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Editor: I am writing this letter on behalf of my brother, Jack, who recently passed away. He and his wife lived in the senior housing unit just east of the (Dolores) high school. During the many...
DATE: May 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Members of the armed services in the past two years have seen sexual assault in their midst increase at an alarming rate. More than 26,000 military members reported having been sexually assaulted...
DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: Thirty years ago, a little of what Tom Townley opined in his letter, “My definition of an assault weapon” (May 7) would have been true about so called “assault” rifles. But not today. Had...
DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: I just finished reading Larry Tradlener’s column about the Keystone Kops. I find reading Mr. Tradlener’s work is a lot like watching a grade B horror movie. You know it’s trash, fiction...
DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:How many lies do Obama supporters have to hear before they realize what a phony piece of work this man truly is? We already know Obamacare is a complete disaster for everyone. Now we know...
DATE: May 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:Denton May believes the "majority" want common sense gun laws and the "absolute right crowd refuse to consider that the Second Amendment is embedded in the historical context of the late...
DATE: May 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:A reader asked, "What is an assault weapon?" The dictionary defines "assault" as "a violent attack" and "unlawful attempt to do physical harm to another." My definition (not "official") of...
DATE: May 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:What Gene Clark meant was that more people will be labeled mentally unfit because the new manual of mental disorders includes nearly everyone, and nut-jobs aren't allowed to own guns. He...
DATE: May 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor:In response to Tom Townley's April 16 letter, "No one needs an assault weapon," I would like to ask him one question: What is your description of an assault weapon? I have yet to find one...
DATE: May 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: Question of the day: What would it take to convince our elected congressmen and senators to concentrate on doing what is right for the American people as a whole? As of now, the Congress,...
DATE: April 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: One of the privileges of sitting on City Council is having the opportunity to hear, first hand, how city staff has worked to solve a problem in our community, whether it be repairing a...
DATE: April 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Editor: Several months ago I wrote about the dismal failure of the Juvenile Drug Court. I wondered about their agenda. They are addicted to psychiatry. A recent case involving a 19-year-old female...
DATE: April 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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