| | | Taxpayers sufferWhy is it that every time the government mismanages its finances Joe Schmo ends up paying more in taxes? To lessen the blow, they are now referred to as fees.
As the economy spirals downward, there will be a growing call for those jobs created by wasteful government spending.If you are in search of a job or know someone who is, you will be inclined to call it "stimulus.
This newspaper has the unmitigated gall to selectively agree with Newt Gingrich's advice to his own party regarding President-elect Obama's policies? Since when did the Times have a clue what the GOP was thinking?
None of the media coverage of the Israeli-Gaza situation gives the proper context: 1,212 rockets and 1,290 mortar bombs have been fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel since the beginning of this year (January-November 2008).
Taxpayers sufferWhy is it that every time the government mismanages its finances Joe Schmo ends up paying more in taxes? To lessen the blow, they are now referred to as fees.
Takes issue with funding storyIt is encouraging that the Orinda City Council is seriously considering the Revenue Enhancement Task Force's proposal for generating $120 million in revenue over the next 12 years to rehabilitate Orinda's crumbling infrastructure.
President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and all Bush's staff who contributed to the lies, deceit and war crimes of his eight years as president should be held accountable for their actions.
I applaud Supervisor Mary Piepho for her recent vote in support of traditional marriage and by voting to not involve our County in a costly lawsuit to undermine Prop 8.
Let me get this straight:It is OK for Palestinian Hamas to launch rocket attacks and lob mortars every day at Israel but it is not alright for Israel to fight back and defend itself.
During the presidential campaign, when gas was $4 per gallon, everyone cheered pledges to make America energy independent.President Barack Obama and Congress should fulfill that pledge by establishing a tax on oil by an amount that would increase the price of gas by about $2 per
People from both the gay and straight communities were appalled when Rev. Rick Warren was chosen to give the invocation at the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
No pardons should be extended to any government employee for crimes against humanity or violations of the Geneva Accords. This is especially true for the authorization of waterboarding and other acts of torture.
The crimes of the current administration reflect on the citizens of the United States directly, unless we deny our own blame and place it on the guilty parties.
Thanks to Bush's last hour attempt to preserve my 2nd amendment rights, I will now be allowed to carry a loaded weapon in the national park of my choice.
Evil administrationThe current inaction over the use of torture by the Bush administration stems from, I believe, the inability of the average American to believe we are not as squeaky clean and hunky dory as the media images of America we have come to buy into.
The Dec. 14 Times "The Eye on the East Bay" column contained information about Hercules projects submitted in response to a request from the U.S. Conference of Mayors for "Ready-to-Go" projects.
How nice to split hairs over word definitions. Frank Nieman tells us "progressive democracy" isn't socialism. Redistribution of wealth, taxing the wealthy at higher rates, public schooling, taking care of the poor and disabled, building roads, etc.
Our "leaders" in the California Legislature have failed, yet again, to pass the annual state budget on time.Perhaps the people must lead our so-called leaders with a constitutional amendment they can understand: Do your job or be fired immediately.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the phony "student of the Great Depression," should be fired and replaced with a brain man/woman that does not admire Franklin Roosevelt for his first act in 1933 of "abolishing the restraint of the gold standard.
Are there any times readers who still favor soon-to-be gone Republican President Bush and the privatizing of the Social Security system?
Nahil Wahbeh would like to see an even-handed U.S. Mideast policy. How about an even-handed Mideast, a place where hundreds of millions of Muslims are not encouraged to destroy a few million Jews?
Ray Samuels (Times, Dec. 21) believes that the death penalty was instituted as a cost-efficient management of prisoners with the side effect of intimidating would-be criminals.
On Dec. 20, the Times front page had the article "Budget shortfall to singe workers, Governor orders hiring freeze ... state worker union mulls legal options.
Saturday's "From the Community" articles on the editorial page came straight from the land of wide-eyed liberals. First was the anti-nuclear article by Rainwater and Schlosser, who look forward to a world free of nuclear weapons.
The Pinole City Council made a foolish political decision to rehire Belinda Espinosa.When Espinosa was released 18 months ago, that council action prompted "the recall," which the Times opposed.
School tax still burdens seniorsSounding more like Scrooge than Santa Claus, Ms. Riki Sorenson, president of the Board of Trustees of the Orinda Union School District, claims that the proposed school tax that will be on the March 2009 ballot "offers protections for low-income seniors.
It is difficult to understand how an editor would risk offending a large segment of your subscribers by approving a heading on a story about sewage with the title of the Gospel of John.
Addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an urgent priority. Will President-elect Barack Obama chart a new foreign policy in the Middle East that will restore America's moral stature in the world, or will he succumb to the demands of the Israel lobby as previous administrations have done?
New taxes neededEvan Halper is out of touch with reality, just like the Republicans in Sacramento. The onus is on the Republicans to come to the middle to solve our budget crisis; they are in the minority.
Land of liberalsSaturday's "From the Community" articles on the editorial page came straight from the land of wide-eyed liberals. First was the anti-nuclear article by Rainwater and Schlosser, who look forward to a world free of nuclear weapons.
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