POINT OF VIEW

A collection of opinions and perspectives

Why the general plan is important
From the Editor's Desk by Buzz Eggleston, Calaveras Enterprise, March 26, 2013

Board made right call on Sawmill
Letter to the Editor by Joyce Techel/ MyValleySprings.com, Calaveras Enterprise, March 12, 2013

Comments on CCWD Financial Issues
By Dennis Dooley, CCWD Board President Opinion published in Copper Gazette, January 7, 2013

Let's not take oaks for granted
From the Editor's Desk by Buzz Eggleston, Calaveras Enterprise, January 15, 2013

New supervisors are thrown into it
From the Editor's Desk by Buzz Eggleston, The Calaveras Enterprise, December 4, 2012

Conspiracy Theorists Hit the Mother Lode: Agenda 21 in Calaveras County
Essay by Muriel Zeller.
This essay first appeared in Connections (August/September 2012, Volume XXX, No. 7) published by the Peace & Justice Network

Rural communities still have to fight off extremists
Op-Ed by Gina Knudson, The High Country News, July 06, 2012

Agenda 21 takes on pressing needs
Letter to the Editor by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, May 18, 2012

Agenda 21 rants divert our focus
Letter to the Editor by James Pesout, Calaveras Enterprise, May 18, 2012

Sustainability means being responsible
Letter to the Editor by Bud Hoekstra, Calaveras Enterprise, 4/3/12

Diversity a good thing for communities
Opinion by Kristine Williams, Calaveras Enterprise, March 27, 2012

In the interests of full disclosure
Opinion by Ward La Valley, Calaveras Enterprise, 2/10/12

Sierra Pacific's clear-cuts impoverish forests, economy
Viewpoint by Katherine K. Evatt, Sacramento Bee, November 20, 2011

Handle CEQA with care; it safeguards state environment
Viewpoint by Joel R. Reynolds, Sacramento Bee, 10/2/11

SIERRA VISION AWARD Nomination*—MyValleySprings.com
Nominated by Marti Crane, April 2011

*For info about the awards and this year’s winners, visit the Sierra Vision Awards website

Sustainability is not anti-American
Letter to the Editor by Mark Dyken, April 8, 2011

Proud to support Consensus Plan
Letter to the Editor by Muriel Zeller, 10/22/10

Good Planning Resolves Conflicting Interests
By Tom Infusino, Facilitator, Calaveras Planning Coalition, September, 2010

Social progress isn't shameful
Letter to the Editor by Mick Stockard

Group educates Calaveras public; MyValleySprings a positive influence
Letter to the Editor by Holly Mines, 1/15/10

Time for a change in Rancho Calaveras
Letter to Editor by Michael McDaniel, 12/16/09

Rancho resident considers VS home
Letter to Editor by Mary Pons, 12/16/09

A Calaveras moratorium?  Bring it on
From the Editor’s Desk by Buzz Eggleston, 01/31/06

A new day dawns in Calaveras County
From the Editor’s Desk by Buzz Eggleston, 12/12/06

Aging, Inadequate jail puts county’s citizens at risk
by Michael Walker, Undersheriff Calaveras County, October 20, 2006

Agree to disagree: hear every opinion
by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Planning Coalition, July 25, 2008

Balance Between Stability and Change
By Muriel Zeller, April 20, 2006

Calaveras needs economic vision
Guest Opinion By Steve Elias, November 23, 2007

Letter on Hogan drought years
by L. Whitney, December 8, 2005

Not just outsiders threaten rights
Letter by Jackie Neill, March 20, 2009

Open Space, Sheriff's deputies and the future of Calaveras
Dana Nichols blog, Jan. 10, 2008

Planning by default amounts to poor planning
Editorial by the Union Democrat, December 4, 2006

Put an agriculture element in plan
Letter by Muriel Zeller, March 13, 2009

Some are asking, 'What's the rush?'
From the Editor's Desk by Buzz Eggleston, August 26, 2008

The Barn
by Muriel Zeller, 2001

The Cost of Rural Residential Development
by Mickey Williamson, for the Calaveras Planning Coalition, August 18, 2007

What is An Environment and Why do We Need a Report on It?
by Muriel Zeller, for the Calaveras Planning Coalition, 5-30-07

Where is the water going to come from?
West County Corner by Don Urbanus, Feb. 21, 2006