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Like many in Davis and across California, we welcomed Wednesday’s Supreme Court decisions clarifying that same-sex couples here could legally marry and enjoy the federal benefits accorded to all married couples. The past four years have given everyone time — whether in neighborhood events, chats with co-workers or family gatherings — to thoughtfully discuss and […]
The Enterprise’s front-page headline on Wednesday, “Court ends DOMA, Prop. 8,” is incorrect and misleading, Only Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was invalidated for technical reasons. I believe that the rest of DOMA is still federal law. The Supreme Court even strengthened Section 2 of DOMA. The court did not strike down […]
In his column Friday, while making reference to the recent resignation of Davis High School football coach Steve Smyte among other athletic coaching changes over the past three years, Bruce Gallaudet writes, “(Superintendent Winfred) Roberson is uniquely qualified as an administrator to deal with athletics. He’s a former Cal football player who was on staff […]
The issue: Both U.S., EU leaders face a difficult sales job in home countries The best thing to come out of the Group of Eight economic summit in Northern Ireland may be the start of negotiations eventually leading to a United States-European Union free trade pact, creating a bloc covering half the world’s economy. THE […]
By Matt Rexroad Energy independence means different things to different people. No energy source will better help residents hedge against rising electricity costs and move from dirty sources of energy more than solar. It is a domestic, reliable, renewable and abundant solution. On this Independence Day, consider this: Enough solar energy hits the United States each […]
On first reading Tom Elias’ column, “Fracking: sensible regulation … ” I thought he simply missed the informative documentary, “Gasland.” He just didn’t have any record of the bizarre and dangerous effects of fracking in other states. But when I noticed that his only caveat was “although questions have been raised near fracking operations in […]
Top-dollar payers of top homes in a top town should beware that it is pure hype. Read your newspaper. A homophobic beating of a Davis man allegedly was done by a Davis man. Children reportedly have been raped by teens in Davis parks. The police had 500 chances to change this. People can’t walk their […]
