Letters To The Editor

Lately I’ve been reading comments by uninformed offroaders claiming that the particulate problem downwind of the off-highway vehicles is not caused by their activities on the dunes, but that it’s a natural occurrence of sand that would become airborne anyway, any time the wind blows. Apparently they are unaware of the biology of these dunes, […]

While the gentrified, upper-middle-class residents of San Luis Obispo are arranging to ban loud parties and smoking on the sidewalks, and those of Pismo Beach have already banned smoking on its beach, the residents of Oceano Beach are forced to tolerate the hideous noise and ghastly pollution brought on by the Off Road “Recreational” State […]

Regarding Nell Langford’s letter on the particulates at the Oceano Dunes OHV Park (“Stand against health-threatening particulates,” Jan. 21): Come on, Nell, you’re certainly reaching on this one. Do you mean the exhaust from the off-road vehicles, or do you mean the sand that is kicked up out there? Regarding the pollutants coming from the […]

I know California is in a deep financial crisis, but the solution will only be found by smart public voters who recognize the real problems and elect people who will honestly serve in a bipartisan way. Our elected representatives have to do what is best for California. Not the other way around. It’s time to […]

The dangerous particulate matter downwind of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation is most critically affecting the Nipomo Mesa, which includes both Nipomo and Arroyo Grande. Nipomo Mesa citizens who live in both Nipomo and Arroyo Grande are urged to attend the Jan. 25 meeting of the South County Advisory Council (SCAC) to speak during […]

It was interesting to read Amy’s article on the local Muslims in your Christmas Eve publication (“Holy days,” Dec. 17). She has a nice writing style, but seems to have violated some basic journalism rules. Amy reported the Muslim view of Abraham in Genesis as historical fact rather than “Muslims believe.” I request that Amy […]

If, in the end, we find out that the Health Bill the Democrats are trying to pass requires all Americans to buy insurance from private insurance run by fat cat CEOs, they can expect to face the voters’ wrath. From what I know, it was written by them for them. We deserve better. The private […]

There is again political outcry to make teachers responsible. But how can teachers be held accountable when parents, taxpayers, and administrators aren’t? We lived in a middle class white neighborhood in Sacramento County when I volunteered to help in a third grade classroom. There were 32 children in the class, a third of which were […]

The opportunity to create a better, stronger, and more affordable health-care system is a dream come true for many Americans; however, I am dismayed by the travesty the Senate has created instead. Watching politicians trade items on the bill like cards in a game has left the average person in a worse position and resulted […]

We prefer the single-payer option. Make it Medicare for everybody. Medicare works very well for us. We need, at the very least, a public option. Without competition, health-care costs will just continue to escalate and break the plan. We do not want restrictions on women’s health care. Tax the wealthier citizens. If this cannot be […]

Global warming is inevitable whether we think it’s caused by human activity as the greenies believe or not. It is one of the many changes constantly taking place on our planet. Instead of spending billions on reducing greenhouse gasses and asking poor countries to not use fossil fuels—and thereby have millions of people die of […]

Leaving New York City in my adult life has brought me great appreciation for the Earth’s natural resources, and also the distressing realization of their rapid disappearance. Along interstates across the United States, strip malls and tract homes have paved over fertile farmland and wilderness, in the process displacing or killing plants and animals who […]