POINT OF VIEW

A collection of opinions and perspectives

2023

Rate hikes to subsidize growth in Copperopolis -- Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, CAP/CPC, The Valley Springs News, September 27, 2023

County fails its citizens -- Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, CAP/CPC, The Valley Springs News, October 27, 2023

Evacuation plan comments sought - Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, Outreach Coordinator, CAP/CPC, The Valley Springs News, August 25, 2023

Long Term Neglect— Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, Calaveras Planning Coalition, Calaveras Enterprise, August 3, 2023

Development fees are pro-community – Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, Calaveras Planning Coaltion, The Valley Springs News, June 30, 2023

A life of giving well lived - Lodestar Life by Jan Hovey, Calaveras Enterprise, June 14, 2023

Keep Calaveras wild - Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, CAP, Calaveras Enterprise, May 17, 2023

Save Our Calaveras Fire Departments - West County Corner Opinion, Don Urbanus, Calaveras Enterprise, April 19, 2023

The lower Cosgrove Creek watershed was described in 2006 by Public Works- Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, Calaveras Enterprise, March 23, 2023

Cloudy with a chance of urbanization -- Guest Column by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Planning Coalition, Calaveras Enterprise, February 22, 2023

It's not the frog's fault. Flooding is a result of poor planning -- Guest Column by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Planning Coalition, Calaveras Enterprise, February 1, 2023

The article 'Who Can Stop the Flooding?' is confusing -- Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, Calaveras Planning Coalition Outreach Coordinator, Calaveras Enterprise, February 1, 2023

Stop your lame excuses and get Cosgrove Creek cleared – Letter to the Editor by Roger Anderson, Calaveras Enterprise, January 18, 2023

2022

Calaveras landowners could have the opportunity to sell carbon offsets that result from sequestration – Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, Calaveras Planning Coalition Outreach Coordinator, Calaveras Enterprise, November 23, 2022

California can't waver on water regulation -- Guest Commentary, CalMatters.org, August 31, 2022
"As climate change intensifies California's drought, the Department of Water Resources needs to step up both roles of regulator and coach. If the state approves local groundwater management plans that aren't sustainable, more wells will go dry, people will lose water, wetlands will wither, and animals will die."

A Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan can work for citizens of Calaveras -- Guest Opinion, Austen Thibault, CAP Outreach Coordinator, July 27, 2022
"…energy and water conservation upgrades not only reduce GHG emissions, they can also save local businesses money and improve their bottom line."

CCWD addresses concerns about biosolids composting -- Guest Column From the Calaveras County Water District, The Valley Springs News, September 21, 2022

Now is the time for us to look at evacuation needs -- Letter to the Editor, Austen Thibault, CAP Outreach Coordinator, September 2022

Tips on waste reduction before landfill fills up -- Letter to the Editor, Austen Thibault, CAP Outreach Coordinator, The Valley Springs News, August 31, 2022

Stop and smell the wildflowers – Letter to the Editor from Austen Thibault, Outreach Coordinator, Calaveras Planning Coalition, April 6, 2022

15 Years of CPC Highlights -- CPC Accomplishments, January 2022. MyValleySprings.com has been an active CPC member since 2006.

2021

FIRST CALAVERAS IMPORTANT FARMLAND MAP TO BE RELEASED
CAP/CPC Planning Update by Muriel Zeller, November 4, 2021

Please let CCWD know your answer to that question -- Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, Calaveras Enterprise, August 5, 2021

It is time to try something new when it comes to implementing plans in Calaveras County - Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, Calaveras Enterprise, June 24, 2021

The Calaveras Planning Coalition would like prospective development project applicants to know - Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, Calaveras Enterprise, May 27, 2021

Calaveras County spent 13 years updating its General Plan -- Letter to the Editor by Megan Fiske, Outreach Coordinator for CAP/CPC, Calaveras Enterprise, April 22, 2021

CCWD must be transparent in the sale of this acreage -- Letter to the Editor by Nancy Henderson, Calaveras Enterprise, April 15, 2021

Diverse communities deserve their own plans - Opinion by Megan Fiske, Outreach Coordinator for CAP/CPC, Calaveras Enterprise, March 25, 2021

If you are a Calaveras landowner, the zoning of your property may be changing next week– Letter to the Editor by Tim Laddish, Calaveras County Planning Commissioner, March 4, 2021

