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Say it ain’t so, Joel!
And he did it without using the words ‘Charlie’ or ‘Sheen’
It’s sad that our elected officials on the San Rafael City Council, who we trusted and put
Polito was at the very top of his form this week [“That TV Guy,” Sept. 2]. Delightful! David Schonbrunn,Sausalito
The letter to the editor hits the fan... Folks who are getting the free sh-t, don’t like the folks who are paying for the free sh-t, because the folks who are paying for the free sh-t can no longer afford to pay for both the free sh-t and their own sh-t. And the folks who are paying for the free sh-t want the free sh-it to stop. And the folks who are getting the free sh-t, want even more free sh-t on top of the free sh-t they are already getting! Now... The people who are forcing the people who pay for the free sh-t, have told the people who are receiving the free sh-t, that the people who are paying for the free sh-t, are being mean, prejudiced, and racist. So... the people who are getting the free sh-t, have been convinced they need to hate the people who are paying for the free sh-t, by the people who are forcing some people to pay for their free sh-t, and giving them the free sh-t in the first place. We have let the free sh-t giving go on for so long that there are now more people getting free sh-t than paying for the free sh-t. Jerome J.Ghigliotti,Jr.,candidate for Novato City Council
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Some in the tree-lined Gerstle Park neighborhood would prefer to remain on permanent seventh inning stretch.
show that the city should walk away from the entire mess. And a mess it is, for if this passes and later turns out to be a failure (which I think there is a strong chance it may) I’d hate to say, I TOLD YOU SO! Joel Schwartz,San Rafael
into office to run our city government, are making a bad decision regarding Albert Park and a developer named Centerfield Partners, that are not in the best interest of so many of us who live so close to the field in Gerstle Park [“Baseball Group Offers to Umpire Self,” Aug. 19]. They are entering into a business deal that they are not qualified to do. Yet proceeding with it anyhow. There is something that is really fishy with the deal that’s driving the city to continue with this endeavor, knowing full well that it is flawed and so many are against it. Yet they continue. They are refusing to initiate an EIR which, once and for all, would
Let’s acquire land like in the olden days—just take it!
A few beneficiaries of the U.S. eminent domain policies from an earlier rail project.
Heroes of Marin
We’re looking for a few good men and women... by G ina Channe ll -Alle n
The proverbial unsung hero: We all know one or two. These are the individuals or groups who keep doing what they do to make our community and lives better, but very rarely get the recognition they so richly deserve. We are happy to announce that the Pacific Sun will recognize the true, yet often anonymous, Heroes of Marin this holiday season through a series of feature articles honoring eight individuals or groups for their positive influence on Marin and the lives of its residents. We will feature two Heroes each week beginning Nov. 25 and concluding Dec. 16. We want to recognize those individuals, groups or organizations that stand out because of their actions, integrity or honor, whether that hero is a firefighter who rescues a child from a burning house, the girl who is courageously battling leukemia, the business that allows its employees to mentor teens for an hour a week or the neighborhood group that cleans up the creek. Awards will be given in the following categories: Arts and Culture, Community Spirit, Courage, Environmental Stewardship, Innovation, Rising Star and Role Model. The Pacific Sun’s Lifetime Achievement award will recognize an individual or group for contributions, leadership, enthusiasm and tireless efforts on behalf of his or her community, county and neighbors. We are calling for nominations. If you know a person, organization or group deserving of recognition, visit the Heroes of Marin page, www.PacificSun.com/heroes/, for the form. Nominations should be emailed to gallen@pacificsun.com or faxed to 415/485-6266 by 5pm Oct. 7. We are also looking for sponsors for the individual awards. Any individual or group can sponsor. Information is on the Heroes of Marin page, under the link to the nomination form. We hope you find this opportunity to recognize the unsung Heroes of Marin as exciting as we do!
After reading Steve McNamara’s Marin 10 article about Ms. Kathrin Sears [“Marin’s Primordial Supe,” Aug. 26], I was shaking my head and wondering what ever happened to the spirit of our forefathers of thinking Logical. McNamara wrote that Ms. Sears was “disappointed that the current [Smart Train] route is from downtown Santa Rosa to downtown San Rafael, not the Larkspur ferry terminal”? Since the construction blueprint of the Golden Gate Bridge clearly shows a railway passenger vehicle under its deck, will someone please explain why prison inmates are not digging tunnels for tracks straight to the darn bridge and a subway to downtown San Francisco? Who is going to be motivated to: #1. Drive their car to a train station; #2. Board and ride a train to Larkspur; #3. Ride a Ferry to S.F.; #4. Then board a bus to get work? Please help me understand why we just can’t seem to get anything done like our earlier generations have done? Why we waste millions of dollars studying an issue to death and accomplish nothing? I remember a phrase used in the 1950s, when a cross-town freeway was constructed where I grew up, called eminent domain. It called for the government to pay fair market value for a citizen’s home or property so transportation improvements for all people could be accomplished. What are we waiting for? Lets do this... Let’s roll.
John R.Pavia,Novato
The work sounds great, but the pay is awful! On the matter of Frank Souza and Edward Schaefer [“Plea Deal Crumbles Over ‘Restitution,’” Sept. 2]. Once again we are witness to our hard-earned tax dollars going to irresponsible idiots who just don’t seem to get it. One lifer kills another lifer in front of dozens of witnesses (the lawyers call him an alleged killer) and they want to spend one or two million dollars of our tax dollars to see whether or not he is guilty. When they are done wasting our money, he will be in exactly the same boat that he is in now. How stupid can they be? Doesn’t anybody have any common sense anymore? Where do these people come from? While we are at it, the article by Ronnie Cohen states that more than $300 million is spent to execute one man. Was this a misprint? Our schools are in desperate need of money and the state is ready to pay $300 million to execute one man. What is wrong with this picture? I will tell you what: I will do it for $5. I will get the key, go to his cell, let him out, walk him down the hall, lay him on the bed, give him some grossly overpriced chemicals, wait a few minutes, take him out and incinerate him. Just like most everybody else. How do you come up with $300 million? Bring back the death penalty. Get rid of the lawyers sponging off the system. Elect someone to office with common sense. I don’t mean to single out Mr. Souza. He should be given an extra scoop of ice cream. Guys like Richard Davis would be more suitable. MikeWaddell,Lagunitas
Who needs a gov, when Lagunitas Mike will do the whole country for $250? I think I have the solution to the death penalty debate: Make it legal in all 50 states, but make it mandatory that the governor be present and be the one to throw the switch, administer the injection, release the trap door or pull the trigger. Kimberly Clark,Greenbrae
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