Enterprise columnist I once had an astute political science professor tell me that you canÕt tell much about someone running for office by the official ÒCandidateÕs Statement.Ó Truer words were never spoken. Then again, thereÕs Daniel Watts, a UC Davis law student whoÕs running for the Davis City Council, perhaps hoping to offset his massive … Continue Reading
Ward Ashley Dutton, 48, a former resident of Davis, passed away unexpectedly on March 21, 2010, at his home in Southern California. Ward and his brother, Tyler, came to Davis in 1970 with their parents, Thomas and Eina Dutton. He attended Davis High School, where he was a member of the ski and football teams, … Continue Reading
The issue: ItÕs certainly taken a while, but lawmakers are making progress in reining in legislative earmarks A little more than three years ago, Democrats retook control of the House of Representatives, helped in no small measure by a series of Republican scandals involving earmarks, a line or two slipped into a bill that directs … Continue Reading
Davis It is interesting to hear the pro-boycott strategists complain of the jeopardizing of the Davis Food Co-opÕs democratic principles, (see letters of March 12 and March 23). Why not? (After all, we all like democracy.) HereÕs why not: The recent decision (of the board) has absolutely nothing to do with democracy. The board is … Continue Reading
Davis I read with great interest Gil MedovoyÕs letter about the Davis Food Co-opÕs decision not to boycott Israeli goods. If Medovoy wants to boycott Òhuman rights violators,Ó fine, but that argument cuts both ways. For example, if one does a Google search of Òfather of modern terrorism,Ó former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat comes up … Continue Reading
Davis Kudos to Jim Stevens. In his most recent letter (ÒLive here in peace, or get out,Ó March 23), he posed a question that has almost been forgotten in the anti-Israel boycottersÕ war against the Davis Food Co-op, to wit: Why has this crew targeted the Davis Food Co-op? Judge StevensÕ answer is that the … Continue Reading
El Macero It is distressing to read about the potential cuts to the UC Davis athletic program. While it is a reality that budget cuts may need to be made, I encourage the administration to allow teams to raise funds to fill the gap. The UCD model of teacher-coaches is one that should be encouraged. … Continue Reading
The issue: Should his presidential papers go to Chicago, or Hawaii? Or, how about two museums? Even before his inauguration, there was discussion about where Barack Obama should put his presidential library, although a final decision on that happy choice was at least four to eight years off. CHICAGO WAS confident of getting it, and … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist TRUANT TIME É on Tuesday I related the sad but true story of the Three Little Truants living in our very household, something I was unaware of until the school district sent us two letters per child declaring Òshe/he is now a truant.Ó É this designation apparently stemmed in large part from a … Continue Reading
Davis The Davis School Arts Foundation would like to thank everyone who pitched in to make the Young at Art! Family Art Festival 2010 a success. This yearÕs festival was our most successful ever and we couldnÕt have done it without: – Linda Mizogami of FarmerÕs Insurance, Novozymes Biotech and Davis Ace Hardware, who underwrote … Continue Reading
Davis Tree Davis thanks more than 40 volunteers who helped plant trees in the Redwood Lane neighborhood on Sunday, March 14. Through a partnership with the city of Davis, 23 city trees were planted and mulched. These trees will be cared for by Tree Davis volunteers for the first three years and be added to … Continue Reading
Davis Health care reform has been a long time coming, and the battle this time around has been fierce. The insurance companies and their corporate lobbyists threw everything they had at Congress and at the public to try to sway Congress to kill reform and keep things just the way they are. But Congressman Mike … Continue Reading
Davis According to Joan Al-KazilyÕs letter to The Enterprise (March 23), ÒWhen the United Nations partitioned the land in 1948, East Jerusalem was designated as the capital of the territory to be retained by Palestine.Ó This is untrue. In 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed Resolution 181, which adopted a detailed and lengthy partition plan. … Continue Reading
In response to the recent devastation in Haiti, Curves of Davis is supporting the cause. The local fitness center has stepped up to the plate by purchasing 56 specially designed Haiti relief T-shirts from Curves International, which will allocate 100 percent of the sales to Haiti disaster relief. ÒThis initiative presented us with a unique … Continue Reading
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