I’m not a racist! And I don’t know Paula Dean or what’s in her heart so I don’t know if she is or is not a racist. But I certainly empathize with her and find most of the problems that have come her way unacceptable after her only crime was answering, truthfully, “Yes, of course” […]
Gary Wechter
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I’ll support a candidate who takes the pledge
Arroyo Grande
I, many of my ilk and many more, agree with Grover Norquist and his pledge. Were that not the case, no one would care about it one way or the other. Our government in Washington (and California) has a spending problem—not a revenue problem—and any additional tax or fee revenue will support and encourage an […]
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Stop badmouthing rich businesspeople
Arroyo Grande
It’s really starting to bug me how often I seem to hear the wealthy and successful demonized for being … well, wealthy and successful. These comments astonish me because I think most of us aspire to such things. Successful (wealthy) businesspeople and those who aspire to be successful (wealthy) businesspeople represent the engine of our […]