Letters to the Editor July 01, 2011Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 8:13AMThere is nothing wrong with billionaires supporting Tea Party In her June 28 letter of response to Allen Johnson, Joan Miles missed an opportunity. Instead of opening up the dialogue to readers of the opinion page, she invited Mr. Allen to the lair of the Tea Party for a debate Such an enclave, if accepted, would limit the conversation whereas the opinion page opens it up to the entire community ...
Letters to the Editor June 10, 2011Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 8:05AMOverlook curfew: Thieves are the problem, not the parking lotI am extremely angry and disappointed in park officials’ decision to place a permanent curfew on the Enderts Beach overlook (“Curfew for overlook,” June 7). It is unfortunate that a string of burglaries occurred, but, to be cliché, a permanent curfew seems like the classic example of removing a fly from your grandfather’s head with a ...
Curfew for overlookWednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 9:50AMViewpoint to be accessible only during daylight Only a few more days remain for most people to legally enjoy the view of Crescent City’s night lights from the Enderts Beach Overlook. Restrictions on evening traffic to the bluff will be implemented soon as part of an action to decrease car burglaries in the area, park officials said. “We’re thinking it’ll be at the middle of this month,” said ...
Crescent City through a tourist’s eyesThursday, May 5, 2011 @ 8:39AMAn old friend came to see me recently. Kathy was my buddy since first grade and through high school. My most cherished memory involving Kathy was the week I spent as a house guest at her family’s beach cottage on Balboa Island the summer after eighth grade After we graduated from high school I didn’t see Kathy again until our 25th reunion. That afternoon she told me she’d been fighting leukemia ...
Enderts Beach Road closures set for JuneFriday, April 8, 2011 @ 4:12AMRedwood National and State Parks said that due to a number of burglaries that resulted in damaged vehicles and stolen property, a section of Enderts Beach Road will be closed to all entry and parking from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour