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6A Daily News ��� Thursday, February 14, 2013 Opinion DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Greg Stevens, Publisher gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com Chip Thompson, Editor editor@redbluffdailynews.com Editorial policy The Daily News opinion is expressed in the editorial. The opinions expressed in columns, letters and cartoons are those of the authors and artists. Letter policy The Daily News welcomes letters from its readers on timely topics of public interest. All letters must be signed and provide the writer���s home street address and home phone number. Anonymous letters, open letters to others, pen names and petition-style letters will not be allowed. Letters should be typed and cannot exceed two double-spaced pages or 500 words. When several letters address the same issue, a cross section of those submitted will be considered for publication. Letters will be edited. Letters are published at the discretion of the editor. Mission Statement We believe that a strong community newspaper is essential to a strong community, creating citizens who are better informed and more involved. The Daily News will be the indispensible guide to life and living in Tehama County. We will be the premier provider of local news, information and advertising through our daily newspaper, online edition and other print and Internet vehicles. The Daily News will reflect and support the unique identities of Tehama County and its cities; record the history of its communities and their people and make a positive difference in the quality of life for the residents and businesses of Tehama County. Thanks for all the goods Editor: On behalf of Ron Spliethof and the Red Bluff National Guard Unit that just has returned from a years deployment in Afghanistan, we would like to thank all those who volunteered goods to Ron and his unit through Dianne (Dianne's Beauty Shop) and Pam of Mineral for shipping them over. Things from home that are hard to get while serving overseas. Seeing this spirit of support means a lot to those serving in a strange and foreign country. It sure meant a lot to me while serving in France a few years in the 1950s, Jim Spliethof, Red Bluff Condescending attitude Editor: While Mr. Merhoff may have been born of hard times and worked hard, long hours to get where he is today and even served his country, it���s his condescending attitude that is the perch on which he sits. He looks down his nose at the Tea Party members supporting our constitutional rights by rallying in support of the Second Amendment. In doing so, he compared the ���Don���t Tread on Me��� flag to the Southern Confederacy during our Civil War. Even to the casual observer, that would imply racism of which the Tea Party is often falsely accused. Then to show off his higher education he uses high-toned phrases and a lot of four-bit words to impress his peers and other like-minded people. My family also endured the hard times and struggled through the crash of 1929. I was born in the mid-thirties so my older siblings endured more than I did. Where I lived, there were no wheat fields or Standard stations, but my first job, at 14, was cutting wood and splitting lagging for the 16 to 1 Mine in Editor The main argument against our government focusing more on social programs is that, ���it is wrong to take from some in order to give it to someone else.��� That is true, however our government has and does take more from the poor to give to the rich than the other way around and it always has. Back in 1902 Pennsylvania coal miners ��� upset for not getting a pay raise in 20 years and having to produce 2,600 to 3,190 pounds of coal for a credit of one ton while the owners sold it at 2,240 pounds per ton ��� went on strike. So how did our government handle it? They sent in the National Guard to squash it. You might say that was ancient history. Yes, but Philip S. Foner plainly shows in his works on the history of our labor movement, there was not one instance where the government sided with the workers. Who got the multiple billions in bailout money? It was given to the crooks that caused the financial crises in the first place. Would it had been better spent if divided up among everyone who wasn���t a Turn Biden���s foot in mouth disease Animal shelters and abortion STATE ASSEMBLYMAN ��� Dan Logue, 1550 Humboldt Road, Ste. 4, Chico, CA 95928, 530-895-4217 STATE SENATOR ��� Jim Nielsen, 280 Hemsted Dr., Ste. 110, Redding, CA 96002, 530223-6300, Fax: 530-223-6737, senator.nielsen@senate.ca.gov GOVERNOR ��� Jerry Brown, State Capitol Bldg., Sacramento, CA 95814; (916) 445-2841; Fax (916) 5583160; E-mail: governor@governor.ca.gov. