Opinion

SLO Mayor responds to controversy around Cal Poly hosting Milo Yiannopoulos

Encourages community to not protest, instead, host potlucks –The San Luis Obispo Mayor, Heidi Harmon, is inviting the community to “build a bigger table, not […]Full Article

Ecstatic dance participant responds to criticism

Letter: Attend Earth Day Fair and Music Festival April 21

To the editor, I’m writing to encourage North County residents to attend the Earth Day Fair and Music Festival April 21st at Laguna Lake Park […]Full Article

Letter: The Wall that Heals brought comfort and closure

To the editor, When I was a boy, I received a POW/MIA bracelet for Captain Stephen Hanson. In 1967, he was on an extraction mission […]Full Article

Letter: Andrew Holland’s family is blaming the wrong people

To the editor, –The death of any person is tragic, especially when the person dies young. So I can understand the despair of Mr. Hollands […]Full Article

SLO County Democrats unanimous: Sheriff Ian Parkinson must resign

Submitted by the SLO County Democratic Party –The San Luis Obispo County Democratic Central Committee has called on Sheriff Ian Parkinson to resign due to […]Full Article

Letter: District Attorney’s efforts to help local veterans appreciated

To the editor, –Over the past several years residents of the Central Coast have been aware of District Atty. Dan Dow’s many very positive accomplishments […]Full Article

Letter: League of Women Voters celebrates Women’s History Month

To the editor, March is Women’s History Month. Every year we honor the women who fought for the right to vote and for equality under […]Full Article

Letter: Why not make the Paso Robles Aquatics Complex enclosed?

To the editor, –With the Paso Robles School District facing a $4.8 Million deficit in 2018, I am surprised that the District is moving ahead […]Full Article

Column: What we allow is what will continue

Does no still maybe mean yes at ecstatic dance group? –I received quite the response from my post last week, “Column: Is ecstatic dance group knowingly […]Full Article

Letter: Ecstatic dance participant responds to criticism

I was surprised to see an article that appeared in this publication that mentioned a scene of sexual predation run amok here in our own […]Full Article