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Mo’ bigga, Mo’ betta
Unlike Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, violinist Scott Yoo hadn’t composed a single concerto by the time he was 4 years old. Yoo turned 7 without having written a symphony, and by the age of 12 he had not one opera to his credit. But don’t get the wrong idea. The music director and principal conductor for…
Mayor Shoals owes us an apology
A group of very involved citizens brought to light some serious issues on the Ramona Specific Plan. It appears that they wanted to get at the truth in order to determine if support is warranted for a very costly project for a very poor town. These residents wanted to know how much it will cost,…
Los Osos stinks in more ways than one
My family and I went to Montaña de Oro a couple of weeks back. It had been quite awhile since I drove through Los Osos. I used to think of it as a cool, hip little town. Sort of funky; paved streets that turned to dirt roads; artists living in small shacks by the bay;…
Pro-recall folks lost much credibility
As I watched public comment at the last Los Osos CSD board meeting, I was reminded again how important it will be to vote against the recall on Sept. 27. In spite of all the evidence otherwise, the opponents of the approved wastewater project continue to cling to the fantasy that it can be moved…
An eye for eyes
Lance Kinney is a passionate man who tends to spaz out a bit. Not that that’s a bad thing. Because of this energy surging through the general contractor turned photographer, he has many projects going on at the same time with lots to show from each of his endeavors. He loves to shoot photos so…
What the County’s Talking About This Week
Murdered homeless woman found in creek San Luis Obispo police have confirmed that a homeless woman, whose partially clothed body was discovered about 6 a.m. Monday morning in the city’s downtown creek, was murdered. Captain Dan Blanke, with the city’s police department, described Sharon Ostman, 59, as a “well known” figure in the downtown business…
Man’s job is not to control nature
In my opinion the so-called endangered species classification is purely a political ploy. It is totally opposed to nature. After the creation of the world and its universe, two humans were next, then species of birds, animals, etc. Over millions of years since, hundreds or thousands of species have died out due to drastic climate…
Nice going, Bruce
I loved Bruce Buel’s comments in last week’s issue regarding the upcoming recall election (“Los Osos to break ground on sewer,” News, July 7-14) — “Voters are going to do what voters are going to do.” Wow, Bruce, you’re a real visionary to figure that one out on your own. His next statement was even…
Expect more terrorism
In the wake of yet another bombing on previously unscathed soil, our fearless leader repeats his old lines of rhetoric: “We will hunt them down, and we will bring them to justice.” Sound familiar? Not only has Bush proven that he is not capable of doing so, the least he could do is come up…
Bush: the right man at the right time
How appropriate, that on the very day that al-Qaeda terrorists explode five deadly bombs in London, Mr. Baracco’s opinion piece “The two wars of George W. Bush” (July 7-14) was blown to bits! His transparent and shallow assessment — that President Bush’s war was only a ploy to defeat Democrats, which (he claims) could be…
The crying game
Some TV journalist called the SLO Police Department in tears after a man spotted a body near Mission Plaza. The journalist was crying not because an apparent member of the community had been found dead in the creek, but because she heard that another news agency had received a copy of the autopsy report first.…
CMC sewage fines to pay for bay cleanup
State water quality officials have agreed to fine the California Men’s Colony $600,000 after the prison’s aging sewer system disgorged an estimated 334,600 gallons of raw sewage between February 2004 and May 2005. However, because about 70 percent of the sewage flowed into Chorro Creek, and subsequently Morro Bay , officials at the Central Coast…
A bit defensive, aren’t we?
Hey Shredder, it seems I struck a nerve, judging from your characteristically vitriolic reaction to my belief that Steve Moss was the former Shredder (“Can you dig it?” July 7-14). FYI, I haven’t changed my hairstyle in years, I am not frumpy, and my days are far from boring. That said, why would you abruptly…
Nothing could be truer: It’s time for a sewer
Since I’ve seen, I now believe, I’m seeing things, this can’t be true, for what will I do? I’m swimming in poo; it needs a sewer, or something newer, maybe a poop blaster, I can’t believe this chatter, do I have to hold my bladder? in this town known as L.O. Soon it…
Santa Maria is not crappy
I am writing in response to New Times ‘ Shredder column for the week of June 31-July 7. After all these years of supporting your publication, it is a pity to read a column only to be personally insulted. While I understand your author was trying to use words to put down Senator Abel Maldonado,…
Two birds with one goat
It’s not a new method, but it’s tried and true: goats. Meat goats grazing on PG&E land keeps the weeds down, which helps minimize fire danger and allows a clear line of site for PG&E officials to see if Osama is creeping through the bushes. Jeff Lewis, spokesman for PG&E, told the Reuters News Agency…
