Letters To The Editor

How has communism flourished in so many countries? Two philosophers, Georg Hegel and Karl Marx, in the mid-19th century decided that the working man did not have any choice when working for his employer, and had to accept whatever demands his employer made of him. In subsequent years, unscrupulous politicians used this philosophy to gain […]

Once again, your selection of winners of the 55 Fiction contest (July 3) is the same old schlock. If you received 863 entries, why did you have to use the same few authors multiple times? Your editorial blurb claims that “you just can’t dispute the instinctive, irrational glow that quality reading material produces.” It’s too […]

It’s time we all took our heads out of the sand. As most of us have known for a long time, the meat industry does not stand up to the rigid standards it is supposed to, and there are loopholes in those standards. The Humane Society has been documenting abuse of laws and abuse of […]

The June 12 issue of the Santa Maria Sun featured an extensive article on beef production (“Here’s the beef”), including a reference to cholesterol and a claim that the American Heart Association “has determined that cholesterol is controlled by hereditary factors and genetics.” This is only part of the story and is very misleading. A […]

Global warming is finally being taken seriously, and with a new administration coming in, hopefully more will be done to cut greenhouse gas emissions and with dispatch, which has not been the case for all too long. There are still too many leaders all over the world who refuse to admit this is a deadly […]

Though I dislike tax increases and cuts in essential programs, I must speak out against those who want more government services for free. With so much already being spent on government aid, something has to give. Closing some parks would be a good start. These are not essential to anyone’s well being, and I’ve learned […]

Please support Representative Dennis Kucinich’s resolution for impeachment of Bush and Cheney, which was introduced on June 9, 2008. It is my belief that the Democrats should have launched impeachment proceedings as soon as it was known that Bush lied in order to invade Iraq. I am bitterly disappointed with Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic […]

Schwarzenegger. What a disappointment. When I voted for Schwarzenegger, I believed we would have someone in the state capitol who would understand that, if you don’t have it, you don’t spend it. I knew he would be up against the liberals who want the government to provide all their wants, but I forgot that he […]

It’s sad that you’re propagating the duplicitous medical establishment’s lies and disinformation, as evidenced by Kirsten Flagg’s “Support the fight” AIDS commentary (June 10). She states, “More people have AIDS in the U.S. than ever before,” and “Clearly, this is still a public health crisis,” but doesn’t reveal the real reason and who’s to blame: […]

I am writing to correct a couple of misperceptions that appeared in Sarah E. Thien’s article on June 19 (“Suicide ‘destination’ may soon be no more”). First, note that I am not a member of Friends of the Bridge. Second, opposition to the proposed suicide barrier on the Cold Spring Canyon Bridge is not growing because […]

I was walking down Branch Street in San Luis Obispo the other day and passed a house that had an apricot tree with overarching branches loaded with fruit growing in the front lawn. The tree had dropped many apricots on the sidewalk and I had to step carefully to not soil my shoes on the […]

Human beings have a strong tendency to need to be “better than” or superior to others. This tendency is driven by the ego and helps make an individual feel better about him or her self. Often, humans group together, in clubs, religious organizations, political parties, and even entire nations. Then the motivation often is a […]