Placerville EDITOR: For years El Dorado County has had a policy of housing a large number of its mentally ill patients in board and care facilities in Sacramento County. These facilities are located in or near less desirable urban neighborhoods and also in the rural Galt area. It is really warehousing because the clients are [...]

Placerville EDITOR: In the name of safety or revenue? The relatively new law of our state seems to be all the rage and it will only get worse. As millions of us use our vehicles to travel to work, school or in the course of work there have been (gasp) people using their cell phones [...]

Placerville EDITOR: Congressman Tom McClintock, a Republican who represents our district, was upset because Òthe Treasury Department has spent $182 million in his district to save or create all of 168 jobs. ThatÕs $1.1 million per job.Ó I was shocked to hear that only 168 jobs were created out of $182 million. El Dorado County [...]

Cameron Park EDITOR: ItÕs embarrassing to see so much attention given to the abuse of power and excessive spending by elected officials. HavenÕt we, as taxpayers, become used to this by now? How dare we question the discretionary use of our money. Accountability is no longer applicable for the government, that only applies to the [...]

Placerville EDITOR Poor Mr. Don Vanderkar (12-23) his message is: ÒI will work to reduce my carbon footprint.Ó Science has not ever evidenced carbon as a Òfootprint.Ó Look, truth is stranger than fiction, yet, you are holding on to a fictional superstition. Build with dictionary definitions, not contrived political baloney. Carbon is not insidious! Carbon [...]

Oregonians used to complain about Californians moving to Oregon and bringing California home prices with them. TheyÕre not complaining now as home prices in Oregon have tanked and California buyers are scarce. Now the rest of the country can complain about Oregonians. Why? Because they elected an absolute screwball to Congress. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., [...]

The first reaction on news shows to the Nigerian failed bomber suspect came from Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano, who said the system works, apparently because passengers tackled the flaming bomber. Someone in the Obama administration must have had more sense than that, because Napolitano later announced it was a serious breach of security that [...]