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Editor: The purchase of dunes in the 1990s obligates Manila to safeguard its coastal wetlands (“Bad Weed,” April 21). Funny nobody talks about wetlands, even though Manila received $250,000 of state Wetland Habitat funds just to pull grass in recent years. The net effect on Manila’s wetlands was detrimental, not enhancing. As Fish and Wildlife […]

Editor: Regarding your cover article “Repellant” (April 28), about 20 years ago a book was published by radiation scientists Gould and Goldman called Deadly Deceit. The book explained in detail an accident that occurred at the Millstone Nuclear Reactor in Waterford, Conn., about six miles from the town of Old Lyme, in 1975 when many […]

Editor: You know what particularly struck me in the story “Bad Weed” (April 21)? Not the accusation of fraud against Friends of the Dunes, including without any response. Instead, it was the description of opponents of invasive beach grass removal as “vocal and compelling.” Vocal they may be, but not very compelling. The long list […]

Editor: Regarding the article “You Are Here” (April 21): It seems the City of Arcata is worried that no one can find the place (a place where driving downtown is difficult due to excessive traffic and where parking is scarce at best), so they need to put up big signs on the freeway to attract […]

Editor: Thank you so much for printing David Cay Johnston’s excellent analysis of our corrupt tax system (“Wealth Care,” April 14). In response to that reality, groups of concerned citizens participated in Tax Day demonstrations across the U.S. To draw attention to the impact of corporate tax breaks on our schools, I joined with the […]

Editor: Thanks to Heidi Walters for the much-needed counterbalance to the “More Native Than Thou” plant purists (“Bad Weed,” April 21). In San Francisco awhile back, I donated a pair of large jade plants to a struggling local nursery, thinking they’d sell for $15-$20 each (the pots alone were worth that) and help keep the […]

Editor: I enjoyed Jada Brotman’s article on her Jewish food experiences in various locales (“Is It Passover Again?” April 21). However, I’d like to point out that Passover is not, in fact, considered part of the High Holy Days. That title refers specifically to the Jewish New Year, consisting of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and […]

Editor: David Johnston’s recent article “Wealth Care” (April 14) refers to the practitioners of “the dismal science of economics” as if they cannot reach correct conclusions from their data. I wonder if he really understands who he is aligning himself with when he uses the phrase “the dismal science of economics.” While this nation struggled […]

Editor: Regarding Anders Larson’s letter to the editor (“Mailbox,” April 21): The risk is not zero. I’m able to assess the exposure risks from Fukushima because I have been trained in radiation protection as a medical worker. Without the training, I believe it would be very difficult to assess the risks involved based on reports […]

Editor: In agreement with Media Maven’s “Apple a Day” article (“Media Maven,” March 31): How stupid do the “truth spinners” think we are? The lies keep coming from TV, radio and print. Here are my favorites: 1. Waging three wars is not causing the deficit to rise. The military budget is untouchable, because we are […]

Editor: I hate to pop Ken Burton’s bubble and the crocodile tears he sheds for the poor, benighted Plasmodium parasite, but he’s made several mistakes in his letter about making “malaria extinct” (“All Creatures,” Mailbox, April 7). First of all there are four, not 11, species of human-specific Plasmodium: P. vivax, P. malariae, P. falciparum and […]