As her neighbor I feel it is important to let everyone know the reality of being near her. She has completely alienated may daughter and I as her neighbors when she when on a rampage about some trash that was spilled by the garbage service, came to my home and yelled in my daughter's face and proceeded to walk around our neighborhood collecting trash to bring it and toss it on my front deck.

My daughter was home alone at the time and asked her to come back and talk to me when I returned from work. Her reply to this was screaming, "Well I am talking to you!"

She has never even spoken a word to me. She just glares at us as she drives by. In my opinion she is a loose cannon that feels entitled to force her own interest and anger into the lives of others.

I sincerely hope that the people of Lake County will see through this false portrait she is painting of herself and see her for who she really is. She certainly has shown no desire to bring even her own neighborhood together. It would be a scary thing to see her be elected!

Terri Gonsalves lives in Hidden Valley Lake.

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• H.Res. 1147 – Congratulating the Northern Kentucky University "Norse" women's basketball team.

• H.Con.Res. 305 – Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation.

• H.Res. 1144 – Expressing support for designation of a “Frank Sinatra Day.”

• H.Res. 1152 – Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of golf and his commitment to excellence and sportsmanship.

• H.Res. 1074 – Honoring the 60th anniversary of the commencement of the carving of the Crazy Horse Memorial.

Donna Christopher lives in Lucerne.

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On Thursday a periodical arrived and within those pages your ad states, "Honest Values" and "Integrity you can trust."

I would suggest you need to open a dictionary, look up the words “honest” and “integrity.” They would not apply to you.

You, after becoming aware county employees lied and covered up those lies, chose not to set the wrong right. You became just one who would deny me my right under the First Amendment in the Constitution.

I quote in part: "To petition the government for redress of grievances" and that right is not to be abridged.

I say you became part of the lies, with the misguided view that, because it's a personnel matter, you do nothing.

There are words I could call you and they would not be honest or integrity. I state what I said is true.

James Henderson lives in Lakeport.

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But, could it transform Northern California's “undiscovered country” – the county that is often describes as “waiting to happen?” Could the concept of sharing as defined by Wikinomics transform Lake County into an economically viable community that is on par with its neighbors?

The word "wiki" means "quick" in Hawaiian. And Internet communication is quickly changing the way the world works. Consider, for example, Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. Here is a publication, written, compiled and re-edited by "ordinary people" from around the world. But, the actual company only has five employees.

Many mature firms are benefiting from this new business paradigm. Companies such as Boeing, BMW, and Procter and Gamble have been around for the better part of a century. And yet these organizations and their leaders have seized on collaboration and self organization as powerful new levers to cut costs, innovate faster, co-create with customers and partners, and generally do whatever it takes to usher their organizations into the 21st century business environment.

Indeed, when you can connect with people who care about what you want to accomplish, amazing things can happen. Which brings us to Hidden Valley Lake and a small restaurant in the Hardester's Shopping Center called Ting's Thai Kitchen. From its outward appearance, you would not expect this restaurant to have attracted worldwide attention. But, it already has. Just visit its online lens at www.squidoo.com/TTK and read what people around the world have to say about what this little Thai restaurant plans to attempt. Believe it or not, Ting's plans to be the county's first FREE WiFi hot spot with splash page advertising.

What does that mean? It means people will be able to walk into Ting's, order delicious Thai cuisine and while they wait for their meal to be prepared, they can access the Internet with a mobile device they bring into the restaurant with them. All that is required is for restaurant owner Charlie McFarling to put his "secret code" into the mobile device. Once the code is submitted, you can view some fascinating local ads in print, audio and video on the advertising splash page. You can also check your email, surf the Web or make VOIP calls. All FREE inside Ting's.

Of course, it is the splash page advertising that makes the WiFi freely available to the public. So, this is indeed a collaborative effort. But, that is not all. This is also a synergistic effort. Different parties are doing different things to make the system work. Ting's is providing the location. AT&T/Yahoo is providing the Internet connection. The WiFi Company of Denver, CO is providing the WiFi VPN (Virtual Private Network), which makes the public Internet access not only possible, but secure. And, the public will be bringing their own mobile devices into the restaurant.

The reason why the process can work to the advantage of everyone who participates is because everyone who participates cares. Caring ... connecting ... and having a good design. It really can work ... even in Lake County. Perhaps we just need more of it?

Lamar Morgan owns CDMM – Synergistic Business Marketing. He live in Hidden Valley Lake.

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