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Climate lobby group

Sunday’s front page article, “Gas concentration hits alarming level,” reporting that carbon dioxide levels have now climbed to 400 parts per million, is both expected and frightening. Human civilization is facing the largest man-made environmental disaster ever, yet we are not doing enough to reduce...

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    No easy decision

    Thank you to an amazing woman! Angelina Jolie not only had the courage to do a double mastectomy, but is also sharing it with the world in support of breast cancer awareness.

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    Where’s the news?

    I’m writing about the May 15 article on Ed and Lydia Heinbockel written by Michael Doyle.

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    GMO impacts

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added food and skin allergies in children to the seemingly ever-growing list of diseases that have seen significant increases in the past two decades. Heading that list are: childhood diabetes, disproportionate obesity problems, autism, asthma...

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    Real water issues

    Regarding the recent Board of Supervisors meeting on the Paso Robles groundwater basin: It seemed to me that much of the discussion was focused on avoiding adjudication, aka lawsuits. This was at the expense of doing anything meaningful to elevate the real and present water resource problem.

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    Another word

    Following Terry Heller’s “great” and George Lewis” “unbelievable,” comes “amazing” from me. To all you great people out there, I find it unbelievable that you can’t pick up your amazing thesaurus.

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    Another run?

    Having learned of John Spatafore’s decision to withdraw from the San Luis Obispo City Council race, I would like to express the hope that he will consider running again sometime in the future. John would bring a wealth of experience and a thoughtful, collaborative approach to decision-making...

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    ‘Chained CPI’ would cut benefits

    Since President Barack Obama released his budget last month, I’ve heard from constituents throughout the Central Coast with comments and concerns, especially about one specific provision: the president’s inclusion of the Republican proposal to change how Social Security cost of living...

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    Heightened concern

    I attended the forum on “fracking” on May 6, where I learned that California has very different geology — that our oil is much thicker and deeper and may require the injection of more toxic diluents to pump it to the surface. What happens to the extracted toxins? Apparently, ...

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    Conservation first

    I was flabbergasted and disappointed to review the May 8 article “Water district gets support” and see no emphasis on conservation (practically no mention, either). Supervisors adopt seven recommendations, and not one bullet point on conservation?

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    A new exhibit

    The History Center of San Luis Obispo County opened a new exhibit in the Carnegie Library Museum on May 3.

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