| Coming Soon... |
| Sunday, May 19 |
| All Day | Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jump Jubilee |
| 10:00 AM | Weekend Steam-Powered Excursion Train Rides |
| All Day | Debtors Anonymous |
| All Day | Overeaters Anonymous |
| Monday, May 20 |
| All Day | Debtors Anonymous |
| All Day | Overeaters Anonymous |
| 07:00 PM | Overeaters Anonymous |
| Tuesday, May 21 |
| 12:00 PM | Arnold SIR luncheon |
| 12:00 PM | Senior Lunch Every Tuesday at Chapel in the Pines |
| 04:30 PM | Wine Maker's Night at Alchemy, Murphys - 209-728-0700 |
| All Day | Debtors Anonymous |
| All Day | Overeaters Anonymous |
| Wednesday, May 22 |
| 10:00 AM | Weekend Steam-Powered Excursion Train Rides |
| All Day | Debtors Anonymous |
| All Day | Overeaters Anonymous |
| Thursday, May 23 |
| All Day | Debtors Anonymous |
| All Day | Overeaters Anonymous |
| Friday, May 24 |
| 09:00 AM | Red Hot Yard Sale |
| 11:30 AM | Food and Wine Tours, Murphys |
| 05:00 PM | Lagorio's BBQ Fridays |
| All Day | Debtors Anonymous |
| All Day | Overeaters Anonymous |
| Saturday, May 25 |
| 08:00 AM | Greenhorn Creek Community Garage Sale! |
| 09:00 AM | 35th Annual Arnold Spring Peddler's Faire |
| 10:00 AM | Weekend Steam-Powered Excursion Train Rides |
| 11:30 AM | Food and Wine Tours, Murphys |
| 01:00 PM | Guided Hike, Big Trees State Park - 209-795-3840 |
| 04:00 PM | Concert - Winds in the Sequoias |
| All Day | Debtors Anonymous |
| All Day | Overeaters Anonymous |
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor |
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Letter to The Editor on Law Enforcement Funding~by Al Segalla |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 06/14/2012 08:22 AM
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| Copperopolis, CA..."It seems funding for our sheriff department is way below the per population amount of neighboring counties. This apparently has resulted in increased crime with the losses of victims paying the price for the delayed response time caused by the underfunding. At what point does lack of wisdom on the part of our elected leaders morph into being accessories after the fact?.... |
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Letter to the Editor~by Al Segalla |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 06/06/2012 02:52 PM
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Dear Editor, The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) proposal has serious flaws which would be harmful to our local economy.
While the leadership and staff of Central Sierra Economic Development District (CSCEDD) are fine people and have done good work, the problems with the CEDS are systemic and are imposed by the federal government. Some of the issues are....
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Letter To The Editor on District Attorney By David Wagner |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 05/25/2012 07:50 AM
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| Arnold, CA...As campaign season is among us, there will be competition galore for the seat of district attorney. New candidates will face off against incumbent Barbara Yook; but tell me something I don’t know. I am not here to endorse or deface a candidate; I am just here to share a story about my experience with our current reigning prosecutor.... |
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Calaveras County Taxpayers Association Questions Candidates on Agenda 21 |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 05/21/2012 12:35 AM
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| Copperopolis, CA...Dear Editor, Below is the question from CCTA asked of all supervisor candidates with their responses. The Copper Gazette and the Pinetree have promised that the responses would be presented verbatim. A big thank you goes to the candidates who did respond, which are Bryce Randall, Joe Kelly and Tom Tryon. Candidates not responding were: Chris Wright, Michael Del'Orto, Tom Swartz, Gary Tofanelli, Clifford Edison, Russ Thomas and Debbie Ponte.... |
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Letter to the Editor on Speeds on Arnold Roads |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 04/16/2012 12:59 AM
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| Arnold, Ca...At our last Supervisor's meeting on April 10th, and after literally months of efforts by the County Public Works Department after citizen complaints, the Board Approved a resolution to place speed limit signs on Camanche Drive in Meadowmont. The legal speed limit by vehicle code is 25 mph, but other than a sign placed on Country Club just off of Hwy 4, there were no speed signs through the balance of Country CLub, El Dorado through to Rawhide, Rawhide at all, Camanche at all and none on Mustang.... |
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Sharon Romano Responds to Spellman |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/05/2012 09:53 AM
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San Andreas, CA...Thank you for your concern over my understanding of the Constitution; however you still haven’t posted by response. Do you not want your followers to hear any other points of view nor allow anyone to respond to your comments? It seems one sided to me if you don’t let me respond after calling me a “lackey.” Maybe in the interest of being fair to those you have accused of being a “lackey,” or in your most recent post on thepinetree.net, suggesting someone give us sugar for our sour grapes, you will consider posting my response on your Calaveras West Blog...
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Thank You for Another Record Setting Month!! ~By John Hamilton |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/01/2012 12:17 PM
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Avery, CA...We would like to thank the average of 18,126 of you who visited our humble site each and everyday last month. This is the highest daily viewer average in our 7 year history. We know you have many options for your information and it is truly an honor to be part of your information gathering habits. In the passing early this morning of Andrew Breitbart it reminded me of the incredible changes the web has brought to our society. Breitbart was one of the driving forces of not only the Drudge Report but also The Huffington Post....
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Taxes not the Answer for California’s Economy ~ Op Ed By Senator Ted Gaines |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/15/2012 02:40 PM
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Sacramento, CA...This month marks Presidents Day, and as we celebrate Lincoln’s birthday it’s timely that we look at the tax farce troubling his home state of Illinois. Last year, in a move that must have left legislative Democrats dizzy with admiration and envy, the Illinois legislature jacked personal income tax rates up by 67 percent and corporate tax rates up by nearly 50 percent. Despite assurances that were made when the taxes were passed, the legislature still has not closed their budget gap, and they won’t until they get the political will to control their spending...
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Local Concerns on AB 109 ~By Oliver Bernasconi |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 01/24/2012 08:29 PM
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| Arnold, CA...I am a Calaveras County resident, property owner and taxpayer concerned with how the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors is handling the implementation of AB109, the early release and return to the county of certain prison inmates... |
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Nothing to Hide, Everything to Fear! ~By Igor Birman |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 01/18/2012 12:59 PM
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Sacramento, CA...One of the most haunting impressions of my Soviet childhood was stories my grandparents told about the Black Raven. As a small boy I was terrified of this polished and poised creature of the night, usually sighted as it crouched to swoop upon an unsuspecting victim and carry him away, never to be seen again. The Black Raven, however, was no avian figment of the human mind. Rather, this secret-police sedan – named for the Russian symbol of death – was a very real fixture of life in the Soviet Union of 1930s....
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