Letters To The Editor

I was surprised to read Keri McMillan’s recent condemnation of Congressman Salud Carbajal over his votes regarding the pandemic (“Dear Congressman Carbajal, now is your chance,” Feb. 4). McMillan is rightly upset that she has lost business revenue because of shutdowns, but I believe she is pointing her finger in the wrong direction. First, Carbajal […]

We must continue to support President Trump now as we have for the past four years. He has every right to encourage his supporters to rally peacefully before Congress to support and promote important Republican issues now. When the president was at Walter Reed Army hospital to treat his case of COVID-19, his supporters rallied […]

Los Alamos is in the midst of a development blunder aided by our own county Planning Department. This can happen to any small town, or any neighborhood within a city.  A builder seeks to develop an acre-and-a-half lot that is bordered by three roads. He may build as many as 11 dwellings. One of the […]

Leonard Flippen was taken recently by valley fever, but he has not been taken from us at all. He lives in each person whom he blessed with his strength and wisdom and healing powers. Leonard was a healer, and he facilitated hundreds of healing circles. He knew that all have been hurt in life. He […]

The American people, your constituents, are suffering. We have all sat back and watched as all of you have made a mockery of this great country. As a nation, we waited months for you and your colleagues to pass legislation that was supposed to help the America that all of you claim to love so […]

It would be a mistake if either of the proposed cannabis dispensaries on 3550 or 3596 Orcutt Road were approved. These two locations are almost the midpoint between and very close to Joe Nightingale Elementary School and Lakeview Junior High. Though the addresses of these two proposed dispensaries may be a few dozen feet more […]

Outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed his opinion on multiculturalism and was hammered with the “woke crowd” calling him everything but something good to eat. What’s happening in our country is a division by ethnicity, color, and economic status. It’s by design to separate us from our Americanism.  You can move to France, but […]

I’ll begin this by saying that the attack on the House of Representatives on Jan. 6 was not something that I ever expected to see in the United States; but, the last riot in Washington, D.C., was only a couple of months prior to this when anti-Trump rioters attacked public and private buildings and federal […]

The California Coastal Act of 1976 protects our shoreline and guarantees beach access for all. Off-roaders are using the Coastal Act’s intent to justify their destructive activity on Oceano Beach and dunes. They broadcast misleading messages of “access for all” and “keep the dunes open” as if “access for all” means access to vehicles, and […]

Has anyone noticed the state is operating at a deficit? Has anyone noticed Gov. Newsom tapping into state slush funds? Has anyone noticed the sales taxes most cities rely upon are not flowing in because there are fewer sales from fewer operating businesses? The money is drying up due to the government and bureaucratic response […]

I have a few thoughts regarding the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Congress coordinated by Donald Trump and his team, and carried out by his supporters. First, to the sadly misguided dupes who believe every conspiracy theory they hear from the far-right extremist media that have infected our nation like a creeping, oozing […]

I completely agree with the letters by Cynthia Replogle (“A coming flood in Oceano,” Dec. 24) and Lucia Casalinuovo (“State Parks’ survey was phony,” Dec. 31). Ignored by SLO County supervisors, Oceano deals with outrageous taxes, a blind eye to crumbling infrastructure, and choking traffic and fumes. So-called “abandoned vehicles” are parked in streets and […]