when walking and riding a bike that is not only courteous but are rules. I am speaking of Iron Horse Trail on the Danville/Alamo section. I have been using that trail…