|
Letters to the Editor
|
Announcements |
The United States Constitution Was Signed on This Day 235 Years Ago |
Posted by: thepinetree on 09/17/2022 06:17 PM
|
Philadelphia, PA...In these crazy hyper-political times all of us could take a few minutes to reflect that the United States is unique among nations in that we are nothing more and nothing less than a shared belief in a collection of ideas. We are not Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, Irish or even English. We are Americans by choice! Our founders were a flawed, hypocritical, group of men and far from perfect. The documents they created however are as close to perfect as any founding documents for any country ever. From our Declaration of Independence onward our nation has symbolized freedom for not only ourselves but most of the globe.
|
Read More
| 39 Comments
|
|
Looking for Upward Economic Mobility? Make Friends at Church. ~ By Ted Gaines |
Posted by: thepinetree on 09/14/2022 09:49 PM
|
Roseville, CA...It's tough to survive in California if you're poor. Green-energy schemes drive our electricity rates 80-percent above the national average. Gas prices make every trip to the gas station gut-wrenching. The median home price is above $800,000 and our state sales and income taxes are the highest in the nation. It’s a state that leaves people shaking their heads in hopelessness and asking, “how will I ever get ahead?”
|
Read More
| 11 Comments
|
|
Reduce Waste & Save Our Landfill ~ Austen Thibault |
Posted by: thepinetree on 08/23/2022 11:44 AM
|
San Andreas, CA...We have about two years before our Calaveras County landfill reaches capacity. So now is the time to reduce waste! Here are three easy ways to reduce your landfill waste: 1) recycle, 2) compost, and 3) avoid trash in the first place.
|
Read More
| 5 Comments
|
|
Angels- Murphys Rotary Club Deputy of the Year Award |
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/13/2022 01:03 PM
|
San Andreas, CA...On June 2, 2022 the Angels-Murphys Rotary Club honored the outstanding achievements of several local law enforcement officers. The Sheriff’s Office is very appreciative of this annual event and opportunity to recognize the commitment and service of our deputies. This year, Calaveras County Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Brown received the Deputy of the Year award. Please join us in congratulating him on his achievement.
|
| 5 Comments
|
|
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa ~ John Hamilton |
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/16/2022 02:48 PM
|
Arnold, CA....Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa. The mistakes and miscues around last Thursday's Candidate Debate at Independence Hall were mine and mine alone. It was not GABA's and certainly not Martin Huberty's, Lisa Muetterties or their campaigns it was mine. Mine alone....Period.
|
Read More
| 71 Comments
|
|
Who Pays for the Woke? ~ Congressman Tom McClintock |
Posted by: thepinetree on 10/07/2021 11:59 PM
|
Washington, DC...During the Trump Administration, Republicans passed one of the biggest tax cuts in American history and the greatest regulatory relief ever. The result was the biggest economic expansion in our lifetimes. Before the lockdown left took a wrecking ball to our economy, Americans were prospering with the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years – the lowest poverty rate in 60 years – and the fastest wage growth in 40 years. For the first time in decades, the income gap was narrowing.
|
Read More
| 46 Comments
|
|
CA Homicide Up 31%: Legislative Democrats’ Solution: Reduce Penalties for Criminals Convicted of the Most Heinous Murder |
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/14/2021 04:14 PM
|
Sacramento, CA...Crime is spiking and what do Legislative Democrats want to do? Revisit a bill that reduces penalties for criminals convicted of the most heinous crimes. Days after Los Angeles experienced a bloody weekend and media is reporting the staggering uptick in crime, legislative Democrats are revisiting Senate Bill 300 (SB 300), legislation that would reduce the sentence for individuals convicted of the most serious and heinous murders. Not only would it allow a judge to reduce the penalty for the actual killer, preventing life in prison and the death penalty, but it also prohibits the prosecution and sentencing of individuals who aid the killer in their crimes even when they act with reckless indifference to human life.
|
Read More
| 24 Comments
|
|
Earmarks: A Monumentally Bad Idea By Congressman Tom McClintock |
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/30/2021 12:30 PM
|
Washington, DC...Ever since the Magna Carta, it has been a settled principle of good governance that the power that appropriates public funds should not be the same power that spends them. This principle is at the heart of our Constitution: the separation of powers. Simply speaking, it is mother’s rule writ large. Mother has one slice of pie and two hungry sons. How does she cut the pie so that both brothers are satisfied? One slices, and the other chooses. One brother cannot abuse his powers precisely because of the powers accorded the other.
|
Read More
| 0 Comments
|
|
The Inflation Tax By Congressman Tom McClintock |
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/03/2021 12:07 PM
|
Washington, DC...When the Democrats passed Mr. Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending spree in March, a lot of people got a lot of free money – thousands of dollars in many cases. But the bill is already coming due for that free money, and, as many of us warned, it turns out that free money is very expensive. Indeed, it turns out that the very same families most harmed by the lockdowns will be the most harmed by paying the bill for the lockdown relief. It comes to about $15,000 for an average family and the first installment is already reflected in the rising inflation sapping the purchasing power of working families.
|
Read More
| 1 Comments
|
|
Republican Chairman's Comments and Article |
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/02/2021 01:47 PM
|
Altaville, CA...Ed Langan, Chairman of the Calaveras Republicans Central Committee wants to share this article with the parents and grandparents of school-aged children in Calaveras County. The author Bob Unruh analytical view of the original article by James Dobson is very telling, as he views our educational failures and distractions that we should have challenged but have come to except. Today we must deal with Critical Race Theory the poisoning of our children minds by the education institutions. Parents once had from birth to around 13 years of age to establish the world view of their offspring - Today its down to birth to 5 years of age, pre-kindergarten! Ed-
|
| 0 Comments
|
|
|
|
|