I really hate child molesters. Despise ’em, even. I’d love nothing more than to see them all neutered and worse. I could rant on and on about how depraved and horribly selfish it is to destroy a kid’s developing psyche for the sake of some twisted fetish, but condemning perverts does not a daring commentary […]
April Cooper florist “Ape.” Angelica Guerrero Girl Scouts regional director of membership “Lleye.” Bonnie Sheehy $1 Bookstore manager “My dad called me ‘Grace’ because I was klutzy.” Lauren Schoneman Central City Market server “Lolo.”
Gary, I don’t think the issue is with actual people who are sick getting marijuana (“Why get mad about marijuana, and not alcohol?” 6/7), it’s the extreme number of 18- to 30-year-olds with bad backs, migraines, glauoma, etc., etc. It’s the people gaming the system to get their weed that seems to be bothering people. […]
In River Lockhart’s letter titled “To close Diablo, or not to close Diablo” (6/7), the writer asks the question: Should we shut down Diablo or not? I say no, and here is why: Shutting down the current reactor merely leaves the waste problem for the future. Building a new reactor using Integral Fast Reactor designs […]
To the Santa Maria community: You may have recently seen activity regarding labor negotiations between SEIU (Service Employees International Union) and Dignity Health. As you may know, Marian Regional Medical Center and French Hospital Medical Center are Dignity Health hospitals on the Central Coast, which have technical and clerical staff employees represented by SEIU. Registered […]
As a conservative Republican and Christian, and also a disabled middle-aged man, I am concerned about Social Security being cut under Mitt Romney’s plan to reduce the budget deficit. The percentage of disabled people in percentage is, I believe, a large number like 30 percent to 40 percent approximately or “guesstimation.” If we have earned […]
My neighbor just found out he has stage four cancer. How is he going to get through his treatments? The pills the doctors give don’t do squat. My wife found this out when she had cancer. Seventy-five percent of the population of this country wants access to medical marijuana if they need it. What is […]
Did you know that our nuclear power plants have a fund of more than $20 billion? However, our government doesn’t want that money touched until we have a permanent solution for nuclear waste. While they are trying to come up with a permanent solution, the nuclear power plants are piling up nuclear waste with nowhere […]
The United States Postal Service has announced a plan to preserve post offices in small towns and rural communities across the country while the organization aims to achieve cost savings to return to financial stability. After listening to our customers and communities across the country who expressed a strong desire to keep their local post […]
Dave Pankratz janitor “Beef ribs!” April Right Trading Post manager “Pork loin; we had it last weekend.” Nick Nolan kitchen manager, Central City Market “I like to barbecue turkey.” Kenneth John Gugy III store owner, Leisure Time Games “Santa Maria style tri-tip and St. Louis-style beef ribs, because they’re awesome.”
Chelsie DeHavilland Starbucks barista “My first job was at Levi’s, and I bought a pair of jeans from there.” Ed Constant supermarket manager “I worked at a grocery store as a box boy in 1956. I bought candy corn and Turkish taffy. I still love candy corn.” Rod Ross Santa Barbara County employee “I was […]
The city has Measure U on the June 5 ballot. I have heard the presentations on this measure and have watched this community grow rapidly. I understand how important it is to hire more police officers and firefighters, but the city does not have the funding to do so. With our city’s growth, there is […]
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