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Winning Images 2004
The ballots are in and the decisions have been made. We have a new leader, and his name is Forrest L. Doud. The winner of the Best of Show award for the Winning Images photo contest was a dark-horse candidate that emerged out of the pack to take the top honor. Each year hundreds of…
Get educated
Cliché, but true: Knowledge is power. Not so cliché, but also true: Education is the birthplace for this knowledge. Americans need more education. But they’re not going to get it. Not after the last election. Bush’s fear-based campaign hit its mark with uneducated Americans. Now ask, why would Bush want to change this? There are…
This can’t be happening
I am still upset, physically ill, and confused about what happened Tuesday. Did 51 percent of voting America really vote to hate gay people? Vote for foreign countries like China and Saudi Arabia to own more of our debt? Vote for more poverty? Vote for more joblessness? Vote for less access to health care? Vote…
Thanks a million, George!
Thank you, George W. Bush. When I was a young man, I was so overly concerned with the safety of the world with regard to nuclear weapons and the destruction of all mankind I thought I would never live to see adult life. Now that I have reached adulthood and have children of my own,…
Election update: Lenthall ahead by 372
By 4 p.m. Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s office completed another round of counting absentee ballots and the numbers didn’t look good for Patty Andreen. Out of more than 22,000 votes, Andreen has won 11,132 while her opponent, Jerry Lenthall, had a total of 11,504 — a difference of 372 votes. Lenthall and…
Who’s protecting our children?
I am writing as a concerned parent in Nipomo. About two months ago I called the sheriff’s department to complain; my daughter, who is 14 and walks approximately three-quarters of a mile to her bus stop on Division, had someone approach her and ask to give her a ride. She said no, and he slowly…
Unusual disease sidelines radio talk-show host
Dave Congalton, well-known talk show host on KVEC-AM in San Luis Obispo, was diagnosed with Valley Fever, or San Joaquin Fever, almost a month ago, which has kept him off the airwaves for the last three weeks. Valley Fever, according to the SLO County Public Health Department, is an infection in the lungs caused by…
Oh, now I get it.I’m the Antichrist.
Give me a break or a big glass of vodka. We’ve gone from shock and awe to shuck and jive and Captain Quagmire ran the table anyway. Now they’ve got the White House, the Congress, the Supreme Court, the military, and a chip on their shoulder they’re calling a mandate. I don’t know about you,…
‘Moral values’ indeed
During the election coverage I was appalled to hear the following statistics based on exit polls: 27 percent of the voters listed “moral valuesâ€? as their first priority, and 86 percent of them voted for Bush! What a message this sends about the intelligence of these voters. Doesn’t lying come under the heading of moral…
You’ve made your bed …
I have always thought that the majority of Americans were idiots. Election Day confirmed it. Have fun with Georgie and the imminent WWIII. Steven Clark stevenc_2@hotmail.com
All my children
Have a cigar. Here, take two. Several of my outstanding paternity tests came through this week, unless I’m a woman, in which case several of my outstanding maternity tests came through this week, and I’m proud to say that the Shredder family has expanded by two more boys and one more girl. Mazel tov. For…
Neoconservatives are not Christians
I am appalled by Americans who can support greed, hate, and war but still call themselves “Christians.â€? I was taught that real Christians are loving, forgiving, selfless people who hate no one, and are more concerned about helping the less fortunate than just acquiring wealth. Just as the neoconservatives who have overrun our country have…
Outrage follows Cal Poly gay marriage project
#A temporary art installation at Cal Poly stating that gay marriage could open the door for humans marrying animals has angered and confused Cal Poly and Cuesta students and teachers, as well as local activists. The project was one of several around the campus that was created by students in a landscape-architecture class. One project…
Los Osos CSD manager denies efforts to bar Tacker from sewer vote
After what appeared to be a heated controversy over newly elected Community Services District (CSD) board member Julie Tacker’s right to vote on the Los Osos sewer, CSD General Manager Bruce Buel has denied any attempt to bar Tacker from participating in this highly charged debate. “[Tacker] has the same rights and responsibilities as any…
Democrats: practice what you preach
I’m of Mexican-American heritage and a registered Democrat. I’m also a member of the teacher’s union, which garnishes my paycheck every month and uses my hard-earned money to endorse Democratic candidates only. I voted for Dukakis in ’88, Clinton in ’92 and ’96, and Gore in 2000. However, my current disappoint isn’t toward Bush, but…
O Jerry, show us the light
Mr. James’ cartoon (Nov. 4-11) says how he must feel about us ignorant Jethros that voted for President Bush. I done figure we just a bunch of ignorant bigots, not worthy of consideration by such an enlightened feller as you, Mr. James. Phillip V. Moffat Morro Bay
This is democracy
After this election, I reflected on the enormous process our country went through in the past year. Divided as we may seem in our politics, we must not overlook the tremendous outpouring of participation that occurred in this past election. Our country was founded on this active participatory role that allowed citizens their ability to…
The ‘silent majority’ has spoken
Paul Begala of CNN “Crossfireâ€? fame made a remarkable concession — he said the Democrats are out of touch with heartland values and they must come to grips with the so-called “God gap.â€? Begala is right on this point! We took the president at his word when he said, “Americans of both political parties have…
Where’ve you bean all my life?
#With holiday season fast approaching, it’s time to think once again about pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, and maybe going on a diet. As feasting revelers wage the fabled “battle of the bulge,â€? they may find a valuable ally in Cal Poly graduate and local entrepreneur Jeanne “Beanâ€? Murdock. After earning a degree in P.E., Murdock…
Cambria water-surcharge withdrawal likely
Cambria officials will recommend to the Cambria Community Services District that water surcharges on curb usage be dropped. Officials cite well-supplied wells and an abundance of water in San Simeon Creek. Water surcharges, which are normally implanted during the summer months and withdrawn again in the winter, have been in place for the last four…
