Letters to the Editor 11/2

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• Letters to the Editor 1/8

  Letters to the Editor 1/8

  Resolve to improve

  In memory of my son, officer Rich May — a SLO High School graduate and Lompoc police officer who was killed on duty in East Palo Alto on Jan. 7, 2006 — I’ve been inspired to review some new year’s resolutions. You know which ones: lose weight, exercise more, eat better, drink less, etc.

  Start this new year off better than you did a year ago. It’s easy — volunteer to help others! It is time to look at a resolution that you can successfully keep and actually helps you and your neighbors. Step forward and provide assistance for a disadvantaged young person in your community. Find a local nonprofit organization that provides assistance to youth in need, and give them a little personal help.

• Letters to the Editor 12/12

  Letters to the Editor 12/12

  A uniform solution

  I read with delight the Nov. 3 letter from Ken Koenen that listed simple steps to fix schools that cost no money.

  The one that stuck out in my mind the most was that all students wear uniforms. If you have not driven by any of the schools, you should. The high schools are the worst. The way students are allowed to dress is outrageous and parents are most at fault for allowing their children to walk out the door dressed in that manner. Schools also are at fault for allowing students to enter school dressed the way they do.

• Letters to the Editor 1/23

  Letters to the Editor 1/23

  Home is a sanctuary

  A person’s home should be his or her sanctuary. I live in the peace and quiet of a Cambria neighborhood with the sounds of nature. When there is occasional loud music disturbing the peace, I can stand it because I am hoping it is temporary.

  If I had to listen to constant piano (or any loud musical instrument) from my neighbor or while in my yard, I would be less than thrilled and also upset. Thank goodness the SLO City Council revoked the piano lesson permit (“Council tunes out piano teacher,” Jan. 18). Thank goodness a person can be allowed to enjoy the home he or she chose.

• Letters to the Editor: On ‘Occupy’ Movement

  Letters to the Editor: On ‘Occupy’ Movement

  Guaranteed rights

  I am not formally a protester at the Occupy San Luis Obispo demonstration, but I was passing by this afternoon. What I witnessed dramatically opened my eyes to how far inattention to our government has allowed for a disparity in law and justice. I was there when law enforcement and county officials told the demonstrators that camping would no longer be allowed. Like a blinding flash, I could see what a pit our country has fallen into.

  Those county employees were doing the behest of the “landed gentry.” Have we forgotten the Declaration of Independence, that the government derives power from “the consent of the governed”? That the people have the right to alter these organizations when they fail to protect rights? And to that end, that the First Amendment to the Constitution specifies that no law shall be passed that prohibits freedom of speech or the right of people to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances?

• Lisa Solomon: A chief under fire | Tribune Special Report

  Lisa Solomon: A chief under fire | Tribune Special Report

  Accusations of sexual harassment and ticket quotas have placed a new spotlight on Paso Robles’ police chief, who has weathered some high-profile problems in the past but has also made significant gains in reducing crime and maintaining response times in the face of reduced budgets and cuts to the number of sworn officers on patrol.