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Monday, Aug. 18, 2008

Letters to the Editor

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Lesser of two evils

Barack Obama leads in fund-raising, opinion polls and media coverage. His supporters are mostly educated boomers; Hillary Clinton’s backers without options; and (smile) the vast majority who would vote for Britney Spears, Paris Hilton or Cynthia McKinney before they forgive those who brought on the Iraq war, oil and food inflation, mortgage collapse, rising interest and layoffs.

John McCain is an aging war hero, a maverick repulsive to true conservatives (Rush?), garbling Straight Talk to media hacks. GOP ranks include core rightwingers eager for the profit potential of war with Iran under another fly-boy president; Bush loyalists hoping to stave off war crimes trials in 2009; and those who see appropriating images of Spears and Hilton as plain good political humor. The GOP is fleeing Bush/Cheney and responsibility but trumpeting success for the surge, tax rebates and bank bailouts.

Yet voters who sit this one out will be wrong. The nonpartisan thing to do is follow the campaigns, give some attention to minor parties (except the odious Ralph Nader), then hold your nose and vote for the lesser evil.

Lachlan MacDonald

Arroyo Grande

Opinion of fair wilts

For several years I have made the trip from Morro Bay to Paso Robles to enter flower arrangements in the Mid-State Fair. Imagine my dismay when I arrived at 7:30 a. m. to find total chaos in the building.

The whole center section of benches for displaying flowers had been removed. Gardeners were expected to place their specimen stems out in the main building rather than in the back room, which is equipped with sinks and work benches. Those of us finalizing floral designs had little or no room to work.

My fair theme entry, which was supposed to be 36 inches in all directions, was not given the allotted room which affected the display. Also, the arrangement was moved at least three times, never with enough space for the display. It has always been my understanding that once placed, floral arrangements were not moved.

The final insult came when I went back to pick up my containers, and the young woman in charge of the building spent the whole time I was looking for the containers on the cell phone.

If the fair board’s plan is to get rid of the floriculture exhibits, then I think they have reached their goal. There were considerably fewer entries this year, and I know I will not enter again.

Nancy Johnson

Morro Bay

A grateful shopper

On a recent Wednesday evening, while preparing to go out I laid my wallet on the trunk of my car while I went to get something. Got that something and drove off.

The next morning, the Cayucos Market called to say they had my wallet. Some wonderful caring person had found it and turned it in to them — intact!

So, to that wonderful, caring person I gratefully say, “Thank you!”

Karl Haeuser

Cayucos

More horsing around

I read recently that the Bureau of Land Management might be getting rid of as many as 3,000 mustangs. Well, send them up to Sacramento to sit in the Legislature.

The additional droppings would not be that incremental, and the horse sense could be invaluable.

David Tissue

Atascadero