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?
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Support nuclear power
The great source should be our main source
Those who oppose the use of nuclear power and think that solar, wind, and others will be substitutes do not understand that the real issue is in the numbers. Those nuclear power plants turn out two to three billion watt-hours of power every hour of every day, night and day! That is enough for two […]
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What was your very first car?
Sherri Willebrand Retired educator “It was a 1935 Cadillac that my husband acquired in 1960. It was quite a conversation piece.” Jenny Martin student “A 2001 Ford Ranger truck that I got from my brother.” Vicki McPartland Musician “A 1969 ugly, olive-colored Dodge Challenger.” Miri Avisar Food Service “It was a beautiful green Peugeot and […]
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Let love, not hate, prevail
A local Islamic leader encourages people of all faiths and cultures to reach out to each other
My name is Mohammad Mohabbat and I’m the author of the internationally selling book “My Name is Mohammad,” which is a heart-wrenching story of my life. I have been working diligently for decades to bring people of the world together and not allow just a few misguided individuals to pit us against each other. My […]
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What do you do in your spare time?
Steven Garcia sales “I go to shows where my friend’s band, The Mighty Fine, is playing.” Tamara Hooker radiation protection tech “I like to scrapbook. I like to cook.” Brian Hooker radiation protection tech “I love to hunt and fish. And I like to eat.” Yohan Silva Caregiver for mentally handicapped “I like to socialize, […]
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‘Illegal’ family unity seems more important than American family unity
Avila Beach
Just read the Obama Administration proposed new regulation that would allow certain undocumented immigrants to remain in America instead of having to return to their country while their re-entry application is considered. Our President believes that the separation would be a hardship on the family. This same president had no problem sending our troops abroad. […]
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It’s the environment, stupid
Atascadero
Green will be the new economy. But as long as the petrochemical industry owns our government, environmentally friendly jobs will have the back burner. Drill, baby, drill continues to be the mindset of politicians beholden to Big Oil. We need jobs, but not at the expense of planetary destruction. Creating thousands of relatively short-term jobs […]
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False anger at spending cuts
Orcutt
In 2011, Californians saw protests against the spending cuts to services for the elderly, poor, sick, and college students. The protesters spoke out against the cuts and directed their anger at those they deemed responsible for the reductions, mainly banks and big corporations. However, California Democrats and the people who supported job-killing legislation deserve blame […]
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Thoughts on Iraq
Lompoc
I was surprised at the balance in your article “Out of Iraq” (Jan. 5) from a liberal media like the Sun. However, some comments are still deserved. We did not go to war in Iraq over oil; we get only 5 percent from them today; before, 0 percent. The WMD were believed in by the […]
