Letters to the Editor
Submit your letter to the editor for publication. The letter must be less than 250 words. We limit publishing letters to local authors and one published letter every six weeks. Letters must be signed by an individual (not a group of people) and include your name, address and phone number for verification purposes. We will only publish your name and city. Email letter to opinion@bakersfield.com.
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Present all the facts
This is in response to the Nov. 3 article, "Pitch to tax oil production back again ... with a twist."
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Punditocracy needs to ease up on Barack's bow
Critics and pundits, for the most part representing the ever-vocal and civil discourse-challenged members of the hard right, are having a field day on the occasion of President Obama having bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito during his recent visit to Japan. Apparently, the "punditocracy" (thank you Stephanie Griffith, of the French news agency AFP) has come up with some sort of unofficial foreign relations protocol which they haven't had the courtesy of sharing with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, nor her boss, President Obama.
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Will teach for food
"I will teach for food." That is the title of a book I conceived of several years ago while I was working at a ranch picking up stool from horses and dogs.
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Learn to share path
This is in response to a previous letter writer ("It's called a bike path," Nov. 4), stating the only people who should be able to use the bike path are cyclists. The letter writer is self-centered.
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Firefighter joke
In light of the recent stories and letters about firefighter pay and benefits, I wish to share an old joke my father, a firefighter, told me many moons ago.
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Some Oildale updates
Congratulations to The Californian for all the coverage given to Oildale in the Eye Section of the Nov. 1 issue.
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Fight against proposed demolition facility in NW
I applaud the Kern County Board of Supervisors for listening and understanding the concerns of the residents opposed to the startup of a concrete and demolition waste material collection, recovery, and recycling facility in the northwest area of Bakersfield.
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Rude service happens
This is in response to Nov. 5 letter, "Bias in our midst." If an armed robber is successful in robbing a bank and is able to escape capture, should that person, once caught, be granted the right to keep the money and not be prosecuted for the crime? Of course not!
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Using furlough time
Being a bi-vocational pastor, I know the importance of time management in getting things done.
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Why conserve?
According to the Oct. 23 edition of The Bakersfield Californian, "PG&E hopes to rebalance rates."
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KHS boss's pay raise well-deserved
After reading The Californian's Nov. 13 article on Kern Health Systems CEO's pay raise ("What recession? Agency CEO gets fat raise), I thought good for her.
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Install solar panels
We need solar panels on all new government buildings and existing ones where possible. This would provide jobs, and pay back big.
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Competitive with what?
The article regarding Carol Sorrell, CEO of Kern Health Systems, is a great example of why the politicians of this state need to get the boot. There is zero accountability once the funds are earmarked.
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It's drivers not the road
I write in response to the Nov. 1 letter about Highway 46, "The road is the problem." The author was infuriated by the statement made by a highway patrolman, that the accident was a consequence of "inappropriate driving." I couldn't agree more. The "infuriating" statement was "dead-on." Blaming the road or the condition of the road for an accident makes about as much sense as blaming the Kern River for the many drownings that have occurred there over the years. The implications of nonsense thinking is to suggest that a river or, in this case, a road, has the capacity for intent. The drownings in the river and the accidents on the roads are examples of abject irresponsibility.
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Heaven help us
Has the whole world gone nuts? Honoring gays and gay rights. Can't cut the tails off of cows. How about dogs? Is this what politics and politicians are all about -- being stupid?
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Pay raise wrong
In reference to the $13,000 raise given to Carol Sorrell, CEO of Kern Health Systems, this is a tiny version of what is going on all over California. It is nothing new. Now we know why this state is a mess and failing financially.
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Apologize to Brown
Your apparent attack on Attorney General Jerry Brown's office ("Is California AG required to obey laws he enforces?", Nov. 6) is clearly inaccurate.
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Yell but stay home
The recent story concerning the drop in CNN's rating numbers brings up an interesting question. According to the Project for Excellence in Journalism (www.journalism.org), CNN is more fair and balanced than either MSNBC or Fox News.
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Global warming exists
Why people resist a unified effort to combat global warming by changing the way we conduct our daily business is a mystery to me. Innovations to combat warming and the greenhouse gases that cause it are part of the business model of the future, which is an economic positive.
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U.S. out of Israel
It should be obvious that Israel is not a democracy. It is a modern Jewish theocracy! Pure and simple, its leaders have pursued a policy of subtle deceit over that nation's entire history. Up to the time of Bibi Netanyahu, Prime Minister Menahem Begin was considered the most unscrupulous when dealing with the Palestinians. Presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Carter had reservations about Israel's ambitious designs for anything Palestinian. Since President Carter, the U.S. has tried numerous times to bring a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without success.
