Fundamentalist, hate-filled Christians are rabble-rousing Americans against all Muslims. I hope no one will fall for this abominable un-American garbage against free choice of religion. Although no records were kept on what religions the victims of 9/11 were, it is estimated between 200 and 300 innocent Muslims were victims of that horrendous attack. To not […]
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Wake up, people, to these GOP drunken pirates
San Luis Obispo
Sam Blakeslee, the local boy, wants to cut services to the needy in California. Sam and the rest of his republican ilk across the country represent the Greedy Old Party, and the only constituents they care about are the insurance companies, mega-corporations, and the top three percent of income recipients in the nation who don’t […]
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Where there is smoke, there may be freedom
Los Osos
If safety is the biggest community concern in Nipomo, then the eradication of Mexican cartel marijuana should be on the top of the list. Regulating a cooperative of local growers defies organized crime and puts the money back in the pockets of our community. It takes forward-thinking vision, the ability to see through narrow-minded anti-marijuana […]
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What’s your least favorite back-to-school memory?
Chris Avila salesman “Eating on campus. When I was in school, the food wasn’t good at all.” Chris Cavazos plumber “Every first day of school, all of the fights with my mom about laundry, shoes, food, and so on.” Garrett Rice youth minister “It was the first day of school at Pioneer Valley High School. […]
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Art must not flinch
Turn your back on insanity by aligning yourself with the natural order
We live in an insane world. There really is no other way to describe it. And it is we human beings who are responsible. For we humans invented insanity. There is no insanity in nature. Although we, as humans, are a part of nature, we do not embrace what nature does. As a whole, we […]
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If you could time travel, where and when would you go?
Robert Potter retired engineer “To another planet sometime in the future, like Mars or Neptune.” Fred Perry owner, operator, and truck driver “Cowboy and Indian days—for one, there were a lot less people, and it was better than today.” Brooke Leigh Sheldon consultant/public speaker “Out in space 800 years from now.” Lisa Crowe preschool teacher […]
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California PTA is suing the state
The legislature and governor have failed to follow the law for school funding
California State PTA has a long, proud history of speaking up for all children and youth in our state. Today, we’re doing so as never before as part of a coalition that has filed a historic lawsuit against the state of California. The lawsuit—Maya Robles-Wong v. the State of California—is straightforward. It asks the courts […]
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What song or type of music makes you want to change the radio station?
Shannon Fortner photo lab specialist “The Macarena—because it gets people to act crazy but I like it at the same time.” Gio Shovic software analyst “Rap—though some of it is all right. I’m kind of stuck with what I grew up with, like the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, even the ’90s.” June Romero childcare giver “Hard […]
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Otters don’t need the ‘help’ they’ve been getting
San Luis Obispo
Just like clockwork, every year is a crisis for sea otters, and this year is no different. Why? Crisis is good for business. Last week’s crisis was the lack of taxpayer funding to pay for more research. This week’s crisis is a three-year average decline in the spring population survey. Oh my! The truth is […]
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Tap into churches for taxes
Nipomo
Churches should pay taxes. As a tax-paying, responsible citizen, I was opposed to Proposition 8. I made up 10 crude signs against this proposition, which I put up around Nipomo Mesa. These were countered by 100 fancy “YES on Prop. 8” signs financed by a powerful distant organization: the Mormon Church. Why do we permit […]
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Help continue to improve Orcutt
OTORA president
The Old Town Orcutt Revitalization Association (OTORA), by working with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, Supervisor Joni Gray, and Santa Barbara County Public Works, was able to help acquire more than $300,000 in federal stimulus monies to build our “model intersection” at Clark Avenue and Gray Street in Old Town Orcutt. The project […]
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Yeah, we kind of like him, too
Santa Maria
Each time I pick up the Santa Maria Sun, I am delighted to see the ongoing versatility displayed by your Editorial Intern Henry Houston. The subject matter of his Community Corner is as varied as his Athlete of the Week. It was interesting to read about lawn bowling several weeks ago. To my surprise, after […]
