Say, do you plan to vote in the primary elections? I’m voting for Ron Paul, a Republican. We have open primaries in California, so anyone can vote for any party. He wants to legalize all drugs! He’s got my vote. The only way to successfully “end the war on drugs” is to legalize them all. […]
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Vote for someone willing to take on the Federal Reserve
Los Osos
The last president to stand up to the Federal Reserve was President Kennedy in 1963, when he signed Executive Order 11110, which is still in effect today, but has been ignored by all U.S. presidents since then. I encourage anyone who is reading this to do a quick Internet search of who owns the Federal […]
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Protest Santa Maria’s proposed rate increases
We’re not too busy or tired from making a living to speak up
Via a recent mailing as required by Proposition 218, the city of Santa Maria has notified me and other property owners and tenants of their intent to increase our water and sewer rates by 16 percent over the next three years. Details were not given in the mailing that would justify raising our rates at […]
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What is your favorite restaurant?
Laury Leman outside sales “I like lots of places, because I like food. [I] would have to say Pepper Garcia’s at the airport.” Kathi Peoples chief of Motion Media, Vandenberg Air Force Base “We don’t go out a lot, but I love the Hitching Post.” Dawn Guggia “Grandy. That means grandma!” “Trattoria Uliveto in Orcutt […]
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Emotions for everybody
Embrace community members for who they are as people
A recent week was particularly rough. It was enlightening, but the process was tough. To share my “tough and enlightening” week with you, it is important that you have a little bit of history: It was four years ago that I started teaching a yoga class at a local nonprofit, UCP WORK, Inc. UCP WORK […]
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If you had a spaceship, what would you do with it in space?
Bruce Rodriguez custodian “Take my grandkids for a ride.” Joan Soriano business owner “Turn it into a hotel.” Ralph Guillen student “Try to drink floating water.” Desiree Holden student “Go to Pluto.”
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We need an unbiased 9/11 investigation
San Luis Obispo
Most Christians are familiar with Jesus’ teaching that a house built upon sand will collapse. His message? A life based on dishonesty cannot succeed. The same is true for a nation. From its inception, this country has been predicated upon dishonesty, from the myths we perpetrate about the murderous Columbus to the history-book claim that […]
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California’s public school crisis is unacceptable
Cambria
The funding and legislative support for education in California has been slowly declining for the past 20 years. We are now ranked 46th in the nation for per-pupil spending. Even more dramatic declines have taken place in the last three years. In this period, more than $20 billion has been cut from our schools and […]
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There has to be a free-speech litmus
Nipomo
Our freedom of speech First Amendment rights conflict with our 14th Amendment rights for equal representation. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Buckley v. Valeo ruled that money is personal property and is used to express the same way as freedom of speech is unlimited. Our legislators have tried to limit the amount of money individuals […]
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Partner with us in caring for the community
Community Partners in Caring executive director
Community Partners in Caring is a volunteer organization helping seniors (62 and older) in need. The mission of the organization is to provide volunteer services for seniors, allowing them to continue living independently with quality of life. The pool of 88 screened and trained volunteers served 441 clients last Fiscal Year 5,065 times with services […]
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Nurses love helping students get their needs met
Orcutt Union School District
On behalf of my fellow school nurses, I would like to thank you for highlighting our profession in your recent issue (“Nurse of all trades,” Jan. 19). However, there is one very important point I made several times during my interview with Ms. Asman that didn’t make it to print. As nurses, a significant portion […]
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A quick question
San Luis Obispo
What is it about waterboarding a prisoner 83 times that makes our president want to keep it a secret?
