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Pozo woman gets no (GUN)LOVE from DMV

Written on 12 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A Pozo woman is taking aim at the California Department of Motor Vehicles after officials denied her request for a personalized license plate that would say GUNLOVE. Elizabeth Beeman, a card-carrying member of the NRA, learned of the DMV’s decision... (Continue reading)

Sheriff called to ruckus at Los Osos CSD meeting

Written on 11 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

Board president Marshall Ochylski summoned Sheriff’s deputies to help bring order to a contentious meeting of the Los Osos Community Services District on July 7. Following a motion and a second to appoint Michael Wright to fill the director seat... (Continue reading)

You can’t kill me, I’m a level 76

Written on 8 Jul, 2011 in Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION By ROGER FREBERG By now everyone knows that California’s stupid law prohibiting the sale of violent video games to children has been struck down by – no less than—the United States Supreme Court. In what many are claiming to... (Continue reading)

Strengthening our commitment to our veterans

Written on 3 Jul, 2011 in Opinion | 51 comments

OPINION By CONGRESSWOMAN LOIS CAPPS This weekend we celebrate our country’s 235rd birthday, and the freedoms and values upon which it was built. And, while the 4th of July is a great time for family and parades, picnics and flag... (Continue reading)

Defending our right to speak

Written on 25 Jun, 2011 in Opinion | 28 comments

OPINION By ROGER FREBERG When I first set about to write this article, I was reminded about the many situations in which our free expression of ideas can land us in hot water. Exercising your free speech is not without... (Continue reading)

Blogger wins free speech battle, Cal Poly dean loses

Written on 21 May, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

The former Cal Poly College of Engineering dean who filed a defamation lawsuit against numerous defendants and the university loses round one and is ordered to pay a defending San Luis Obispo blogger nearly $17,000 on the grounds of freedom... (Continue reading)

Four more radio stations drop Glenn Beck

Written on 25 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

The controversy over right wing radio talk show host Glenn Beck continues with the news that Buckley Radio is dropping the hot-button program from four of its stations in Connecticut. [Media Matters] Buckley officials announced Beck would be removed from... (Continue reading)

The U.S. is alone among western democracies in protecting “hate speech.” Chalk it up to a healthy fear of government censorship.

Written on 16 Mar, 2011 in Opinion | 14 comments

OPINION By PETER SCHEER – An inebriated John Galliano, sitting in a Paris bar, unleashes an anti-semitic rant (“I love Hitler”) that is captured on a cellphone camera and posted on the internet. Within days the Dior designer is not... (Continue reading)

Medical marijuana rally, event photos

Written on 14 Jan, 2011 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | 2 comments

Medical marijuana advocates protested against “aggressive” raids on local medical cannabis delivery services at a rally on Jan. 11, in front of the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse. One outraged speaker, who first noted how budget cuts are impacting our... (Continue reading)

Unplug Wikileaks? Enact a federal Shield Law instead

Written on 5 Dec, 2010 in Featured, Opinion | 31 comments

OPINION BY PETER SCHEER — The Obama administration has made no secret of its desire to unplug Wikileaks, the whistleblower website infamous for data dumps of classified records. Of the few options available to the government, the best is one... (Continue reading)