Bob Cuddy
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Bob Cuddy writes for The Tribune. Reach him at 805-781-7909 or bcuddy@thetribunenews.com .
Retiring Bob Cuddy reflects on 50-year career in final column for The Tribune
In John Steinbeck’s “Sweet Thursday,” a character approaching the end of things looks back and asks himself, “What have I contributed to the Great Ledger? What am I worth?”
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BOB CUDDY
Little to leer at in emails between Supervisor Gibson and his aide
Whatever you think of the morality of the situation and reactions have ranged from “don’t be such a prude” to “he should slink away in shame and take his hussy with him” there is a question of whether Supervisor Bruce Gibson acted inappropriately, ...
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BOB CUDDY
Agenda 21 conspiracy theorists voice their concerns with the county
The You-Can-Never-Be-Too-Vigilant crowd is stirring again, warning us about the sinister forces circling above the county in their black helicopters, just itching to swoop down and take away our freedoms.
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BOB CUDDY
SLO shelter issue is about people, not politics
It’s been pretty nippy these recent nights, and I’m wondering what the conversation is like among the homeless down at the creek. Maybe it goes something like this. Clem: You know, I wish Adam Hill would be more civil when he talks about Bill Thoma. Sometimes he’s downright...
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BOB CUDDY
Tilt-A-Whirl supervisors now are pro-growth
The environmental-leaning 3-2 majority that has controlled county land use and other matters for the past four years enters 2013 on the run, with one of them departing and the other two weakened politically by self-inflicted wounds.
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BOB CUDDY
Board honors Citizen Greening
The tall, thin man with the flowing white hair stepped to the podium and, in a crisp voice, spoke to the matter at hand.
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BOB CUDDY
What’s fit to print? You get to decide
The Tribune and other local media have taken a beating for going public with the story about county Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s affair with his legislative aide. Some have compared us to the scandal-sheet National Enquirer, while others have said that characterization is unfair to the Enquirer...
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BOB CUDDY
Older White Male rule has come to an end
Oh, dear, this is disconcerting: I appear to have become a member of a minority group. That’s right I am an Older White Male an OWM. And if the Nov. 6 election results are any indicator, we OWMs are no longer in charge.
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BOB CUDDY
A schoolyard bully for president?
For many years, I have railed against the never-ending state of American presidential politics and the damage it does to our form of government. But this year, I am rethinking that.
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BOB CUDDY
The Affordable Care Act: Healthier for it
A few weeks back, I excoriated the national press for reporting on health care as solely an economic and political issue. I chided them for failing to put a human face on it and talk about people who already are benefiting.


