Letters To The Editor

In publishing the recent commentary “What is more important?” (Nov. 3), your paper is maintaining its reputation of a far-left liberal blab. The commentary illustrates the fuzzy-headed thinking of the liberal writer who tries to tie oil development and marijuana sales together. Oil development and production produces jobs and wealth and pays taxes and retirement […]

To folks who drive with loose dogs on the back bed of pickup trucks: Please stop. Crate them or keep them inside. One-hundred-thousand dogs are killed annually because they jump or fall off the back. Just recently, we were driving north on Rt. 101 in Atascadero behind a pickup with a loose dog in the […]

Fox News (aka FOX-GOP Propaganda and Fundraising) has been running a fairly vicious repeating segment claiming that First Lady Michelle Obama is receiving three times the press coverage than former First Lady Laura Bush did. Apparently these “media mentions” include the daily kamikaze assaults on Ms. Obama’s character orchestrated by Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle […]

That was a great article on cloud seeding (“Weather or not,” Sept. 29) by Kathy Johnston. That is what I call news journalism. It brings up some very interesting questions also, like is Santa Barbara coordinating with the national seeding program? Because sometimes we could be getting double, triple doses of the seeding effect, and […]

In response to the Sun article “Weather or not” (Sept. 29), the agricultural community of Huasna certainly appreciates winter rainfall but asks the question: Was Santa Barbara County Water Agency seeding clouds during the heavy rains of 1998, 2000, and 2005 when there was excessive run off and flooding? Sure, Santa Barbara County benefited from […]

Make no mistake, and do not be deceived by the Pravda-like salivating of the mass media; “Occupy Wall Street” is no grassroots silent majority middle America movement. “Occupy” is a finely groomed movement in search of a message. Whereas two years ago, much to the chagrin of the administration’s hip-pocketed talking heads, the Tea Party […]

It was my honor and privilege to serve as Santa Barbara county supervisor for eight years. I am writing to propose the Santa Barbara County Government Center at Betteravia and Miller be named after the late Harrell Fletcher. Although we had some philosophical differences, he was always a gentleman and did not allow our differences […]

We should thank the city of Santa Maria and the county of Santa Barbara for the “alien microwave orange” street lights (“Turn. Out. Those. Lights.” Sept. 29). They are both using the most energy-efficient type of lamps there are. Luminous efficacy gives a relative efficiency for all kinds of lamps. The orange sodium discharge lamps […]

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 […]

It was such good news that the Sun referenced an Oct. 13 article on its cover with “Illegal immigrants may breathe easier with this bill.” Do you think the law-abiding legal citizens of this town are now breathing easier? Do we matter anymore?

Haven’t we had enough examples of candidates who can talk good and promise “change” but have no experience to back it up? We elected the Obamanation in the White House as a result! Let’s not make this mistake again in selecting a Republican candidate. We need a man in the White House who has years […]

If an average person sold automatic weapons to known drug cartels, notorious gang members, and assassins, federal law enforcements officials would be all over them with possible criminal charges, incarceration, and accomplice charges in the resulting crimes. Yet when that person is the attorney general of the United States, the media and our local Congresswoman […]