Articles Tagged With ‘Andy Caldwell’




The kissing cousins of the affordability crises

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL There is no denying the fact that the affordability crisis is real. Our housing costs are beyond the reach of most citizens, especially young adults, and food, fuel, electricity, and even water, are more expensive than... (Continue reading)

Tears in the darkness: The Battling Bastards of Bataan

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor at the beginning of World War 2, they set their sights on the Philippines because of its strategic location. The Battle of Bataan began on Jan. 6, 1942, and almost... (Continue reading)

You say you want a revolution?

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Here are a few prescient lines from the Beatles tune “Revolution” written by John Lennon. You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You say you got a... (Continue reading)

The generation Reagan warned us about is here

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Before you laugh off the demands and priorities of the Democratic Socialists of America, do realize that over 30 of their members have won their primaries against democrats. CNN political commentator and establishment democrat Van Jones... (Continue reading)

A republic if you can keep it

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL These words of Benjamin Franklin, in response to the question, what kind of government was the United States to have, a republic or a democracy, are exceedingly prescient today, for we are surrounded, infected, and infested... (Continue reading)

This ain’t California regulators first rodeo

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Sometimes, it is hard to imagine just how stupid California legislators and regulators can be. If you recall, for 68 years there was an oil facility in Nipomo, known as the Santa Maria Refinery, that treated... (Continue reading)

The collateral damage from the war on oil

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL I am hoping that none of you are fooled into believing that the recent gasoline price spikes at the pump are due to the war with Iran, because nothing could be further from the truth as... (Continue reading)

Iran is in fact the leading impediment to peace

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL President Donald Trump asked the members of Congress, point blank, to stand up if they believe their first priority is the American citizen or immigrants. He might as well as asked them if they support the... (Continue reading)

Why does government keep running out of your money?

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Two years after San Luis Obispo County supervisors declared that road maintenance was no longer a priority, the SLO County Association of Governments wants to raise sales taxes to help maintain roads. Talk about mixed signals!... (Continue reading)

Help stop the proposed California tax on driving

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL If California legislators have their way, in effect, every road in our state will become a toll road, including your own driveway! That is because all those democrats clamoring about the affordability crisis are simultaneously planning... (Continue reading)