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It’s all about humanity
When you fall through the cracks in SLO County, you land in Sunny Acres. At least that’s what Dan DeVaul hoped; that the people sleeping in creeks, shut out from the shelters, and too broke to afford care and treatment would be able to come to his farm to work, eat, get a shower, and…
Neutrinos are nice
Thanks for keeping this subject before the public (“PG&E could help discover the origin of the universe,â€? Feb. 24-March 3). With all of the negative material published regarding atomic energy, this project would quite possibly offset some of it. The fears common about the atom can only be dealt with through a better understanding by…
All conservatives aren’t anti-gay
After reading Bob Spielman’s letter in the Feb. 24-March 3 issue of New Times, I must say as a gay Republican and moderate conservative with gay Republican friends, I am appalled. What kind of narrow-mindedness is this? You will find narrow-minded people in any political party. To say all straight Republicans and moderate conservatives are…
Desperate times for Duke?
Duke Energy announced last week that it plans to sell energy to PG&E from its Morro Bay plant, but the city of Morro Bay still has questions it wants answered. The deal is the result of a call for bids that Duke put out in November in an effort to turn some kind of profit…
PG&E’s reasons aren’t good enough
PG&E, by not allowing the Cal Poly “Neutrino Projectâ€? to set up at the Diablo plant, is missing a great business opportunity. PG&E could use its partnership with the Cal Poly scientists in TV commercials. If Cal Poly learns why and how neutrinos transform from one type of neutrino into another type of neutrino, PG&E…
What the county’s talking about this week
Kayaker billed for rescue The kayaker who attempted to paddle the flooded San Luis Obispo creek during a storm on Jan. 9 has been billed for his rescue. Ethan Donahue is the first victim to be charged for a rescue under a new state law that allows public agencies to charge for emergency responses. Donahue…
Art isn’t a commodity
Perhaps we shouldn’t just covet the art of Elizabeth MacQueen (“Puck it,â€? News, Feb. 24-March 3); we should cherish the artist. There was a time that art flourished; new buildings were planned with space specifically for monumental art, ethnic murals weren’t whitewashed, and artists weren’t hunted down. As an artist advocate, I remind San Luis…
Elderly man murdered at SLO mobile home park
Two boys, one 12 and the other 13, were arrested early Tuesday in connection with the homicide of an elderly San Luis Obispo man. Gerald O’Malley, 87, was found dead in his mobile home at 145 South St. on Monday night. Police say O’Malley’s death was the result of head trauma, and they believe a…
Get your ‘Constantine’ facts straight
Glen, got a nit to pick with ya. While Alan Moore (who, with Frank Miller and Neil Gaiman, totally revitalized the comic book/graphic novel in the 1980s) created the character of John Constantine, he did so in his reinvention of Swamp Thing comics, and he had nothing to do with the Hellblazer series. That series…
Comment was way out of line
I was highly incensed and outraged by the reckless and insensitive analogy Ms. Jan Di Leo gave in the Feb. 24-March 3 New Times article (“Recall reduxâ€?). I found her comments to be very racist in nature when she compared our “grassrootsâ€? effort in moving the sewer to that of the Nazis. What kind of…
Just a small correction …
Thank you for supporting Glen Starkey as he gives support to our local public art scene (“Your art, my art … public art,â€? Feb. 17-24). Sometimes it seems like our public art programs take an awful lot of work. We always appreciate good press. I do wish to clear up one small detail. Ferromobius is…
Final cut for the CAT
The play is the thing, or so a crusty, old bard who knew nothing about real estate once said. Four hundred years later, the rent is the thing. And the thing is going up 300 percent for the Classic American Theatre (CAT) of Paso Robles. As a nonprofit theater company, the CAT has long enjoyed…
A valuable voice
Recently KCBX, our public radio station, added the independent news program “Democracy Now!â€? to their schedule. Along with some other changes, which include the return of “Radio Nationâ€? and “New Dimensions,â€? this represents a stunning turn-around from programming choices, including “The World,â€? made at the end of last year. “Democracy Now!â€? is produced by the…
GALA would do no such thing
After I finished reading the letter from Bob Spielman in the Feb. 24-March 3 issue, I was dismayed and disgusted. He has taken hearsay and used it as a cudgel to denigrate a worthwhile organization. The Gay And Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast (GALA) is not a political organization. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit…
Media missing PG&E facts
It’s amazing. The media has reported for four years in every technical detail on the expansion of highly radioactive waste storage and the replacement of steam generators at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. Yet it has completely failed to cover any of the real stories behind PG&E’s moves. 1. Local, state, and federal oversight…
The truth about the Technical Task Force
So, who is the Los Osos Technical Task Force (TTF)? They are a self-appointed group of citizens opposed to the LOCSD wastewater project. Nothing more. They are not a government task force, and although their group includes engineers, their expertise is not in wastewater facilities. Further, their group does not have the qualifications or expertise…
No way
I find the events noted in Bob Spielman’s letter incredulous at best and quite possibly a total fabrication on his or his good friend’s part. My partner of 34 years and I have been GALA members for at least 12 years. We have both done volunteer work with them. We are well acquainted with several…
I look as good as I feel
The trouble with real life is that you never quite look the way you think you should. Either you don’t have enough hair, or you have too much belly, or your lips aren’t full enough, or your fingers are too stubby. You could be too short, or too tall, or your privates might not compare…
Letters
After reading Bob Spielman’s letter, I felt it necessary that the “leadership of the SLO County gay coalitionâ€? respond. As one person, my views and actions do not represent the gay community, just as one man’s letter does not represent an entire city, and just as any two people do not represent their communities. As…
