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Letters to the editor: November 18, 2020

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Dig deep Dear Editor: Just tell me the truth. Our country’s voting system is a mess. I had no idea it was so filled with corruption. As citizens, we deserve to have confidence in our voting process, to know that every legal vote will be counted, and that no amount of money or political party […]

Editorials: November 18, 2020

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Feliz covidad It’s been a hard nine months. The next few are going to be harder. It’s our first pandemic holiday season, political tensions are extreme and will continue that way well into 2021, and then we’ll be coming up on the first anniversary of the first round of state-imposed COVID restrictions and recommendations. Where […]

Healthy forests combat megafires — and biochar could help

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By Gina McCoy A recent issue of this newspaper contained a column describing the onset of an apocalyptic planetary fire age. Immediately next to it was a letter opposing the U.S. Forest Service’s actions to restore fire resilience to our forests. These competing viewpoints offer despair on one hand and denial on the other. The […]

Back to the books

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A year ago, it would have been just another typical Saturday in the valley — a bright, crisp fall day, perfect for unhurried errands. Not this November. In the past nine months, “typical” has lost all its meaning or, for that matter, relevance. There’s nothing typical about our experience with the COVID-19 virus, nothing to compare it […]