LADWP on conservation

The following opinion-editorial, authored by James McDaniel, Senior Assistant General Manager of the LADWP Water System, was printed in the Los Angeles Daily News on Sunday, April 10, 2011. James B. McDaniel: Drought is over but water still preciousBy James B....

A closer look at Bodie Hills

April 5, 2011 LETTER TO THE EDITOR BODIE HILLS PINYON CREEP: Is it worth spending big bucks? A few weeks ago, my Letter to the Editor about BLM’s plans to manipulate 16,000 acres in the Bodie Hills was focused on letting people know about the project and how to...

Overkill in Bodie

March 29, 2011 LETTER TO THE EDITOR BODIE HILLS: BLM PROPOSING MANIPULATION ON 16,000 ACRES With all the interest lately in the Cougar Gold mining proposal in the Bodie Hills, I wanted to mention the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) plans to manipulate over...

No special favors for Cougar Gold

I commented several weeks ago during your deliberation of the proposed mining operation from Cougar Gold. Mr. Hazard’s recent proposal acquiescing to Cougar Gold’s request for the release (albeit a portion) of the Bodie WSA compels me to provide additional...

Support for school resource officer

Mammoth Lakes Schools need a Police Officer Is there anywhere in Mammoth Lakes that needs the presence of a police officer more than the Mammoth Lakes K-12 school system? I think not! Where do our children first encounter peer pressure, drugs, bullying, etc? Probably...