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What part of ‘no’ don’t you understand?  The following letter was cc’d to The Sheet. The letter was formally addressed to District 4 Supervisor candidate Bob Peters. Dear Bob: I received in the mail your flyer, and since that flyer has come out I have had several inquiries regarding who I am supporting for supervisor. I [...]

Channeling John McEnroe Dear Town Council: Are you serious? We went through this once before. It was already determined that our little town does not need two Town Managers. We are very concerned and would like for you to explain to us and all of your constituents why you would approve an Asst. Town Manager [...]

Dear Editor: I am the attorney representing Dick Luman in the appeal of his termination by Mono County. I am taking the unusual step of writing about this proceeding before it is concluded because the case is the subject of considerable public discourse. Notwithstanding the excellent reporting of Lara Kirkner for The Sheet, there are [...]

Peters cashes in   Dear Editor: My wife Kathy and I were invited to attend the Noon Rotary Club Winter fest fundraiser the night of February 4, 2012. It was a great opportunity to see old friends and meet new people during the early stage of my campaign for election to the Mono County Board [...]

Treat education fairly! Dear Editor: As I have walked the halls in Sacramento over these past few days, I continue to visit with elected officials who truly care about public education. I believe they realize the importance that a strong public education has on our democracy and the economy but they are unable to agree [...]

Election rules same, but different  Dear Editor: The California primary election is the first since Prop. 14 changed the rules. Now, any voter can vote for any party’s candidate for all offices but one: the party nominee for President of the United States. Only persons registered as a Republican or Democrat can vote for their [...]

Look before you leap …  Dear Editor: So I have been reading The Sheet from afar with much interest concerning that bad bunch at the LADWP (Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power) taking poor defenseless Mammoth’s water away. “Help! The sky is falling!” says our “Chicken Little” water district. Never mind that the pro-growth [...]

Applause for Worden …  Dear Mammoth Unified School District Board of Education: I would like to second the comments and suggestions in Scotty Anderson’s commentary in The Sheet (“Former Student Weighs In,” March 24, pg. 7), and I’m writing this without Mammoth High School Drama Teacher Kevin Worden’s knowledge, or prompting from him in any [...]

Supervisor recaps last week’s meeting This past Tuesday, the Mono County Board of Supervisors approved renewal of seven management employee contracts costing $1,372,220 (average $196,031 each).  The lowest cost contract is $158,193, the highest is $241,667.  The salary portion of these contracts is $809,868 (average $115,695 or $9,641/mo.).  The benefits/retirement cost is $562,352 (average $80,336 [...]

Fete for fireworks fundraising? Dear Editor: In last week’s Sheet it is stated, “Vicki Bauer asked that the Board review the County’s support of Mammoth’s Fourth of July celebration to see if it should contribute more this year.” “‘We help Bridgeport a lot,’ she said in comparison.” I want to make this perfectly clear … [...]