Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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Put SS on a sustainable path

I have been critical in the past of the nonsense Rep. Mike Thompson has written in The Enterprise. Imagine my pleasant surprise with his recent article, “It’s time to put America on a fiscally sustainable path.” He is “spot on” and it appears that the article is written by him and not one of the […]

September 05, 2012 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

Don’t cross the U.S. military

Whistle-blower Pvt. Bradley Manning has been in military prison awaiting trial for more than 800 days (180 days is usually considered maximum) for his “crime” of leaking military documents. None of the documents was classified although the one, a video nicknamed “Collateral Murder,” was found near classified material. “Collateral Murder” evidently was embarrassing, since it […]

September 05, 2012 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

A bit of history on Aggie mascot

For several years, I have wondered how the Gun Rock, a thoroughbred aristocrat and uncle of Man o’ War, morphed into the fuzzy blue mustang mascot of UC Davis, most recently seen on the front page of The Davis Enterprise. It’s not the most burning issue of the day, but the type of small puzzlement […]

September 05, 2012 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

Woodland’s committed to project

By Bill Marble and Skip Davies Recent articles in the press regarding the Davis-Woodland surface water project have raised numerous questions. Although Davis continues to work through its decision-making processes, Woodland remains committed to timely completion of the project. We must replace degrading groundwater supplies with higher-quality, treated surface water. There is simply too much […]

September 05, 2012 | Posted in Columns | Tagged ,

Iran may have upped the ante in Syria

The issue: The U.S. and other nations may have to rethink their policy of not intervening militarily Last week, French President Francois Hollande called on the fragmented Syrian opposition to unite and form a provisional government in exile. If it did, he said, France would quickly recognize it and presumably so might some other European […]

September 05, 2012 | Posted in Our View | Tagged ,

What’s green about tossing bottle?

Every year, my husband and I eagerly anticipate opening day of Aggie football at Sochor Field. We can’t wait to find out what previously permitted item of football game paraphernalia will be arbitrarily banned with no advance notice. Two years ago, it was low-backed lawn chairs for the end zone. Last year, for no discernable […]

September 05, 2012 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

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