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January 28, 2026

State propositions an easy call: Voters should ‘just say no’ to all

Our advice on the propositions appearing on the Feb. 5

Cedars and Opportunity

Our View: Careful planning and reasoned compromise are the keys

A dark side to the Schiavo case

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Letter: Public transit is a black hole

It is difficult for taxpayers to have a happy anything, Thanksgiving Day, or otherwise, when we are being forced to subsidize bankrupt boondoggle public sector transit with our gas taxes. Seniors like my 101-year-old Mom, who’s quarantined with Covid, cannot afford to pay for gas,...

Editorial: ‘Blessing Box’—compassion and controversy

There is a national phenomenon called Blessing Boxes that within the last year, fueled by social media, has exploded into hundreds of cities. The boxes take many shapes and sizes but most are two- to three-feet square, and offer canned goods for free. This...

Guest View: These bells don’t jingle

When we think of monuments unfit for our current era, we draw our minds to the Confederate statues. While controversial conversations surrounding these statues are not exclusive to the East Coast, California has been largely kept out of the picture. Yet, we have a...

Amazed at What Gets a Rise Out of Readers

Sometimes I am amazed at what gets a rise out of Dispatch readers. In recent weeks, huge scandalous incidents have been reported.

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