MVS.com Comments on Proposed Zoning Update Map – Project Comment Letter by C. Platt, MyValleySprings.com, January 22, 2021

2020

County fails to plan for future of Copperopolis, Opinion by Tom Infusino, Calaveras Planning Coalition, Calaveras Enterprise, November 4, 2020

Is pick of sub-consultants for Zoning Ordinance good idea after General Plan? Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, September 16, 2020

Despite COVID-19, the Calaveras County Planning Commission is still busy working on land use issues –Opinion, Jenny Fuqua, Outreach Coordinator Calaveras Planning Coalition, Calaveras Enterprise, July 29, 2020

Planning panel needs feedback – Letter to the Editor from the Calaveras Planning Coalition, The Valley Springs News July 29, 2020

'United' States face more division than unity if no compromise
West County Corner, by Don Urbanus, Calaveras Enterprise, March 5, 2020

2019

Valley Springs Community Plan Redux—Here We Go Again
Commentary by Muriel Zeller, the Skull Survey, November 27, 2019

The General Plan Update is Over, Hypothetically
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, the Skull Survey, November 23, 2019

Valley Springs deserves a plan
Letter to the Editor by Colleen Platt, The Valley Springs News, November 22, 2019

Will the 1974 Valley Springs Community Plan, revoked Nov. 12 by county supervisors, ever be replaced?
Letter to the Editor by Colleen Platt, MyValleySprings.com, Calaveras Enterprise, November 20, 2019

Should elected officials criticize constituents they represent?
Opinion by Mickey Williamson, Calaveras Enterprise, November 13, 2019

Shedding a light: why local journalism matters to all communities
Editorial Opinion, Calaveras Enterprise, September 19, 2019

The people of Calaveras County deserve a board of supervisors that will set and meet deadlines
Letter to the Editor by Jenny Fuqua, Calaveras Enterprise, September 18, 2019

Community plan needs support
Letter to the Editor by Janice Bassett, The Valley Springs News, August 28, 2019

Valley Springs deserves better
Letter to the Editor by Joyce Techel, The Valley Springs News, August 21, 2019

Lack of responsiveness at General Plan Update hearings
Guest Column by Tom Infusino, Calaveras Planning Coalition, The Valley Springs News, August 14, 2019

General Plan to be adopted without Community Plans for priority areas
'Take a Lode Off' Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, August 8, 2019

Planning Commission asks supervisors to approve the General Plan
Guest Column by the Calaveras Planning Coalition, July 3, 2019

Creating a General Plan Update for all county residents
Guest Opinion by Tom Infusino, Facilitator, Calaveras Planning Coalition, May 16, 2019

General Plan Update
Letter to the Editor by Tom Infusino Facilitator, Calaveras Planning Coalition, May 4, 2019

2018

Big discovery led to preservation of Giant Sequoia grove in 1850sOpinion by Noah Berner, August 8, 2018

Primary reason for unhealthy, fuel-choked forests
Letter to the Editor, John Buckley/ CSERC, Calaveras Enterprise, December 20, 2018

Speak out now on the General Plan
It's My Turn Opinion by Tom Infusino/ CPC, Calaveras Enterprise, July 26, 2018

Cannabis ban cost more than money
Letter to the Editor by David Sweet, Calaveras Enterprise, July 25, 2018

General Plan update needs your comments by Aug. 13
Letter to the Editor by Tom Infusino/ Calaveras Planning Coalition, Calaveras Enterprise, July 13, 2018

Property Rights & Abuse Concerns about Chapter 8.06 Proposed Rewrite Tuesday
Letter to Calaveras Supervisors by C. Platt, ThePineTree.net, July 9, 2018

PG&E seeks agreements for the new safety program
'My Turn' Opinion by Tom Infusino, Calaveras Enterprise, July 3, 2018

What is the future of Calaveras?
Opinion by Ralph Alldridge, Publisher, Calaveras Enterprise, June 28, 2018

Cannabis ban was a bait and switch
Letter to the Editor by Kathinka McKeown, Calaveras Enterprise, June 15, 2018

Stevenot deserves better from supervisors
Letter to the Editor by Judith Marvin, Calaveras Enterprise, May 3, 2018

