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Why does the Tribune celebrate Islam on July 4?

Written on 4 Jul, 2016 in Opinion | 34 comments

OPINION by OTIS PAGE On July 4 – a day of celebration of the Nation’s birth – the Tribune’s front page article celebrates Islam – the ending of Ramadan. Dismissing the fact that the Nation’s founders were all Christians –... (Continue reading)

SLO residents rally to have their voices heard

Written on 3 Jul, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COOPER On Tuesday, July 5, at 5 p.m., a group of residents will be standing on the San Luis Obispo City Hall steps with signs reading “Resident Voices Matter.” Why? Because over the past two years our... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande city manager a bad fit

Written on 27 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Arroyo Grande should say goodbye to Dianne Thompson as its city manager. Over the course of her short tenure, she has been unapproachable and standoffish. Public records reflect Thompson was unwilling to meet with members of... (Continue reading)

Resnicks apologize, plan to donate land to SLO County

Written on 24 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 76 comments

Statement from Lynda and Stewart Resnick As the owners of Justin Vineyards & Winery, we try to instill in our local team a neighborly spirit, environmental responsibility and entrepreneurial independence, but when we learned of the terrible situation at our... (Continue reading)

Diablo Canyon should shut down now

Written on 21 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 46 comments

Opinion by Jane Swanson and Linda Seeley San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (SLOMFP) learned this morning of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E’s) proposal to withdraw its application for license renewal for the two reactors at Diablo Canyon nuclear... (Continue reading)

The mayor’s thoughts on Arroyo Grande’s budget process

Written on 21 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by MAYOR JIM HILL The end of June is budget preparation time at public agencies, and I found myself having to oppose Arroyo Grande’s mid-cycle budget adjustments. In order to reduce the overall time spent, Arroyo Grande operates on... (Continue reading)

Renaming our U.S. naval vessels

Written on 17 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

By T. KEITH GURNEE With the recent aggressive sorties flown by Russian jets just 120 feet over the USS Cook in the Baltic Sea against all treaty protocols just a few months ago, it looks like our reaction has been... (Continue reading)

SLO High School principal censors student film, video

Written on 8 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Opinion, Screening Room | 65 comments

OPINION by LAURA ALBERS San Luis Obispo High School Principal Leslie O’Connor refuses to allow a film to be shown, despite over 400 signatures on a petition and over 2,250 views of the film on YouTube. Every year, SLOHS graduating... (Continue reading)

Debbie Peterson’s priorities for District 3

Written on 29 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

OPINION by DEBBIE PETERSON San Luis Obispo County faces complex challenges.  It will take all of us to make  good decisions on development, water, affordable housing, homelessness, oil trains, oil company expansion in Price Canyon, repair to the Avila pier,... (Continue reading)

Eric Michielssen: “I’m not an ideologue?”

Written on 27 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE The New Oxford American Dictionary defines ideologue as “an adherent of an ideology, especially one who is uncompromising and dogmatic.” In his recent Viewpoint article published by the Tribune, District 5 supervisorial candidate Eric Michielsson... (Continue reading)