Letters to the Editor: On Paso Robles Water Rate Vote

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• Letters to the Editor 10/19

  Letters to the Editor 10/19

  Be alert for scams

  I received a telephone call from a young wo-man who was very distraught and claimed to be my granddaughter. She stated that she drove to Mexico, got intoxicated, was involved in an automobile accident and as a result was incarcerated in a Mexican jail. To get out of jail, she stated that she needed $2,225 wired to an attorney in Spain who just so happened to be in Mexico and very able to resolve her incarceration and automobile repairs.

  I recognized immediately that this was a scam. I told her to call me back in twenty minutes so I could arrange to wire her the money. I hung up and called the Sheriff’s Department and proposed a wiretap. The officer told me nothing could be done because of California law, and that the caller was most likely outside the United States.

• Letters to the Editor 10/3

  Letters to the Editor 10/3

  A pivotal role

  As a high school senior, I’ve had at least 20 different high school teachers during the past four years. Some teachers I’ve grown to love, and some teachers I’ve grown to loathe. However, I am absolutely certain of one thing: High school teachers are underappreciated.

  Someone who believes that teachers only work from seven in the morning to three in the afternoon needs to have his or her mind adjusted. Teachers have lessons to plan, papers to grade and students to baby-sit. Teachers aren’t paid overtime for all of the effort they put into the classroom outside of school.

• Letters to the Editor 2/1

  Letters to the Editor 2/1

  A vote of support

  Combative political days are ahead. Launching a city campaign so early reflects poor judgment of timing and issues, motivating my endorsement now of Andrew Carter for mayor of San Luis Obispo.

  Elected public service is a commitment requiring all you have to give ... and then some. Candidates respectful of the energy and spirit in the voters’ realm wait until June or July to generate political noise. Once a candidate has forced open that door, other serious candidates must commit.

• Letters to the Editor 12/30

  Letters to the Editor 12/30

  Tired and hackneyed

  As a reader of The Tribune news stories and headlines, I am proposing that, as a New Year’s resolution, you abstain from using the following:

  1. Kick the can down the road

• 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.