Clapp is trying to censor talk
Letter to the Editor by Candy Strubbe, Calaveras Enterprise, May 3, 2018

Letter to BOS re Legislative Priorities Ad Hoc Committee
Letter to the Calaveras Board of Supervisors by Muriel Zeller, on behalf the Community Action Project (CAP) and the Calaveras Planning Coalition (CPC), April 6, 2018

Pot ban doesn't help those where it grows
Opinion by Michael Falvey, Calaveras Enterprise, February 22, 2018

Don't over regulate
Cannabis Forum Letter by Glen Malliet, Calaveras Enterprise, January 4, 2018

2017

In response to Bill McManus' editorial
Letter to the Editor by Diane Starner, Calaveras Enterprise, December 21, 2017

The signal lights the way
Opinion by Don Urbanus, Calaveras Enterprise, November 22, 2017

West Point district voices support for Garamendi
Letter to the Editor, West Point Fire Protection District, Calaveras Enterprise, October 26, 2017

The truth about California's healthy economy
Opinion by Thomas Elias, The Union Democrat, July 31, 2017

County must destroy illicit pot grows now
Letter to the Editor by Michael Falvey, Calaveras Enterprise, July 27, 2017

The last best empty place in America
Opinion by Timothy Egan, The Union Democrat, July 26, 2017

Is responsible development too much to ask?
Opinion by Barbara Farkas, TCCFRG, Union Democrat, July 17, 2017

Yosemite so crowded you can't stop; but park will take your money at the gate
Opinion by John Buckley, CSERC, July 10, 2017

Tear down the walls
Letter to the Editor by David Giuliani, Calaveras Enterprise, June 23, 2017

What about illegal cannabis grows?
Letter to the Editor by Edward Neal, Calaveras Enterprise, June 23, 2017

There is no voter mandate for a ban from any district
Letter to the Editor by Jeremy Carlson, Calaveras Enterprise, June 19, 2017

Supervisor Mills, you still have not answered the question
Letter to the Editor by Catherine Lambie, Calaveras Enterprise, June 8, 2017

Is the county government dysfunctional?
Letter to the Editor by Edward Neal, Calaveras Enterprise, June 8, 2017

Battle over pot intensifies in Calaveras County
Opinion by Chris Bateman, SF Chronicle, May 11, 2017

Get answers to your commercial cannabis questions
Letter to the Editor by Tom Infusino, Calaveras Planning Coalition, Calaveras Enterprise May 11, 2017

Protecting the Mokelumne River benefits landowners as well as the public
Editorial by Katherine Evatt, President, Foothill Conservancy, Ledger News, May 1, 2017

TCAR Supports Responsible Growth
Community Blog by Adam Wilson, President Tuolumne County Association of Realtors, MyMotherLode.com, March 30, 2017

Wry Jeremiah saw folly in dam construction's 'go-go years'
'Western Water Policy', by Debra Kahn, E&E News, April 3, 2017

Making commercial marijuana legal is the logical choice
'A Midstream View' Opinion by Ted Shannon, Calaveras Enterprise, March 23, 2017

Why Your Voice, The Voice Of Small Towns & Villages Matters Now More Than Ever!
Opinion by John Hamilton, ThePineTree.net, March 7, 2017

To avoid catastrophe, don't build more dams
Opinion by Eric Wesselman & Ron Stork, Friends of the River, San Francisco Chronicle, February 15, 2017

Commercial Cannabis Ban would not be exempt from CEQA
Testimony by Tom Infusino to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors, Feburary 9, 2017

Open Letter to Calaveras Board of Supervisors—"Cannabis Fair Path Forward"
Letter to the Editor by Tom Infusino/ Calaveras Planning Coalition, Union Democrat, February 9, 2017

Bike riding is an opportunity for Calaveras County
Guest Opinion by Rob Williams, Calaveras Enterprise, January 24, 2017

Kearney, Edson did not lose because of marijuana policies
Letter to the Editor by Candy Strubbe, Calaveras Enterprise, January 17, 2017

2016

Fighting for what I believe in [national parks]
Opinion by Bill Withun 'Old Sky Warrior', Calaveras Enterprise, December 30, 2016

Let's make America civil again
'Take a Lode Off' Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, November 8, 2016

