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...
Oct 29 2015 - 3:13pm
Let’s face it. The West Hills Community College District is a force to be reckoned with. The Lemoore campus, at one point in its history, was once the equivalent of a one-room school house on the edge of town. No more. Just 25 years ago, a meager handful of students might register for classes at WHC Lemoore - while this semester alone nearly 3,500 students enrolled for classes, including over 640 online students. Keep reading...
Oct 29 2015 - 9:22am
U.S. Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) today released the following statement following the election of Congressman Paul D. Ryan as Speaker of the House of Representatives: Keep reading...
The absurdity of the Republicans who are currently running for president is getting to me. For the record, most of my friends are Republicans. While we disagree about just about everything, they’re still my friends. Just because we don’t agree as to what that thing on Donald Trump’s head is (actually that’s one of the things with which my Republican friends and I do agree) that doesn’t mean we can’t respect one another’s opinions – though sometimes it can be trying. Keep reading...
Let’s just get on with the business of America. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled – and by surprising majority – let’s set aside all of this nonsense about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) being “fundamentally broken” as Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner stated so non-eloquently today, following the Supreme Court's 6-3 vote, that subsidies to ACA enrollees, not part of a state health exchange, and not specifically stated but implied in the law, were legal and could and should be retained. Keep reading...
When Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will run for President, David Letterman also announced that he’s coming out of retirement – just for the Trump jokes. Keep reading...
Jun 19 2015 - 9:50am
The issue of climate change — unlike, say, the economy — may not be a matter of everyday concern to many Americans or most citizens of the planet.
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