Letters to the Editor 10.29.15

Grapes of Annoyance

Nice to see a local, wine-driven article focused on women (“Women sommeliers lead Monterey enophiles to higher places,” Oct. 22-28). However, no local wines [or] wineries were mentioned.

In fact, all mentions were from out of the area. With so much going on locally in the wine industry it is so sad that what is lacking is: a local wine column or any media coverage of substance where a person living in the area or visiting could find reviews or information on local wines or wineries; and local sommeliers/wine directors support or even knowledge of the Monterey county wineries developments or offerings.

There are many winery professionals living locally, paying their rents or mortgages, putting their kids through local schools who would appreciate more local support of their efforts from the so called wine professionals in Monterey county.

I am sure more visitors and locals would like to learn and experience more about what is produced in Monterey County as there are many exciting developments and wines to be a part of. Doug Danzer | via Web

(Editor’s note: Mr. Danzer is co-owner of Carmel Valley-based Cima Collina Winery.)

Out Go the Lights

Pretty amazing that a high-tension line tower spontaneously collapsed. That seems like it should be vanishingly unlikely from an engineering perspective absent something like an earthquake or being rammed by a truck (“Power outage leaves tens of thousands of Monterey residents in the dark,” posted Oct. 18). Philipp Bleek | via Facebook

I think a giant round of applause, a very special thank you and even more importantly a special recognition should be given to Charlie Higuera and the staff at Grove Market for once again showing how they care for our community by opening up Sunday during the power outage. They gave away free coffee to any and all, set up a BBQ, cooked and did their best to feed people and help us in a time of need, as they have done in the past. I feel such a caring and altruistic gesture on the part of Grove Market should get a show of gratitude and support from the local community to show our appreciation of them for all the support they have given us over the years.

Thank you, thank you, thank you Charlie Higuera and your wonderful crew for all the help, love and support you have shown our community. Not only last Sunday, but numerous times in the past. You can always be counted on to help out in any way you can. I don’t think this community can ever tell you how much you are appreciated. But I hope that you all realize how much you mean to us. Debbie Newell Foord | Pacific Grove

Censored Opinion

The Project Censored Top 10 List provides a healthy dose of Armageddon on steroids (“Some of the biggest news of the past year never went public,” Oct. 15-21). Those end-times bible thumpers must be enraptured! No. 6 by itself, the methane arctic fart, is enough to make me wonder if my own children will live to see 60?!! I do take exception to writer Tim Redmond’s reference to “the looney world of conspiracies and 9/11 truther territory,” in the face of the undeniable fact that WTC 7 free-fell into its own footprint, and the astounding pinpoint accuracy of the Pentagon crash by amateur pilots uninterested in learning to land at flight school. No. 9, the underreporting of poverty, is no story. Suicide, perhaps. Or better yet, replace it with the “looney conspiracy” of geoengineering (“Chemtrails”), whose evidence of proof rivals the 9/11 truth. God help us. Michael Baer | via Web

Phish Phood

I mentioned this article to my daughter who works in the MPUSD school program and she said, “What seafood program?” (“MPUSD nutrition chief receives state award for Bay2Tray seafood program,” posted Oct. 20.) All she has ever seen served are frozen fish sticks. Anna Simpson | via Facebook

Clean Shoot

Glad a thorough investigation was done (“Seaside cop cleared of wrongdoing in fatal shooting,” posted Oct. 20). Shame the suspect made such poor decisions. Mark Scott Arrellano | via Facebook

Fernandez is a good officer. I’m glad he was cleared. Robin Shaw | via Facebook

Salinas’ Revolving Door

We need to hire people from Salinas (“Salinas’ library director announces her departure, eight months into the job,” posted Oct. 15). Folks whose families are here, who understand us, and who are committed to Salinas. We need people who are all in 100-percent. Devin Podeszwa | via Facebook

“I’m leaving! Fuck those books!” Timothy Foley | via Facebook

ICE ICE Baby

The new sheriff is doing his job to protect our citizens living in Monterey County (“County officials react to jail’s new relationship with immigration agents,” posted Oct. 15). The county supervisors probably would have stopped this from happening if they were notified ahead of time. Marilyn Pisano Galli | via Facebook

They should have been cooperating with ICE all along. Lori Taylor | via Facebook

City of Kings

That’s the dullest checkered past ever (“King City selects new city manager with checkered past,” posted Oct. 23). Karen Escobar | via Facebook

Correction:

A story stated public-radio station KAZU receives an educational discount from NPR because its license is owned by CSU Monterey Bay (“Local Spin,” Oct. 22-28). Station general manager Mik Benedek says NPR rates are based on number of listeners and other factors unrelated to CSUMB’s ownership.