Letter to the Editor: The Safety of Voting by Mail
Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the Editor of local and general interest to our readers. Letters should be typed and include the writerās first and last name, home address and phone number for verification. No anonymous letters will be printed. Letters may be edited...
Worthy to Print Column | You Are Never Alone
Have you read any good books lately? I have given up rating films as someone always has a different opinion. However, books are another thing. Iām always looking for good books. āTo Kill a Mocking Birdā or āThe Yearlingā are a couple of books...
Worthy to Print Column: Is the Election Finally Over?
Well, we are finally getting some things done. During this period of awaiting for our President to be sworn in, I have kept myself busy because I already know what happens if you donāt have some structure in your life. I now know that...
Worthy to Print Column | Fireworks Are Not Toys
You know I like to start off with a nice story about someone local or something good that has happened here in Gonzales or South County. I canāt do that this week because of some reprobates that donāt understand that firecrackers and cherry bombs...
Funny Papers Again Column | What a Long, Strange (Round) Trip Itās Been
Todayās Funny Papers will be a bit abbreviated for no particular reason other than I have so much to write about there isnāt room in one, or 10, columns, so Iāll make it brief. For those unaware, which is I suppose most of you,...
Funny Papers Again Column | If I Were King
We donāt have kings in the United States of America; yet how many of us have at one time or other wished we had ultimate authoritarian power? Remember, even the Cowardly Lion wanted to be āNot queen, not duke, not princeā but āKing of...
Worthy to Print Column | Family Is the Greatest Treasure
Wow! Has it been a week already? Do you find that it seems like time is rushing by while we wonder if we should wear a mask to go to buy groceries? What have we learned in these crazy times? I mean, we knew...
Letters to the Editor for Week of June 21
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Letter to the Editor: American Tradition Under Attack
To the Editor:
For many years I made my living as a street cop, trying to distinguish fact from fiction. And for Americans, one indisputable fact is, without the National Rifle Association you would not be able to own a firearm.
As of 1967, the NRA...
Funny Papers Again Column | This Just In: Sacramento Lawmakers Scuttle Local Columnist
For todayās column I cite Joe Mathews as main source. Joe writes the California Connected column for Arizona State Universityās publication Zocalo Public Square (which is redundant as a zocalo is a public square, but I digress).
Instead of taking a dramatic approach where I...