Letters: Groomed To Run; Newsom Makes A Move
Editor: In case you missed it, our governor just positioned himself as the spokesman for the democratic party it does not have. At the same time he positioned himself for a presidential run in 2024. Many might feign shock and surprise at this, pointing out that Gavin Newsom has been groomed for higher political office…
Letters: Did That Really Just Happen?
Dear Editor; Today I watched a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former National Security Advisor plead the 5th when asked if he supported the peaceful transfer of presidential power. For a second I thought I was watching an episode of Homeland. Sincerely, David Cooke/ Concord
Letters: Dangerous Liaisons
Editor: Just in case anyone missed it today: “Trump, his allies and his supporters are a clear and present danger to this country.” – Judge J. Michael Luttig Sincerely, Michael Rutherford/San Ramon
Letters: “A Word About Uvalde…”
Editor; I write fully aware the recent horror in a small Texas town is outside your coverage area but I will broaden my comments to hopefully make them relevant. Comments focusing on how the police response failed in Uvalde are off the mark IMHO because they distract from the real issues behind mass shootings: our…
Letters: We’re Trying To Conserve Water… Are You?
Editor; I’m hopeful my fellow Contra Costans are aware of the fact that we are rapidly approaching a critical water shortage and that if we do not succeed in this statewide water restrictions may be needed. We are showering less, running our dish and clothes washers less, flushing less frequently and hoping our neighbors are…
Letters: Rebalancing The Tilting Board
Editor; Lately, it seems life in this country resembles a game we played as kids, the one where we manipulated two controls in order to balance a tilting surface and keep steel balls – which in this example I’m going to suggest is us – from falling through holes drilled in the tipping board. Our…
Letter: Holding Onto Our Water
Editor; Our current drought emergency appears to be getting worse with this spring promising to be one of the warmest and driest on record with another destructive fire season ahead of us. We have been asked to conserve and I believe some of us are. But for every one of us showering less and sinking…
Letters: Cody Supports Murphy For Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder
Dear Reader(s), Representation and civic engagement do not start and end on Election Day and we need to 100 percent continually ensure all communities in Contra Costa County have the tools, resources, and energy to make our voices center in our own future. In Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda, this is especially important as Lamorinda is…
Texas – The Eyes Of The Country Are Upon YOU
Editor; I started this letter to you in a completely different direction but I am glad and relieved to see that prosecutors in Starr County Texas have DROPPED charges against a 26 year-old woman arrested and jailed after the hospital officials to who she reported for care turned her in to police. Under current Texas…
Letters: The Ongoing Fight For “Good Vs. Evil”
Editor: I write hoping to adequately express my deep concern over the recent revelation that the wife of a sitting supreme court justice is a raving Q-Anon member who ACTIVELY lobbied a White House Chief of Staff to overturn the lawful election of an American president. The context of the messaging between Ginni Thomas and…