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Letters to the Editor 12/16/2009

THE LAST CAPTURE? Dear friend and fellow worker John Wester, We really wanted to see you and your Jewish wife in the flesh. As we…

Letters to the Editor 12/9/2009

HEAVENLY MONK Editor — Steve Heilig wishes he could separate Thelonius Monk’s art from his mental disorder (“Monk For The Record,” AVA, December 2, 2009):…

Credit for Time Served

Dear AVA, Yesterday I was taking a shower here at Soledad Prison thinking about your newspaper. Two minutes later they called my name for mail.…

How Much is Enough?

Editor, I left Mule Creek State Prison only to be transferred to another one of the state’s many prisons that they have built from one…

Letters to the Editor 12/2/2009

SENIORS ON BOARD! Dear Community Members, During this special time of year, we ask that you consider supporting the Anderson Valley Senior Cen­ter. Our needs…

Letters to the Editor 11/24/2009

GIMME SHELTER (MONEY) Dear Friends, The Housing Association seeks your help because it needs your help. Operating costs for the Rays Road farm labor camp…

Stuck in Soledad

Dear AVA:

My name is Glenn Scott. I am serving time in Soledad’s Level 1 South Yard prison largely for crimes which I did not commit. My wife and three children live in Carmel Valley California and I am stuck in prison. With the bad economy, my wife is having a hard time out there raising our three beautiful children alone. Needless to say, I have no money on my books and my family can't afford to send me quarterly packages.

THE REAL EZ-CARD STORY

To The Editor: This concerns the EZcard money machines in the lobby of the County jail. I had $20 put on my account. After the…

Boonville Lodge To Close

Friends of the Boonville Lodge and the Anderson Valley community at large: It is with much disappointment, sadness and regret that Carroll Pratt and I,…

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