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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Got something to say? We’d love to hear from you! Email letters@altaonline.com. Letters may be edited for brevity and clarity.

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Letters to the Editor: The Best Decade

An Alta Journal reader remembers the Chicano rock movement of the 1960s.

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Letters to the Editor: Billboard Idea

Remembering Los Angeles’s Mad men era.

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Letters to the Editor: Catalina Island

It’s no picnic to get to the Airport in the Sky.

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Letters to the Editor: In Vino, Veritas

When it comes to the cost of a bottle of wine, the proof is in the taste, not the total.

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Letters to the Editor: Memory Lane

A tech-industry veteran confirms AI’s East Coast start.

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Letters to the Editor: The Look of a Californian

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Letters to the Editor: Welcome, Cynicism

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Letters to the Editor: We Got It Wrong

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Letters to the Editor: An Adult Film

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Letters to the Editor: Grieving the L.A. Fires

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Letters to the Editor: Harlan Ellison’s Soft Side

carlos castaneda

Letters to the Editor: A Message from Beyond

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Letters to the Editor: Where’s the Beef?

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Letters to the Editor: The Castaneda Connection

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Letters to the Editor: For the Love of Pete

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Letters to the Editor: A California Cult Classic

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Letters to the Editor: Print Is Alive

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Letters to the Editor: Northern Exposure

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Letters to the Editor: Red Hot Rock Stars

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Letters to the Editor: Supernova to Super Mensch

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Letters to the Editor: What’s in a Name?