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		<title>Letters to the Editor: Published Jan. 23, 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Local merchants: sit up and pay attention Over the last two or three decades, a once-in-a-hundred years economic shift has been taking place. It’s called “Amazon”: huge selection, good prices, very quick, responsive service … AND satisfaction guarantees on everything! In contrast with this, a few weeks ago, I purchased (locally) a $10 piece of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters published Friday, Sept. 19, 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Honoring Dr. Denny The Catalina Island Museum is honoring Dr. Richard Denney’s commitment to animal welfare on our Island. We wanted to take this opportunity to convey our gratitude and appreciation for all of Dr. Denney’s efforts. For many years, Dr. Denney has been a close and essential partner to the Catalina Island Humane Society. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wildfire Preparation and Collaboration</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Jan. 21, the Catalina Island Conservancy presented to the Avalon City Council on the proactive efforts it takes to mitigate wildfire risk across the 42,000 acres it protects. Though no amount of planning could fully withstand a firestorm fueled by hurricane-force winds like the Palisades and Eaton fires, the Catalina Island Conservancy works year-round [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters to Editor: Grateful for Hahn’s attendance at Conservancy Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I would like to thank Supervisor Janice Hahn for taking time out of her busy schedule to attend the Catalina Island Conservancy’s Forum. She spoke eloquently, she spoke Truth to Power and asked the Conservancy to put their plans to kill the deer on hold. Supervisor Hahn spoke with a level of authenticity and truthfulness [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters to the Editor: published Jan. 19, 2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear Avalon City Council: At the special meeting regarding the hospital, the CEO made an extensive presentation as to why our hospital is always in a precarious position financially. Look around-half the restaurants and activities are closed for the winter. They send all their workers home and turn off the lights to save money because [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters to the Editor: published Dec. 15, 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Offended by New York Times article Editor’s note: The author of this letter originally sent it to the New York Times. The author sent a copy of the letter to the Islander. I am writing about the New York Times article, “The Plan to Save a California Island: Shoot All of the Deer.” As a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters to the Editor: published Dec. 8, 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Another deer scenario When I read the Catalina Island Conservancy (CIC) plans to kill all the deer on the island to best control the over-population of them, I am putting out a possible scenario instead. How about use a gas to render them unconscious and then you can sterilize/neuter them in the field. Then it [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters to the Editor: published Nov. 10, 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Coalition did not write disparaging letter We are aware that a letter disparaging a member of the Catalina Island Conservancy staff was published in the Catalina Islander last week. The Coalition Against the Slaughter of Catalina Deer did not write this letter, and we do not support or condone its content. The Conservancy’s plan to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters to the Editor: published Friday, Nov. 3, 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 20:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Is that being responsible? Dear editor, “Will no one rid me of this turbulent, troublesome priest?” King Henry II, in 1170, was having conflicts with the church and said, “Will no one rid me of this turbulent, troublesome priest?” Just days later Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, King Henry’s adversary, was murdered. Did King [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters to the Editor: published Oct. 27, 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Appalled As a long-time visitor to Catalina, my family, friends and I are appalled at the idea of the slaugtering/murder of the mule deer on the Island. Who thought of this? Are they crazy? Why do they think visitors come to Catalina? We come to see wildlife, the beach, clean air, and other things that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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