Letters To The Editor

Obama’s in trouble. With 230,000 fewer jobs, 430,000 May unemployment applicants, home equities at 1948 levels, 15 million unemployed, and 47 million on food stamps, he says he’s not worried about another recession. It’s just that the economy’s worse than he thought, and the recovery’s going to take longer than expected. What recovery? There’s been […]

It is heartening that a majority of Americans now have grown so weary of financing the endless war in the Middle East, and of sacrificing our precious sons and daughters, that a serious decision to bring it to an end is urgent. Too many people have now suffered economically, morally, and physically. We now understand […]

Santa Maria has become a breeding ground for crime and criminals. On Aug. 19, 2008, at the City Council meeting, all the reasons were given to ban the sale of fireworks. I quote: “Illegal fireworks put such a burden on the police and fire department. … By banning fireworks, it would make it much easier […]

If someone wrote to your paper suggesting the shutdown of Hoover Dam, imagine the uproar. You’d call the men in white coats. Well, here is an “inconvenient truth”: Hoover Dam produces about 4 billion KWH annually, but Diablo Canyon produces about 18 billion KWH annually.

After the catastrophe that hit Japan when an underwater mountain collapsed and caused a Richter 9 earthquake (that’s 1,000 times stronger than any quake that has ever happened in California) and a tsunami inundated the coast, the Henny Pennys came out in force with their usual attacks against Diablo. The only area in the U.S. […]

May 30 is a perfect day to write this letter. This day should have been a day dedicated to raising our flag at the veterans memorial in Orcutt. Who is Christine Kehoe, and what has she to do with our Orcutt area? Caltrans is the most cowardly bunch of lackers I have ever seen. What […]

We’ve received inquiries concerning a recent advertisement in the Los Angeles Times criticizing the Humane Society of the United States. I want to make sure your readers realize that the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society is a local, private, nonprofit organization that is not affiliated with the Humane Society of the United States. The Humane […]

The United States has always been a strong supporter of Israel, and we must continue to support the only democracy in the Middle East. The Palestinians seek recognition of a Palestinian state while refusing to recognize Israel’s right to exist as a homeland for all of the Jewish people. We must continue to protect Israel’s […]

SmartMeters are installed on homes regardless of radio frequency radiation concentrations or consumer sensitivities. PG&E is now proposing one-time charges and monthly fees from consumers who want to stop SmartMeter RF radiation. Our municipal right-of-ways already contain gas/electric, without new fees. To stop the RF emanating from our home, I agree to paying a new […]

I can’t believe there hasn’t been more coverage on the unjust gas price increases in the press and from our government. The average worker has had his wages cut, rising costs, and job loss, while the big companies continue to manipulate things so they make even more money at the workers’ expense. A barrel of […]

Regarding the president’s May 19 speech: Charity begins at home, and our “home” is our homeland: the USA. President Obama told us we must invest (give) Egypt and Tunisia our money so they won’t “be saddled with the debts of its past.” And “it will stabilize and modernize the economies.” How about America’s debts of […]

A provision in the new 9/11 health bill recently passed by Congress hits the thousands of first responders who were hailed as heroes a decade ago after the World Trade Center attack, and who later became sick as a result. They will soon be informed that their names must be run through the FBI’s terrorism […]