Ethel Landers - Nipomo

I know many family members and friends do not like politics to be discussed publicly. They don’t want to offend anyone. Yet, this election is vital for our grandchildren’s sake. Mr. Trump displays the symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and could easily trigger World War III. He disrespects anyone he feels is less than his […]

Unlike the past two presidential campaigns both parties have old people running for office. Hillary is 68 and The Donald is 70. Neither has released full health information, but let’s face it, they both are probably on medications for blood pressure, cholesterol, and maybe even thyroid. It’s a fact of life for most folks older […]

Over the past few months, thousands of citizens protested the rail spur project by Phillips 66 on the Nipomo Mesa. We easily outnumbered the pro-oil company vote by 50 to 1. Public safety was our biggest concern including impact on air quality, aged railroad trestles, potential derailment near schools and hospitals, and the fact that […]

I’m writing to share my disgust about the pro-Phillips 66 signage in the Five Cities area. Basically the thrust of the signage message is “if the Planning Commission doesn’t approve the addition of rail tracks and the resulting horrendous delivery of volatile tar sands oil from Canada and its air-polluting refinement on the Nipomo Mesa, […]

Why is it, as the American people, we are willing to spend billions of dollars on machines of war but do nothing about a drought that within one year may close down the farm fields of California? Why is it, as Americans, we pretend there is no human effect on our earth and its resources, […]