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Sewer nut shreds the Shredder

Written on 17 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 95 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Shredder:  Dear Shredder, I think I’m having a problem communicating. Every week I go to the Board of Supervisors and say the exact same thing and nobody seems to listen. Also, my application to lynch Paavo... (Continue reading)

Brown caves to police, vetoes bill to restrict searches of cellphones

Written on 12 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION By PETER SCHEER Jerry Brown, as you may have heard, has vetoed SB 914, a bill sponsored by the First Amendment Coalition that would have required police to get a warrant before searching through cellphones or other digital devices... (Continue reading)

Understanding greed

Written on 11 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 43 comments

OPINION by GORDON MULLIN I’m greedy. When I do my taxes, I don’t ask myself, “what’s the fair amount I should pay?’  Nope.  I just attempt to follow the byzantine tax rules as best as I can hoping I don’t... (Continue reading)

Where is the story?

Written on 7 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 62 comments

OPINION By JULIAN CROCKER Where is the story? The article that appeared in the Cal Coast News this week, entitled “No Such Thing As A Free Lunch”, gave the impression that either the Coast Unified School District was somehow “inflating”... (Continue reading)

Why is there no justice for Valerie Lane?

Written on 7 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by DAVE CONGALTON I have been trying to figure out why. I have been trying to figure out why I continue to be so upset by the video of Valerie Lane being brutally assaulted by a fellow patient at... (Continue reading)

Wife of a SLOPD officer speaks out

Written on 5 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 77 comments

Editor’s Note:  The following essay was written by the wife of a veteran San Luis Obispo police officer. She has asked to remain unnamed to protect her family from retribution. Now that the voters of San Luis Obispo have passed... (Continue reading)

Trashing the Tribune

Written on 5 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 35 comments

OPINION By KEVIN P. RICE San Luis Obispo’s trash container ordinance was recently converted to “trash ordnance” fired at the city council when the Tribune published large color photos of all five San Luis Obispo City Council members’ homes on... (Continue reading)

Why redistricting Plan B-2 is not optimal

Written on 20 Sep, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION By STEW JENKINS The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ 2011 redistricting plan is in line to pass Tuesday, September 20. Redistricting is one of those thankless tasks that tends to generate more enemies than friends. But neither... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo soldier on 9/11, family and deployment

Written on 11 Sep, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

By JAVIER DURAN Like every other American 9/11 changed the way I viewed life and our vulnerability, as a country, in our small world. No longer did I feel comfortable leaving my house, city, state, country without the fear of... (Continue reading)

To build a lasting dream

Written on 10 Sep, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION By DENNIS EAMON YOUNG The city that never sleeps is having an anniversary. It is a terrible and yet hopeful time for all New Yorkers, wherever we may be. We may have pursued our dreams to many other corners... (Continue reading)