Work along with nature to manage forests
Letter to the Editor by David Giuliani, Calaveras Enterprise, October 14, 2016

Kearney wrong on asphalt plant claims
Letter to the Editor by Candy Strubbe, Calaveras Enterprise, October 18, 2016

Something we can all be thankful for: an infrastructure that works
Opinion by Ken Johnson, Calaveras Enterprise, October 10, 2016

State water control proposal draws a strong reaction
Editorial + 2 Letters by Governor Brown and Jack Cox, Calaveras Enterprise, September 27, 2016

Scorched by fire, California must limit rural sprawl
Op-Ed by Katherine Evatt, Sacramento Bee, September 17, 2016

It's the age of limits for California's water wars
Editorial, Sacramento Bee, September 17, 2016

County needs an EIR for cannabis cultivation
'Take a Lode Off' Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, September 13, 2016

Planning officials OK land for development despite the drought
Letter to the Editor by David Giuliani, Calaveras Enterprise, September 8, 2016

Registered growers want county inspectors to eradicate unregistered farms
Letter to the Editor by Gloria Petersen, Calaveras Enterprise, September 8, 2016

Funds wasted on General Plan work
Letter to the Editor by Bob Vera, The Valley Springs News, August 24, 2016

Enterprise will continue to publish county legal notices
Too much going on to risk an uninformed public Letter from the Publisher, Calaveras Enterprise, August 18, 2016

Kearney still doesn't get it
Letter to the Editor by Mark Strubbe, The Valley Springs News, August 10, 2016

Vote Kearney and Edson out
Letter to the Editor by Janice Bassett, Calaveras Enterprise, August 9, 2016

General Plan update process wastes tax dollars
Letter to the Editor by Bob Vera, Calaveras Enterprise, August 5, 2016

Kearney responds to recall
Letter to the Editor, Supervisor Steve Kearney, The Valley Springs News, August 5, 2016

CCWD has spent 70 years preparing for drought
Guest Opinion by Terry Strange, Calaveras Enterprise, August 1, 2016

Recall elections help preserve democracy
Guest Opinion by Brock Estes, Calaveras Enterprise, July 29, 2016

West County Corner: Recalls: divisive or necessary?
Opinion by Don Urbanus, Calaveras Enterprise, July 22, 2016

Supes ignore public to their own peril
Letter to the Editor by Lora Most, The Valley Springs News, July 22, 2016

Take a Lode Off: Supervisors seek to influence recall
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, July 19, 2016

Supervisors got recall response wrong
Letter to the Editor by Candy Strubbe, Calaveras Enterprise, July 18, 2016

'Take a Lode Off': Supervisors support conservation easement
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, July 1, 2016

Long and fitful history of our forest exploits – First of a two-part series
'After the Fire' Opinion by Jim Pesout, Calaveras Enterprise, June 21, 2016

Support Measure A (Resource Conservation District)
Guest Opinion by Ben Cook, Calaveras Enterprise, June 7, 2016

An Open Letter to Mr. Kearney and Mr. Edson
Letter to the Editor by Robert Wise, Calaveras Enterprise, May 31, 2016

Why Kearney is target of a recall petition
Letter to the Editor by Jim Van Sant, Calaveras Enterprise, May 20, 2016

Late announcement of full EIR does not rebuild trust
Letter to the Editor by Judy Morgan, Calaveras Enterprise, May 13, 2016

Caltrans wants improvements
Letter to the Editor by Don Kuhn, The Valley Springs News, May 11, 2016

Please support ballot measure for conservation district
Opinion by Bob Dean, Calaveras Enterprise, May 6, 2016

Inevitable changes in California's water supply
Opinion by Jay Lund, Sacramento Bee, May 1, 2016

Cannabis producers part of Calaveras County community
Opinion by Jessica Berdechowski, Calaveras Enterprise, May 3, 2016

This time, let's get it right when it comes to marijuana regulation
Opinion by Barden Stevenot, Calaveras Enterprise, April 28, 2016

Take a Lode Off: Citizens group seeks to recall Supervisor Kearney
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, April 26, 2016

County staff anticipated full environmental review all along
Letter to the Editor by Planning Director Maurer and EMA Director Boetzer, Calaveras Enterprise, April 26, 2016

