Letters To The Editor

Thank you for a somewhat balanced, lighthearted approach to what is a very difficult issue (“¿Cuanto cuesta?” June 24). Most articles I read take one side and ignore all the issues on the opposite side. The last six months or so I have been trying to become more informed regarding this issue. One thing I […]

During my first week here in California, I have been taken by its striking beauty. I had no doubt it would live up to its majestic reputation, but I had no idea that the mountains, always looming in sight, would provide such a spiritual, if you will, backdrop. We made our way up through southern […]

America’s economy is under siege by unemployment, housing, Afghanistan, illegal immigration, and a $13 trillion debt, and all Obama does is spend money, spew rhetoric, blame Bush, sue BP, and start a civil war in Arizona. His ratings are plunging, 62 percent of the people think the country’s going the wrong direction, and even his […]

I read with interest your article on the pesticide drift study in Sisquoc (“A better alternative?” June 24)—in particular, the quote from Lea Brooks at the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) calling into question the validity of the sampling methods used: “When [DPR] and Air Resources Board conduct monitoring, we follow U.S. EPA protocols,” she […]

Regarding your story “¿Cuanto cuesta?” (June 24): I wonder how many of your readers will consider the root cause of illegal immigration: the failure of source countries to provide their citizens with education, job opportunities, social services, and civil rights. We demonize poor people who risk their lives and leave their families for an insecure […]

San Luis Obispo just took a poll to find out how its residents feel about their city. Not surprisingly, 95 percent responded they were very happy where they live. And why shouldn’t they be? My husband and I have visited nearly every square mile of San Luis Obispo over the years and have found it […]

It is clear that people who make statements like “[electrify] vehicles of all types” or “[create] livable communities where transit, walking, and biking are important” (“Kick the oil habit,” June 17) have no earthly idea what is going on beyond their front doorstep. One trip down any highway in California and you will see hundreds […]

So I see this front page headline, “New Times investigates the economics of illegal immigration,” and on the sister publication’s cover of the same week, “Dollars and Deportations” (June 24). Hmmm, I thought, very interesting, maybe someone is going to shed some light on the situation, especially here in Santa Maria. Well, upon reading both […]

The U.S. Army just discovered resources of over a trillion dollars of minerals in Afghanistan. It would be expeditious for our government to sign a compact to mine and market this; it would pay off a third of our national debt. Unfortunately our “do-gooders” would want this money to provide condos, unlimited food stamps, medicine, […]

   In response to Bob Blair’s comment (“Environmentalists have oil on their hands, too,” June 10), the Chinese are not drilling off the coast of Cuba. Glen Beck started that rumor and it has been proved a lie. He does not retract any of his lies, so people who don’t check him still believe it […]

Lucia Casalinuovo claims off-roaders are no windfall because they purchase food at local supermarkets which “don’t need the off-roaders to make money” and camp for a $10 fee when they should be spending $500 to $600 for a three night stay at a local hotel (“Fewer beach campers would bring in more money,” June 10). […]