Linda Hawthorne: Enough with burning garbage
I live on Newtown Road right behind the Willo. Someone is burning garbage at all hours of the night. This goes on three or four times a week. I can appreciate the need to save...
Roger Hager: Justice? Not in Sacramento County
In reference to “Fatal hit and run sentenced” (The Union, Nov. 6): Justice? Not in Sacramento County Superior Court. The DUI driver killed Jasmine Turpen. For this killing he received three years, eight months in...
Phil Reinheimer: Thank you Holiday Quality Market, Pleasant Valley Pharmacy
You stayed open during power and internet outages in Penn Valley recently. Kudos to the staff for courageous and smiling service even in the face of adversity … we’re fortunate to have you nearby. Phil...
Janet Miller: No excuse for an unsafe and unreliable utility infrastructure
The first line on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) website: “The CPUC regulates services and utilities … and assures Californians’ access to safe and reliable utility infrastructure and services.” With 30 counties affected by...
Tim Stokes: LaMalfa slams House impeachment vote
Let us not forget the last line of the Mueller Report, (IV. Conclusion,p. 444): “Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.” This could...
Roger Schutt: Something to consider
Per YubaNet.com, the “Dorsey Fire” consumed 38 acres recently. While it was happening (with all those crazy winds swirling) that fire was downright frightening in its “potential!” Just after the fire was extinguished, I was...
Pat Ferguson: GOP must engage in the impeachment process — our democracy depends on it
No one sets out with impeachment as a political goal. It can be disruptive. But, the time has come to take that step, no matter how previously unpalatable. Every week, news leaks that some Republicans...
Larry Lansburgh: A man on a bicycle shouting at a fence
A while back, I read an item in The Union’s summary of the local police blotter: a caller reported a man on a bicycle shouting at a fence. I wondered what he was saying to...
Lindy Schasiepen: Home Kitchen Tour a success
On behalf of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada County, our staff and board of directors, I would like to thank you for your participation in our Third Annual Heart of the Home Kitchen Tour....
Dorren Domb: Voting during fire season
Regarding wildfires and power shutoffs: I have a very serious concern about being able to vote, and for our officials to maintain the ability to accurately complete ballot counts! There is no doubt in my...
George Grayeb: A timely and relevant reminder
Congratulations to The Union’s Editorial Board. The Nov. 9, Our View column, “Showing Honor and Respect” for our service members and our many veterans is very appropriate as Veterans Day 2019 is celebrated throughout our...
Dorothea McAlister: Deliver a meal to a home-bound senior
Would you like to make a meaningful difference in the life of an isolated senior? Would you also like to feel like a bona fide hero, and know that you are? Then I encourage you...
Anthony Halby: Response to article by Darrell Berkheimer on insurers overcharging
While reading Mr. Berkheimer’s Oct. 11 article, I can agree with most of it. However, there are certain things that need to be explained. Prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act, the insurance companies...
Linda McDaniel: Wonderful people in Nevada County
I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to three considerate people who helped me when my car broke down at the Highway 49 entrance to Alta Sierra. Harvey, a concerned citizen, who tried...
William Thomas: Leadership required
While California is burning and suffering Third World power outages, where is the leadership? Meanwhile, Gov. Newsom by executive order shifted the $5 billion of the 2017 voter approved gas tax increase for highway maintenance...
John Zimmerman: PG&E should monitor actual winds on the ground
Is it too much to ask PG&E to use a little common sense when it comes to its PSPS? I think we all agree that it makes sense to cut the power when we have...
Bonnie Magnetti: Sponsor a wreath at the grave of a veteran
We have just a few weeks until the “Wreaths Across America” event. This year’s ceremony will again be at noon on Dec. 14 at St. Patrick’s Cemetery on Rough and Ready Highway in Grass Valley....
Tamara Zuromskis: Let’s get some perspective on power shutoffs
As I walked my dog at about 8 o’clock on a Wednesday night during the power shutoffs, I hoped that PG&E wouldn’t turn the power back on yet. There was a hot, dry wind that...
John Norton: Local power and NID
I support the concept of local control of our power distribution system. I applaud NID for opening the dialogue on how to make this happen. We need the county and the cities of Grass Valley...
Gary Pesselt: Vitality Healthcare – is it worth the cost?
Another seminar is again advertised in The Union. I first thought it might help my wife with neuropathy until I did some extensive research. First off, Medicare does not cover stem cell injections. Bone marrow...