Thanks to those who pushed for full review of the asphalt plant
Letter to Editor by Jim Van Sant, Calaveras Enterprise, April 25, 2016

If marijuana requires study, so should asphalt
Letter to Editor by Rhonda Garcia, Calaveras Enterprise, April 25, 2016

Temporary rules could have stopped chaos
Letter to the Editor by Leanne Bryan, Calaveras Enterprise, April 18, 2016

Asphalt plant opponents aren't terrorists
Letter to the Editor by Sharon Scotto, Calaveras Enterprise, April 18, 2016

Insulted by Kearney response to recall
Letter to the Editor by Candy Strubbe, Calaveras Enterprise, April 15, 2016

Supervisors' inaction condones racism
Letter to the Editor by Richard Molina, Calaveras Enterprise April 15, 2016

Take a Lode Off: Six relevant questions for the supervisorial candidates to answer
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, April 8, 2016

Government should not dictate what we are allowed to read
Letter to the Editor by Mickey Williamson, Calaveras Enterprise, March 31, 2016

Let the people read Mintier general plan
Letter to the Editor by Tom Infusino, CPC Facilitator, Calaveras Enterprise, March 29, 2016

Six months after the Butte Fire
Guest Opinion by Susan Holper, Calaveras Enterprise, March 29, 2016

Why nobody's laughing now
Guest Opinion by Buzz Eggleston, Calaveras Enterprise, March 24, 2016

Asphalt plant pollution
Letter to the Editor by Don Kuhn, Calaveras Enterprise, March 24, 2016

Dying forests need local infrastructure
Opinion by Mary Sketch, Calaveras Enterprise, March 21, 2016

Our view: Calaveras official's remarks not helped by half-hearted apology
Editorial Opinion, Stockton Record, March 16, 2016

Let's strive for compassion and respect
Letter to the Editor by former Calaveras County Supervisor Merita Callaway, Calaveras Enterprise, March 14, 2016

I support removing Wooster from the planning commission
Letter to the Editor by Karen Motenko-Neal, Calaveras Enterprise, March 14, 2016

Take a Lode Off: Commissioner's comments not funny
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, March 8, 2016

Campaign donations and the asphalt plant
Letter to the Editor by Donald Kuhn, Calaveras Enterprise, March 3, 2016

Coalition has not filed any lawsuits
Letter to the Editor by Mickey Williamson, Calaveras Enterprise, March 1, 20116

A black cloud hanging over Calaveras County
Letter to the Editor by Lora Most, Calaveras Enterprise, March 1, 2016

West County Corner: Ugly politics in Calaveras County
Opinion by Don Urbanus, Calaveras Enterprise, February 22, 2106

Take a Lode Off: Supervisors reject staff and public opinions
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, February 19, 2016

The big three vote against Valley Springs residents' interests
Opinion by Jim Van Sant, Calaveras Enterprise, February 15, 2016

Take a second look at potential impact of asphalt plant
Opinion by James Marsh, Friends of the Lower Calaveras River, Calaveras Enterprise, February 12, 2016

Draft plan was not scrapped
Letter to the Editor by Peter Maurer, Planning Director, Calaveras Enterprise, February 11, 2016

County should assert control over asphalt plant impacts
Letter to the Editor by L.& J. Morgan, Enterprise, February 9, 2016

Homeowners oppose asphalt plant proposal
Letter to the Editor by James Van Sant, Enterprise, February 4, 2016

Heads up Calaveras
Letter to the Editor by Marti Crane, Calaveras Enterprise, February 2, 2016

Why the Board of Supervisors chose Edson over Wright
'Take a Lode Off" Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, Jan.15, 2016

A deal is not a deal
Letter-Poem to the Editor-Supervisors by Bonnie Newman, Calaveras Enterprise, Jan. 14, 2016

Who's on first?
Letter to the Editor by Penny Sarvis, Calaveras Enterprise, Jan. 11, 2016

How trustworthy is our county government?
Letter to the Editor by Mickey Williamson, Calaveras Enterprise, Jan. 11, 2016

Setting the record straight
Letter to the Editor by Brock Estes, The Valley Springs News, Jan. 6, 2016

