Letters To The Editor

I have the privilege to have a best friend who is Iranian. I have many times heard about the struggles that the people of Iran suffer through on a daily basis. It is no secret to us, what is going on in that country, especially after the events of the election. Last night, we were […]

The state of California budget is at least $21 billion in the red, according to our governor. Educators are being laid off or put on leave due to the budget shortfall. People are so unhappy in California that many are moving to other states. Industries are moving to states where taxation is less burdensome. Our […]

Both the media and universities have discovered that the most profitable enterprise is to generate and perpetuate fear. The present big effort is to convince the public that people are responsible for weather change, and that sometime in the future we will suffer from oceans rising, famine, and a lot of problems and losses they […]

I have to comment on the recent filth I saw after the wonderful event the beloved Santa Maria Elks hosted. It makes our community look awful, and it is the work of most likely one individual. It is the vandalism of private and public property. If someone is interested in getting their name out on […]

We all know the recession has hit California hard and our state budget is reeling. But it will only stunt California’s recovery to drain $24 billion from the state’s economy, as the governor’s latest budget proposes. What’s more, it will be harder for struggling Californians to get back on their feet because the cuts target […]

Will God or evolution finally decide that this human experiment has failed? Our oceans have whirlpools the size of Texas filled with human debris. Our lakes, rivers, and oceans are contaminated with pesticides and other pollutants associated with storm runoff.  We are cutting down tropical forests the size of Manhattan each and every day. We […]

Two U.S. female correspondents, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were captured by the North Korean regime while doing research on women’s rights along their border with China, both sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in one of their infamous gulag work camps for trumped up “hostilities.” I imagine they would prefer being incarcerated in […]

There are trial balloons being sent out from the state capitol daily. And the news organizations take each and every one of these lead balloons as the next change in our horrible budget problem. The latest is the closing of our state parks, including our Central Coast treasures. Let me state one thing: The media […]

President Obama’s speech in Cairo was very eloquently presented. It is a known fact that today there is no peace in the Middle East. But I did not read of the president indicating his knowledge of how Israel, in compliance with the United States, evicted its own citizens from the Gaza strip and how instead […]

Our elected state officials have no respect for us. We trusted them—we voted—yet, they seem only to seek personal gain and power. They screw up. Then, they come to us for bailouts again, and again, and again. Like little children, they run from responsibility. Are any of them mature? Dependable? This situation is sad. Our […]

Play it again, Sam. You know the tune—it’s the one about “tax cuts.” Apparently, it’s the only song that you and Abel and the rest of the Republicans know. The State of California is breathing its last breath and the corporate vultures are circling overhead. This is what you wanted, right? “Starve the beast” and […]

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has fought a valiant battle for the past seven years, but with a Democratic majority in the state government his efforts on behalf of taxpayers are sadly diluted. As long as the California voters continue to elect Democrats, the tax-and-spend Sacramento mentality will continue to the great detriment of the State of […]