Letters To The Editor

In view of the fact that this conference is basically one more attempt to chastise Israel instead of those countries such as the Sudan, etc., who are truly criminal in their abusive actions against their own people, for example, our own president should definitely not attend. Nor should any representative from the United States. In […]

President Obama’s public health insurance option is a good way to lower privatized health insurance. Why is this? One: If the federal government starts taking over health insurance for all (the poor, who cannot afford private health insurance; small businesses; up to the mega corporations and even the wealthy), the privatized health corporation would fail. […]

Regarding the commentary, “Eureka! We’ve been selected for a rezone!” by Ken McCalip in the April 2 edition: The idea of affordable housing or low-income housing are another example of government-sponsored socialism at work. The recent example of the federal-level programs is the “subprime loan” national financial crisis that has resulted from the government insisting […]

I would like to commend our local police for taking steps to make our streets safer by setting up checkpoints for drunk drivers and unlicensed drivers. Santa Maria is 
currently the hit-and-run capital for a city its size in our state. I know that this is just one problem of many that plague our city, […]

Friends and I have noticed an interesting and nauseating parallel between the postures of our presidential electors: I lived with a liberal during a portion of President George Bush’s recent term whose friends and associates frequently used absurd and caustic expressions portraying and demeaning his character and demeanor. While their man was elected president this […]

Please join me in commending Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee for his work in introducing legislation that would recognize Tibet’s exiled leader, the Dalai Lama, for his “outstanding moral and religious leadership.” It would also declare March 10, the 50th anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, as Tibet Awareness Day. The brutal oppression of the […]

I attended most of the candidates’ forums and listened carefully to each 3rd District candidate expound upon why he or she should be elected. One thing came through very strongly about your character: It’s my way or no way. You have proven without a shadow of a doubt that you are exactly the kind of […]

Your article in the March 12 edition, titled “Veterans fight for full equity,” focused on the subject of the World War II Filipinos who fought for the U.S. Army and believed that they should receive compensation for their service. After 60 years, this has finally been granted. However, there is a local historical aspect to […]

I find it fascinating that those who point out the obvious failures of George W. Bush are called traitors and those who want the new policies of President Barack Obama to fail are promoted as real Americans. Real Americans voted for the changes that President Obama is trying to implement and, true to form, the […]

I thought the speech by the president was great. Now if we could just get the media to get off the negative productivity and start talking about something positive. Maybe the people would have a different outlook on our economy. With all of the negative publications of the newspapers and the TV, this is counter […]

Recently an unmarried, unemployed mother of six gave birth to eight more babies. Facilitating this event was a fertility clinic doctor. He caused this pregnancy—he’s the “father.” He should pay for the raising of these babies.