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First Amendment case threatens public employee unions

Written on 3 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By PETER SCHEER Public employee unions face a new, and mortal, threat. It’s not the unfunded liability of union pension plans or municipal governments’ resort to bankruptcy to void union contracts. It’s not state initiatives to restrict collective bargaining... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Friends of the Library gives thanks

Written on 26 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | No comments

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Morro Bay Friends of the Library, I would like to thank the 400 plus attendees and volunteers who made our April 14 open house such a smashing success. We were pleased... (Continue reading)

Lois Capps questions cuts to Social Security

Written on 11 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 37 comments

OPINION By CONGRESSWOMEN LOIS CAPPS “Today President Obama presented a budget that represents his continued efforts to invest in our economy, strengthen the middle class, and reduce the deficit in a responsible and balanced way through a combination of spending... (Continue reading)

Love letter to the NRA

Written on 5 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 328 comments

OPINION By PETE EVANS Recently the United Nations, those black booted thugs the neo cons hate, passed an arms control treaty (opposed by the National Rifle Association and its selfish allies) in an attempt to manage the obscene weapons traffic... (Continue reading)

Thanks from Hopes Village of San Luis Obispo

Written on 1 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By BECKY JORGESON While we move forward in developing Hope’s Village of SLO, a sustainable community for local un-housed adults, we’d like to extend our thanks to those who are helping us realize our dream. RV’s for Veterans project... (Continue reading)

Coincidence? You be the judge

Written on 26 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By LIN HILL Oceano Community Services District General Manager Thomas Geaslen appeared on the March 6 episode of Charter California Edition. Hosted by attorney Brad Pomerance, this show broadcasts locally on cable channel 41 and statewide on the California... (Continue reading)

Legislative assistants cost increase $500,000 under Gibson

Written on 23 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 94 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER In 2004, when Supervisor Debbie Arnold served as the legislative assistant to then District 5 Supervisor Mike Ryan, her salary was a respectable $3,905 a month. Supervisor Bruce Gibson was elected in 2006 and hired Mrs.... (Continue reading)

Discrimination at Cal Poly? Say it isn’t so, part two

Written on 20 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 31 comments

Discrimination at Cal Poly? Say it isn’t so, part two OPINION By NATE HONEYCUTT (Editor’s note: This is part two in a two-part opinion piece.) Does the study by the young researcher show that Cal Poly meets the “legal definition... (Continue reading)

Discrimination at Cal Poly? Say it isn’t so

Written on 13 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 64 comments

OPINION By ROGER FREBERG (Editor’s note: This is part two in a two-part opinion piece.) “It’s not every day that left-leaning academics admit that they would discriminate against a minority.” – Washington Post College life today College has changed since... (Continue reading)

Ian Parkinson does not speak for me

Written on 12 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 98 comments

OPINION By ALLAN COOPER Ian Parkinson is my sheriff but he does not speak for me when he opposes gun control. He argues that the problem does not lie with the over-preponderance of guns in our society but rather with... (Continue reading)