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I dispute the conclusions of the Nevada County Grand Jury report. The savings cited in the report in mental health treatment costs would have invariably been realized once more resources were devoted to the people in the involuntary outpatient program. One logical conclusion that wasn’t stated is that before the shooting, Nevada County devoted inadequate […]
I am writing to respond to Greg Stovall’s query on our estimates of the frequency of attempted straw gun purchases and undocumented purchases as reported by licensed retailers. The numbers he attributes to the entire sample of 1,601 subjects are actually for 589 who responded to those questions, as detailed in the research article. The […]
The issue: No lawmaker wants to lose a facility is his or her district Faced with a costly excess of military bases and facilities and a protective Congress’ refusal to close any of them, the Reagan administration came up with a plan that eventually was enshrined in the 1990 Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission […]
By Vashek and Claudette Cervinka Our society lacks financial resources for the development of modern transportation systems, energy sources, education and other civilian programs. The military is not experiencing any shortage of funds. During the past 50 years, our country has been involved in three major wars opposed by many citizens. All three wars […]
Dear DJUSD: Generations have worked hard to maintain the character that makes our classrooms shine. We have a system brave enough to engage children in a uniform manner without concern for aptitude or peculiarity. Many parents who do not choose Spanish or Montessori programs are unaware of educational choices and are undoubtedly less interested in […]
We are heartsick over the brutal beating of Mikey Partida on March 10. No person should ever suffer the injuries that sent Partida to the intensive care unit. That this appears to be a hate crime based on the victim’s perceived sexual orientation saddens us even more. As clergy and laity in the Abrahamic faiths, […]
