Letters To The Editor

Going green with the wrong technology will always put you in the red. Look at green hybrid buses that will not haul the passengers up a hill purchased by federal and state money and administrated by people who have no glue.   Members of the Mercedes Benz Club of America recently toured the Mercedes factory […]

Lives and finances depend on President Obama’s careful analyses and procedures concerning the war in Afghanistan, and he must consider the will of the people. With so many demands on his time, thank goodness he is taking the necessary deliberations.   Ever since we used our own weapons of massive destruction—the nuclear bombs ending the […]

I was recently honored, yet humbled, by the effort put forth by our Santa Maria firefighters in recognizing my tenure as their fire chief, with a retirement celebration held on Oct. 16. My family and many friends—along with co-workers, community leaders, and several fire service colleagues—were treated to a first-class event that included the Central […]

One thing that was conspicuously absent from the Nov. 5 cover article, “Underinsured and overstretched,” was the effect of the illegal aliens in this county on the hospital. I would assume that, considering all the pregnant illegals walking around the streets of Santa Maria, they are having their babies at Marian. How many actually pay […]

I just want to bring to your attention the threat of Iran. The threat of Iran concerns me because it has a two-fold effect. First, the Iranian leaders want to obliterate Israel, and if that happens, a war in the Middle East could ensue and involve other countries, including the United States. Even if we […]

This is the worst president ever. The unemployment extensions are too long, and the Americans need to demand that we arrest and deport all illegal aliens so the Americans can fill those positions. The liberals claimed Americans would not do these jobs, but just look at the meat-packing plants—all filled immediately by Americans—after the arrests.

Obama is not the first black man to win the Nobel Peace Prize nor the first president. He may be the first person to win the Nobel Peace Prize while in charge of two wars and during consideration of sending more troops.

The sheer ludicrousness of Mr. Bargenquast’s letter (“Now you see the real Obama,” Sept. 24) inspired me to write this response. Imagine, we are now experiencing “a national disunity unparalleled since the Civil War.” Really? I thought this started during the Bush administration, which hit record popularity lows hovering in the high 20 percent. It […]

I support health insurance reforms and the public option, but I am adamantly against mandatory health insurance. Mandatory health insurance benefits nobody but the insurance companies. It does not benefit the citizens of the United States. My husband and I are currently self-employed and uninsured—but when we need medical attention, we do not go to […]

Here on the Central Coast, we have two right-wing conservatives clamoring to be the only correct or true voice on taxes and spending, and therefore should be recognized as the spokespersons for all Central Coast Californians on such issues. Andy Caldwell and Joe Armendariz spout half-truths, spin information to fit their agendas, or sometimes tell […]

Those who want government-run health care feel that the government, being so large, can provide the best care. I have now seen a number of letters that imply that those who do not support government-run health care want some people to just do without health care at all. I can’t even imagine someone who wants […]

A national health-care system would benefit our economy through job creation and improved business conditions. It would enable entrepreneurs to create businesses by removing the expense of private health insurance and the risk of not having insurance. Most of our job creation is in the small-business sector.   Our large businesses would be better able […]