Kudos to the backers and organizers of Kings County’s Measure K effort. They nearly pulled it off, and if there are enough provisional ballots left, who knows, they just might put the local public safety measure over the top. Keep reading...
It’s Not a New Tax! On June 7 voters in Kings County will be faced with what some might say is the most critical long-term public safety funding measure in the County’s history. In my humble opinion, Measure K deserves our support. Keep reading...
There is perhaps no better time for Kings County and Lemoore voters to approve a one-quarter cent sales tax than in 2016. If passed by local voters in June’s Primary Election, Kings County’s residents won’t even notice it, because the funds generated by our Measure K are geared to replace revenue generated by Proposition 30, the tax measure that implemented the 2012 temporary quarter-cent sales tax hike to fund education. Keep reading...
In today’s world, we play for just about everything online. We can order our food online, buy a car, read the news (preferably The Leader), pay for our credit cards, and of course buy a book. For years now just about everything we desire can be paid for or purchased online – that is except the City of Lemoore water bill. Keep reading...
The Lemoore City Council gave its city manager a raise Tuesday night – and that’s a good thing for Lemoore and its citizens. While less than a year on the job, the talented Andi Welsh has helped to bring a sense of stability to local government. She hasn’t done it by herself. Keep reading...
I know you’ve been kicking yourself wondering which of California’s 427 official cities are the 10 dumbest? Good news. Lemoore is not one of them, thanks in huge measure, I truly believe, to the very high percentage of Lemooreons who read The Leader on a regular basis, thus enhancing their ability to comprehend Donald Trump. Keep reading...
What does it say about us as a country when a substantial block of our electorate routinely votes for Donald Trump? Have we in our collective lifetimes seen anything as nasty and as vulgar as this year’s Republican race for the presidential nomination – except of course maybe season 4 of “The Apprentice” or season 3 of “The Walking Dead?” Keep reading...
I’ve always found it hard to write a bitchy column. Bitchiness and rudeness comes easy to some people, say like a Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, all of whom have brought new meaning to the word “liar.” Keep reading...
It is of course that time of the year, when we begin to reflect on the past year and wonder what’s in store for us as we wander into the new year. We of course will be bombarded by hundreds of articles and columns by noted journalists, and maybe a few comedians looking for a quick laugh, that will vainly attempt to entertain or enlighten us with carefully researched – or maybe not – predictions for the future. Keep reading...
It wasn’t much of a turnout Tuesday as Lemoore voters – at least a few of them – turned out to vote for the Area 4 West Hills College District Director position. According to unofficial results from the Kings County Elections Department, former Lemoore City Councilmember Bobby Lee narrowly beat out the appointed incumbent Len Falter. Keep reading...
