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Letters to the Editor

I read here that my friend Dave Bittner is to be judged in a court of law as to whether he has broken “a sacred trust to preserve our natural heritage for future generations,” as quoted by the U.S prosecuting attorney Laura E. Duffy.

No one and I mean NO ONE has done more to hold that sacred trust more than Dave Bittner. I ought to know, I was

Timeout with Tambo: What if?

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We already know what the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) thinks about our student/athletes at Mountain Valley Academy. We may soon see what the Ramona Unified School District thinks about all of the student/athletes in our district.

There are no sure things when dealing with politicians or administrations. I have been asked to speculate what would happen to the athletes, teams,

Widen San Vicente Road? What are they thinking?

Thank you, Betsy Bargo, school bus driver, Sentinel letter April 18: “Let’s Rethink San Vicente Road Project.”

I, too, must speak up as I have lived in San Diego Country Estates since 1989 and I fear for my community’s safety during proposed plan. You can NOT make roads safe for unsafe drivers.

Come to Monday school board meeting in Ramona High’s Performing Arts Wing

New info: the meeting will be at the PAW (performing arts wing) at RHS at 7 pm Monday. The amount that they want to impose is 7.8%.

Please attend the board meeting at the district office on Monday, April 22, at 7 p.m. The implementation is the only item on the agenda. The teachers have offered to take cuts. Please come speak up for the kids of Ramona.

Kudos for Ramona High School’s industrial arts program, teachers

As a parent, Ramona High School alum (Class of ’83) and a lifelong resident of Ramona, I would like to share with you my pride in my community, the youth in the community, and the educators tasked to advance their knowledge.

This past week (spring break) my son Andrew Hankins participated in the National Automotive Technology Competition in New York City and the State Skills Competition in San Diego. I was able to witness firsthand the dedication and commitment to excellence the team of volunteers from Ramona High School gave to the students.

Obamacare: When truth is just an opinion

On March 30, Dr. Wayne Iverson, a San Diego physician, tea party leader and member of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) who strongly oppose the Democrats’ so-called “Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act” (aka Obamacare), presented an informational program at Ramona Mainstage to over 150 concerned citizens, revealing the sobering truth about Obamacare.

Unethical leaders find violence useful

Our attraction to violence may be out of balance. A multiple killing happens somewhere, and it is news for days all over the country.

Active shootings aren’t something new, but the incessant publicity that follows them today is relatively new. This unhelpful publicity does not make us safer, it gives the murderers nationwide recognition, and it gives other unstable individuals ideas that never may have occurred to them.

Ramona school district facts as we know them

There have been a lot of rumors, misleading facts, and confusing information spread regarding the labor dispute between the Ramona Unified School District and the Ramona Teachers Association. The purpose of this letter is to present the facts of this situation as we know them.

Greater transparency needed at Ramona school district

The values we place upon our schools, students, and teachers are a direct reflection of our community’s character, future real estate values, and economic development — jobs.

Older schools require regular maintenance of facilities, grounds, and equipment. A slim majority of Ramona citizens have declined passing any temporary school bonds to this affect. There’s a “value-added” from experienced teachers who are professionally trained, certificated, and cleared by state lic

Arming the modern minuteman

I certainly share Darell Beck’s frustrations with the best government that money can buy, its unnecessary intrusions into our lives, and its failures to connect with the real needs of ordinary citizens. However, the current public debate on gun control is not about “defying the Second Amendment and actively working to deny Americans the right of self-defense.” It is about earnestly working together as a community and motivating our government to find a real solution to the serious problem of gun violence in our country.

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