Political Letters
Letter: McCain ‘hillbillies' headline wrong
Comments | RecommendI would like to thank the Appeal-Democrat for showing its true colors with the headline "McCain visits ‘white hillbillies'". You have confirmed what I have suspected for some time now. Thank you for showing us all how not to think....
Letter: Vote for change in Yuba County
Comments | RecommendAn election is coming up in June, and we have a chance to look at and select a supervisor for Yuba County....
Letter: Could Whiteaker be misleading voters?
Comments | RecommendThe article, “Supe Candidates Playing the Whole Field,” clearly represented how facts are being twisted to the advantage of whoever is speaking....
Letter: Clinton sends Obama running
Comments | RecommendHillary Clinton has challenged Barack Obama to a Lincoln-Douglas style debate, the kind without a moderator and involves a “give and take,” questions-and- answer, no-holds-barred session between the two participants....
Letter: Prop. 98 not good choice for renters
Comments | RecommendAs the vice president of the Coalition of Mobilehome Owners of California, I urge all voters who rent apartments, houses or reside in a mobile home park to vote NO on 98....
Letter: Republicans look for hot-button issue
Comments | RecommendGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is no fan of the latest anti-gay initiative; the real fans and promoters of this measure are Republicans and social conservatives....
Letter: Instant runoffs boost voter choice
Comments | RecommendIf instant runoff voting were allowed, I would have voted for the Democrats Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich (now withdrawn) and Republican Ron Paul. All three have strong records of protecting individual liberties. However, I typically vote for third-party...
Letter: Sowell perpetuating the political 'big lie'
Comments | RecommendI thought the Nazi propagandist Goebbels was the master of using the "big lie" to manipulate public opinion for supporting outrageous calumnies until I read Thomas Sowell’s article ("McCain’s experience fails to impress," Feb. 11). Stanford should be...
Letter: Freedom of choice targeted by GOP
Comments | RecommendIn the 35th year of Roe v. Wade, religious protesters are still harassing and stalking abortion providers, women and opponents of their self-serving crusade....
Letter: Nothing changes, whoever wins
Comments | RecommendRecently there were two letters printed in the paper from people who support Sen. Barack Obama for president. Both writers, as well as the candidates themselves, keep repeating the mantra of change....
