Sunday, October 13, 2013
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We shared A Day in the Country

Yolo Land Trust thanks the Yolo County community for a successful A Day in the Country, held Sept. 8 at Taber Ranch Vineyards. The event marked the 25th anniversary of Yolo Land Trust. Taber Ranch owners and operators John and Dawn Martin, Jean Chevalier and Natalie and Paul Klempau donated their beautiful venue, and more […]

October 13, 2013 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

Society must take a stand against domestic violence

By Julia Hernandez Hill If you look up domestic violence fatalities online, an enormous amount of statistics and stories pop up. You can find statistics for Yolo County, California or the United States. The numbers are staggering, and even though one in four women (as well as a considerable number of men) will be a […]

October 13, 2013 | Posted in Columns | Tagged ,

They’ll pave over history and put up a history plaza

The issue: Even an outhouse can have historical value The small, rectangular building in the northeast quadrant of Central Park is not the usual sort of historic landmark. Built in 1937, the park bathroom’s spartan lines are typical of the Works Projects Administration, which put millions of unemployed men to work during the Great Depression […]

October 13, 2013 | Posted in Our View | Tagged ,

Put Garamendi on permanent furlough

As a worker impacted by the recent federal government shutdown, and as a supervisor who has seen what this event has wrought on the good folks who work with me, I am compelled to write and suggest one way to prevent the problem from happening again. As voters, in November 2014 I think we should […]

October 13, 2013 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

We’re wrecking our own economy

Regarding the federal government shutdown, the Republicans have painted themselves into a corner. They have been playing with fire and it blew up in their faces. They are doing immense damage to themselves and everybody else. How much more damage will they cause and suffer before they realize that the sooner they stop these shenanigans the […]

October 13, 2013 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

Sexual conflict is a driver

Gloria Partida’s searching and poignant essay in last Sunday’s paper poses the crucial question of compassionate justice. Is it possible, after the attacker brutally beat up her son Mikey within an inch of his life? The main thing to remember about attackers of gay people is that they are severely sexually conflicted. They have an […]

October 13, 2013 | Posted in Letters | Tagged ,

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