Justin M. Ruhge - Lompoc

The choice of president on Nov. 8 is on the brink of history—we have a choice of continuing with the most corrupt Democratic administration since Bill Clinton by electing Hillary Clinton or, we can bring about real change with Donald Trump. Perhaps, one of the reasons that Obama did not prosecute Hillary Clinton is to […]

At the City Council meeting on May 17, Mayor Bob Lingl stunned the city by moving to stop any further work on the Motorsports Park planned by ex-mayor John Linn since 2012 for a site between the airport and the river east of V Street.  The motion was supported by Councilmembers DeWayne Holmdahl and Victor […]

Your opinion article titled “Debating fire” (Feb. 11) was misleading in the title. There was no debating. Your writer is a left-wing radical from the left-wing radical Southern Poverty Law Center. The presentation was biased to the extreme and characteristic of this kind of reporting from the Sun. Our gun laws make this country safe. […]

The article in the Sun, titled “Orcutt has eyes,” (Feb. 11) points at some growing pains for this community of 40,000 people. Crime is growing as the town grows but police protection is not. What to do? The article discusses a long-standing issue of Orcutt’s relation to the city of Santa Maria and the county.  […]

We are appalled by your constant assault on the nuclear industry and in particular Diablo. Your latest commentary by the hysterical Rochelle Becker, titled “Don’t count on Diablo” (Dec. 11), begs the question: If we can’t count on this wonderful source of power, just how will we provide to the 2 million users if it […]

The two commentaries by Dr. Rushdi Cader try to be apologetic for the actions of the Muslim radicals in the Middle East and elsewhere (“Reawaken Muhammed’s words,” Sept. 4 and “‘These murderers are not our own,’” Sept. 11). When it is your faith being besmirched, it raises anxieties and defensiveness. Can’t blame him, considering just […]

Our state elected representatives are at it again, producing a blizzard of new bills—2,255 for the 2013-2014 session. In the 2011-2012 two-year legislative period, lawmakers sent the governor 2,107 bills; he signed 1,906 into law. So in 2013 Governor Brown just signed 800 new laws into action. It is a reduction, but still overwhelming. Just […]