Letters To The Editor

Editor’s note: This letter is in reply to the March 30 cover story “Meet a Muslim.” Welcome, as my neighbors to our beautiful Central Coast area. I invite you to our houses of worship where we will soon celebrate the risen savior who left an empty tomb and told us to care for others while […]

To the writer of “Let the people decide” (April 6), Robert Scott, you’re about three steps behind where we are now. The first step happened in the ’90s, when Santa Maria was sued over its citywide elections. The city defended its citywide elections, which cost the taxpayers $1 million. Step two resulted in the California […]

“Together we make a profound difference for public education,” is the theme of this year’s Public Schools Month, celebrated in April and sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons. It provides all of us with an opportunity to celebrate our schools. It’s a month for thanking those who make a difference […]

WOW! You must believe that illegal immigrants have enormous powers, Sally Rodriguez (“Illegal immigration comes with a cost,” March 30)! According to Sally, 11 million illegal immigrants are responsible for bankrupt hospitals, crowded classrooms, declining water supplies, polluted air, and half a dozen other big problems that our country faces. You forgot to blame them […]

The article in your last issue entitled “Meet a Muslim” (March 30) by Brenna Swanston presents a snippet of Islam totally out of context with the real world. It is a touchy-feely article that overlooks the real Islam. Islam means submission of the brain and body to a political philosophy, not a religion. Islam is […]

The article, “Orcutt rapper found not guilty of making threats in song” (March 23), is deeply disturbing and saddens me for many reasons. Do we have any Christian values? Did it matter at all that “Lil A” Murillo, the gangster rapper, and Shane Villalpando were former students of a Christian school? Did it matter that […]

Your article points out the compassion and goodness of the Muslim communities in Lompoc and Santa Maria (“Meet a Muslim,” March 30). I agree that Muslims are interested in being good citizens and making contributions to their communities. Many of us can’t figure out, with the large population of well-meaning Muslims in this country, why […]

Is the U.S. investing for the future? It’s easy to sense the priorities in Washington these days, put in place by big money power over time. War is a major priority, the rationale being security for country and citizens. The well-established global arms trade with its enormous profits is full of corruption, greed, slaughter, and […]

Two weeks ago one of our own killed himself. The shock, sorrow, anger, disbelief, and a range of other emotions have wreaked havoc on all of us. As we processed what had happened, comforted the family, and planned a memorial, we did so in a haze. Within minutes of finding out, our law enforcement brothers […]

Editor’s note: This letter was sent to the Sun on Feb. 25 as an open letter to the Allan Hancock College board of trustees, President Gregory Pensa, and Superintendent Kevin Walthers regarding the college’s diversity resolution. Your resolution on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, is a farce and based on “fake news” about a mysterious threat […]

This guy Carbajal does not represent the majority of the people in the 24th District. We support President Trump’s program to replace the dictatorship of Obamacare with free market medical insurance policies. And while he is at it, eliminate Medicare, another failed, stupid program by radical Democrat Lyndon Johnson. The radical Democrats like Carbajal are […]

The unsung heroes of the Phillips 66 rail terminal application is the Planning Commission’s staff, headed by project lead Ryan Hostetter. Across multiple EIRs and years of testimony, they juggled ongoing demands, orders, and requests from all sides. Yet, they handled it all with incredible professionalism. They were always responsive to repeated calls and emails […]