Asphalt plant will harm home values
Letter to the Editor by Jerry & Margaret Mariani, The Valley Springs News, Jan.1, 2016

2015

Why risk our health, safety, property values?
Letter to the Editor by Jim Van Sant, Calaveras Enterprise, December 21, 2015

Asphalt plant approval ignored county code
Letter to the Editor by Janice Bassett, Calaveras Enterprise, December 21, 2015

Keep asphalt operations away from homes
Letter to the Editor by Candy Strubbe, Calaveras Enterprise, December 21, 2015

New: Letter to the Editor, Sent to PC from Dr. Dean Kelaita
Letter recommending a CUP for the asphalt plant by Dean Kelaita, M.D., Calaveras County health officer, Public Health Services, Calaveras Enterprise, December 18, 2015

County planners operating a ship with no rudders
Opinion by Bob Dean, Calaveras Enterprise, December 3, 2015

Inaccuracies in Cox column on planning
Letter to the Editor by C. Platt, Calaveras Enterprise, November 17, 2015

Take a Lode Off: The future of sprawl before us
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, November 2, 2015

Bring high-speed Internet to all library branches
Letter to the Editor by Andrea Schoen, Calaveras Enterprise, October 30, 2015

Take a Lode Off: Taking care of their own
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, October 20, 2015

Assembly Bill 142 is a compromise
Letter to the Editor by Katherine Evatt, Calaveras Enterprise, October 20, 2015

After the Fire: An evacuation mantra as the army approaches
Column by Mountain Ranch resident Jim Pesout, Calaveras Enterprise, October 16, 2015

Calaveras code needs to promote fire-safe homes
Guest Opinion by Bud Hoekstra, Calaveras Enterprise, Oct 5, 2015

Take a Lode Off: In the aftermath of fire
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, Sep 28, 2015

County ignores its own codes
Letter to the Editor by Judy Morgan, The Valley Springs News, September 4, 2015

Take a Lode Off: The public has a legitimate interest in land-use planning
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, September 1, 2015

Asphalt plant sales tax estimates incorrect
Letter to the Editor by Brock Estes, Calaveras Enterprise, September 1, 2015

River lover opposes asphalt plant
Letter to the Editor by Justin Dillon, Calaveras Enterprise, August 28, 2015

County ranks high as beautiful
Letter to the Editor by Al Duncan, The Valley Springs News, August 26, 2015

Dr. Estoesta's Asphalt Plant Letter
Letter to Board of Supervisors from Dr. Benedicto Estoesta, Center for Integrative Medicine, Valley Springs, August 10, 2015

Dem leaders say plant needs study
Letter to the Editor by Tom Pratt/ CCDCC, The Valley Springs News, August 21, 2015

Hot plant fact sheet misleading
Letter to the Editor, Joyce Techel/ MyValleySprings.com, The Valley Springs News, August 7, 2015

Pro-asphalt plant letter rebuttal
Letter to the Editor, Brock Estes, The Valley Springs News, August 7, 2015

Asphalt plant fact and speculation
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, August 4, 2015

Hogan Quarry is taking risks with lives and business
Guest Opinion by Brock Estes, Calaveras Enterprise, June 23, 2015

Asphalt plant concerns falling on deaf ears
Letter to the Editor by Larry Morgan, Calaveras Enterprise, July 28, 2015

Many chemicals on federal list of asphalt plant emissions
Letter to the Editor by James Van Sant, Calaveras Enterprise, July 10, 2015

Calaveras general plan needs a water element
Opinion by Robert Dean, Calaveras Enterprise, July 10, 2015

Take a Lode Off: Slouching toward a general plan
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, July 7, 2015

Good Planning can enhance Property Rights, Property Values & Property Interests
"Let's Talk About" Presentation by Tom Infusino, Calaveras Planning Coalition, June 8, 2015

Keep the asphalt plant out of the neighborhood
Letter to the Editor by Lora Most, Calaveras Enterprise, July 3, 2015

Watch the video of the commission meeting on the proposed plant
Letter to the Editor by Jan Hamaker, Calaveras Enterprise, June 30, 2015

Showdown looms on community plans
Guest Opinion by Mary Wald, Calaveras Enterprise, June 26, 2015

County general plan needs all its parts
Opinion by Tom Infusino, Calaveras Enterprise, June 23, 2015

