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Iraq Dear Editor: I did a mental double-take when William Kristol equated the Iraq occupation with "keeping the wolves at bay" . Do the neocons still expect us to believe that Saddam was a threat to the ...
Barack Obama Dear Editor: I beg to differ with R. Cohn , whose platitudes about Barack Obama are typical of one who cannot see the forest for the trees.
Monkey business Dear Editor: How many times has Congress visited this "no immunity for telecom companies who illegally spied on Americans?" What is it about "no" they don't understand? The time wasted on ...
Palo Alto Chamber Dear Editor: I read with interest your article about Tommy Fehrenbach, the new Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce president.
Don't delay high-speed train decision
State legislators must take a few more important steps to put a proposed $9.95 billion bond measure for high-speed rail on the November ballot, which will finally determine whether voters have the will to back ...
Derail bid to fund BART at local project's expense
Regional transportation agency staff should rethink a recommendation to divert $91 million from a Dumbarton rail corridor project into the costly, questionable scheme to extend BART into the South Bay.
Gay marriage Dear Editor: This is in reply to Joseph Dierking's letter regarding the basis for claiming homosexual "marriage" as unnatural.
Turn off the TV, get a dose of reality
So many of us are regular viewers of TV shows such as "Law and Order," ABC TV's "20/20," and NBC's "Dateline." Here we watch sensational stories spun by scriptwriters or slices of crime reality.
Salt ponds Dear Editor: The Redwood City salt ponds, now owned by Cargill, have been in private hands and used for salt production by different owners for over a century.
As a member of the San Carlos School District board of trustees, I experienced a frustrating board meeting on Thursday.
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The sheriff must explain brothel visit
“A copy was given to me by the San Mateo County SOA (Sheriffs Office Association). SOL ...” — Larry Hefner