Letters

Great response to letter

Editor, Thank you Michael and Linda O’Connor for your response to Marie Francis’s letter in the Feb. 1 Gazette. I couldn’t agree with you more. You did a very good job revealing the real truth behind four of her statements. Perhaps you should submit another letter and cover the rest of her beliefs, because believing doesn’t make it so. There’s […]

Leave voting as it is

Editor, I’d like to add my two cents to the letter regarding school district voting. As a long-time resident of the north county, Greeley Hill, parent and educator in the area, I can personally attest to the specific and unique needs our students have. However, in a county as spread out over mountainous terrain as we are with numerous smaller […]

The cause of county woes

Editor, Here it is election year again and it is extremely disappointing to see the lack of interest in seeking change in the county supervisors positions. Apparently the residents, all 17,000 plus, are not aware of the activities in the county administration Office. While complaints have been expressed and many good employees have resigned, the board of supervisors have shown […]

Watch what candidates do

Editor, Michael and Linda O’Connor wrote a thought-provoking opinion piece in the February 22 Gazette. I agree with their assessment that belief will not change California’s “dismal” student performance. Increased funding will. For decades, California has been falling behind other states in school funding. bit.ly/49wGHpO Better funding means better teacher salaries, attracting smarter teachers, thus improving student performance. bit.ly/3T9erDJ Doesn’t […]

School board should move to a district voting system

Editor, At the Feb. 8 school board meeting, there was a presentation by an attorney about at-large voting versus district voting to elect candidates to the Board of Education. I am glad the board placed this item on the agenda to learn about the process. Mariposa currently uses an at-large voting system where the candidate must live within a specific […]

Card of Thanks

The Mariposa Lions Club wishes to thank all of the sponsors who gave to the Crab Feed held on Feb. 3. The donations and proceeds will help the community, including the children of Mariposa, by providing a variety of services and volunteering for over 20 events during the year, including the Labor Day Parade and the Christmas Tree Lighting and […]

Thank you, Mariposa

Editor, On behalf of Manna House Mariposa, I would like to thank the entire community for your support and generosity. Because Manna House isn’t one of those nonprofits or clubs who host fundraising events, we could easily be forgotten. Yet this wonderful community still continues to remember us in their giving. Every dollar that is donated to Manna House goes […]

Thanks for helping us heal

Editor, My daughter and I were in a head-on collision on the first night of the new year. Thank you to the people to first come upon the accident. Thank you for jumping straight to the task of caring for us. I don’t know who you were but I’m so grateful to not have endured that alone! Thank you to […]

Lisa Carisio Mariposa

Editor, Shame on you, Greg Little, for the shock value headlines you created regarding the basketball team investigation. You wrote (I quote), “Shockwaves were sent through the Mariposa County community late last week when the head high school boys basketball coach was arrested in what appears to be a complicated case involving multiple sex crimes.” This was so misleading, and […]

What is real motivation for road?

Editor, This is regarding the article about the town hall meeting held Jan. 22 to look at connecting the communities of John West and Jean East roads with our small neighborhood via a paved evacuation road. This discussion was probably brought to the stage it is in, though I’m taking a guess here, because a well-known builder bought 40 acres […]


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