Proposed asphalt plant needs public review
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, June 23, 2015

Residents being kept in the dark
Letter to the Editor by Brock Estes, The Valley Springs News, June 17, 2015

Deserve to hear facts on hot plant
Letter to the Editor by Colleen Platt, The Valley Springs News, June 17, 2015

Asphalt plant needs environmental review
Letter to the Editor by Dan and Jan Foster, Calaveras Enterprise, June 12, 2015

Drought gives focus to questions of morality
"Take a Load Off" Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, June 9, 2015

Quarry threatens water quality
Letter to the Editor by John Walker, Calaveras Enterprise, May 26, 2015

The right to differ doesn't equal a right to mislead or ignore facts
Guest Opinion by John Buckley, Calaveras Enterprise, April 14, 2015

Setting The Record Straight On River Flows
Guest Editorial by Pete Bell, Amador Ledger Dispatch, March 27, 2015

Let's keep it rural
"Take a Load Off" Column by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, April 3, 2015

Save the community plans
Opinion by Tom Infusino, Calaveras Planning Coalition, Calaveras Enterprise, March 17, 2015

The new general plan should address drought
"Off the Deep End" Opinion by Buzz Eggleston, Calaveras Enterprise, March 17, 2015

Both the Moke River and the Sierra Nevada need protection
Opinion by Chris Wright, District 2 Supervisor, Calaveras Enterprise, March 17, 2015

Another side of the General Plan debate
Opinion by John Buckley, CSERC, Calaveras Enterprise, February 27, 2015

Imagine a river that is more than water
"Off the Deep End" Opinion by Buzz Eggleston, Calaveras Enterprise, February 20, 2015

Include community plans in county General Plan update
"Guest Opinion" by Chris Niebur, Calaveras Enterprise, February 6, 2015

Why is the Mintier Harnish draft a secret?
"Letter to the Editor" by Penny Sarvis, Calaveras Enterprise, Jan. 30, 2015

Community plan cross-reference, Part 2
"Take a Load Off" Column by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, January 23, 2015

Community plan cross-reference, Part 1
"Take a Load Off" Column by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, January 20, 2015

2014

Australia's different approach to drought
"California Forum" Opinion by Gary Reed, The Sacramento Bee, December 13, 2014

Mokelumne River Triptych
"I Am the Mokelumne" poem by Muriel Zeller, published as part of the "River Reflections" Mokelumne River Arts Project, www.amadorarts.org, December 2014

Christians can care for creation
"Take a Lode Off" Column by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, December 16, 2014

Will management plan mean money?
"Take a Lode Off" Column by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, November 14, 2014

"Old Water"
Poem by Muriel Zeller, first appeared in Plainsongs Poetry Magazine, Volume XXXV, Number 1, Fall 2014

General Plan draft to be released in October
"Take a Lode Off" Column by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, September 23, 2014

Moke water over promised
"Take a Lode Off" Column by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, August 26, 2014

Supes did right by the Moke River
Letter to Editor by Bill Senger, Calaveras Enterprise, August 15, 2014

All sides in water wars should get behind protecting Mokelumne
Viewpoints by Bill Jennings & Jerry Meral, The Bee, August 13, 2014

Take a Lode Off: Problems of a prophet in his own land
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, August 12, 2014

Don't give a dam? Be there Tuesday
Opinion by Buzz Eggleston, Calaveras Enterprise, July 25, 2014

What is rural? The definition varies
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, July 15, 2014

District 5 and the General Plan update
Opinion by Muriel Zeller, Calaveras Enterprise, May 30, 2014

Wild and Scenic vote was historic
Opinion by Cecily Smith / Foothill Conservancy, Calaveras Enterprise, March 11, 2014

Protecting the Mokelumne River is good for the economy
Opinion by George Wendt, Calaveras Enterprise, February 21, 2014

Community plans are of utmost importance
Opinion by Mickey Williamson, Calaveras Enterprise, February 7, 2014

The importance of community involvement
Opinion by Joyce Techel, Calaveras Enterprise, January 24, 2014

2010-2013

Smart Growth a no-brainer
By Michael Fitzgerald, Stockton Record Columnist, May 29, 2013

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

2001-2009

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