Justin Ruhge of Lompoc states we need a leader, not a debater who can manage (“We need a president who’s a leader, not a debater,” Oct. 13). It is not at all dark as to who Mr. Ruhge is referring to be the choice of the Republican Party. In all the hoopla of listing the […]
Brahama D. Sharma
Don’t just read letters to the editor
Mr. David E. Basket of Santa Maria (“Eliminate cement from your life,” Dec. 18) proves the point, how cemented one gets to ascribe to others the point of view never made? Show, where, even once, the issue was to completely get rid of all cement? Please study—not just read—the letters published in our respected weekly, […]
Ethics and experimentation
Professor (Dr.) Patrick Lin, an “ethicist,” uses the terms “science” and “technology” in his lengthy, meandering narrative instigated by, as he puts it, “world’s largest particle accelerator” (“Armageddon it,” Sept. 18). He never defines what he means by these terms and lets the readers conjure the meaning. Yes, there may be a feeling as to […]

