Opinion


Frightened for my community as leaders stand behind Antifa

OPINION by STEVE REBUCK So John Ashbaugh, Ph.D., advocates in the SLO New Times for Antifa. Asbaugh endorses bounties on ICE agents, $2,000 for kidnapping, $10,000 for murder, firebombing buildings, shooting rocks and marbles at police officers, hit and run,... (Continue reading)

Defeat Prop 50: Let’s not revisit the ribbon of shame

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Please Vote No on Proposition 50 to stop Gavin Newsom from rigging elections in California for the next several years. Your ballot is being mailed to you any day now. What is this all about? Well,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County beaches: Recognitions and threats

T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by KEITH T. GURNEE As a resident of the Central Coast for more than 50 years, my family has loved this place. After all, what other areas have such beauty as San Luis Obispo County? With its scenic hills,... (Continue reading)

Charlie Kirk and the lost men of America

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL So, exactly how why did Charlie Kirk become so important to a generation of young men whose future is dim because they have been marginalized and forgotten by society? It is because he pushed back against... (Continue reading)

JFK, MLK, RFK and now CJK – Charles James Kirk

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Although I was a child when President John Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated, I vividly remember my own grief for their families and our country. What I don’t remember is anyone openly... (Continue reading)

Should Californians support our heroes or the Scammers?

OPINION by ROBERT TOLAN I recently read an op-ed by Irene Dana arguing against Senate Bill 694. I was shocked. Not just by what she said, but by how deeply her piece misunderstood the battle veterans are facing every single... (Continue reading)

There is no but, political assassinations have no place in our society

OPINION by BOB SHANBROM As a self-professed San Francisco-progressive, I’ve been getting a lot of social media feeds that read like this: “I condemn the killing of Charlie Kirk but… .” There are no buts about this assassination. A family... (Continue reading)

Charlie Kirk changed my life, inspired me

OPINION by ROMAN MEDEIROS There is no one greater than Jesus Christ—no one more worthy of my praise, my devotion, and my life. He is my lord, my savior, and the foundation upon which I stand. But if there is... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court decision will turn communities into immigration hunting grounds

OPINION by GEORGE GALVIS The Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to resume racially motivated immigration raids across Los Angeles turns our neighborhoods into hunting grounds where masked agents with military weapons can kidnap people based solely on the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles councilman describes Tribune, city settlement

OPINION by CHRIS BAUSCH With regards to requests to respond to my co-respondent the City of Paso Robles’ attorney’s statement released on Sept. 8 and multiple stories published since by the petitioner the SLO Tribune, I am pleased to confirm... (Continue reading)