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ��� Doug LaMalfa 506 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, 202-2253076. U.S. SENATORS ��� Dianne Feinstein (D), One Post Street, Suite 2450, San Francisco, CA 94104; (415) 393-0707. Fax (415) 3930710. Barbara Boxer (D), 1700 Montgomery St., Suite 240, San Francisco, CA 94111; (510) 286-8537. Fax (202) 224-0454. Commentary On the Web www.redbluffdailynews.com Address 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080, or P.O. Box 220 Red Bluff, CA 96080 Rich get richer multi millionaire? We���ll never money, many will lose their know. homes, etc. A domino-effect. If our government can see Here we go again, liberals. fit to set a minimum wage, I just saw a clip on Facewhat is wrong with going the book of the actor Jeff Daniels other way and setting a maxi- telling it like it is ��� as the mum one? Why is it so right star of the HBO series The for CEOs to earn a 100 or Newsroom. In a nutshell, he's more times the average work- saying this isn't the greatest er���s salary? country in the world. He's Congress has to prioritize, right. It used to be but what���s given to corporations it's been changing for the in the way of subsiworse. It never will dized hand outs autocome back, thanks to Your matically becomes the liberal policies unavailable for disin Congress. abled veterans, We've allowed Social Security people to stay in recipients, schools or office for years, let hospitals. them take far more than our Thanks mainly to govern- Constitution allows, it's no ment policies the rich get wonder we're where we are richer and the poor poorer. now. This didn't start with For humanity���s sake shouldn���t Obama, it's been going on for we try and reverse this a bit? decades. When Congress No, I guess not, that would be members were found out to socialism, which ignorant have a form of insider knowlpeople today equate to despo- edge so they could invest first tism. before the rest of us, Nancy Orval Strong, Gerber Pelosi was taking heat for it and in exasperation, she said finally, "well, we did it." Biden foot-in-mouth disease. Nothing new in Congress. Lastly, why are the RepubEditor: licans so against tea party Last Sunday Chris Math- people? Conservatives, modews in his interview with erates, etc. should stick Nancy Pelosi discussed our together for the good of our debt problem. I've seen clips country. Even a moderate is of what Nancy had to say better than a liberal. Maybe about our finances. She said, when North Korea kicks our "we don't have a spending butt they'll all wake up. problem, we have a budget Bernice Cressy, Cottonwood problem." Yet, thanks to Harry Reid, the liberals won't even discuss any compromise on a budget. It's their way or no way, period. This administration hasn't Editor: had a budget since Obama Most taxpayers are neither was elected. They don't want dog nor cat owners. Funding for a budget. No restraints on shelters should totally come their spending policies. All from pet license fees, and pet day today on the news, talk of adoption fees, and not from taxObamacare, companies limit- payers. ing employee hours to 29 to It is interesting that America escape having to pay for Oba- has terminated the lives of 55 macare. Not enough doctors million babies through abortion, to treat all the new patients, since Roe vs Wade, yet we are on and on. When these peo- taxed to maintain the lives of ple's hours are cut, and they're unwanted and abandoned pets. forced to buy "The Affordable Something is very wrong with Health Care" policy, or pay our society. the penalty, they'll have less Joseph Neff, Corning Your officials How to reach us Main office: 527-2151 Classified: 527-2151 Circulation: 527-2151 News tips: 527-2153 Sports: 527-2153 Obituaries: 527-2151 Photo: 527-2153 Fax Newsroom: 527-9251 Classified: 527-5774 Retail Adv.: 527-5774 Legal Adv.: 527-5774 Business Office: 527-3719 Allegheny. I continued cutting wood and also cut ferns for a man that delivered them to various Bay Area florists. The summer of 1952, I turned 16 and I, with my dad���s help, fell, limbed, peeled and skidded logs to a landing to be used for piling. The summer of 1953, I worked on a trout farm and then finished the year on a forest fire. I volunteered and joined the Navy in early 1954. When I got out of the service I enrolled at Shasta College on the G.I. Bill. I worked in the peach harvest and Forward Brothers Saw Mill in the summer and cut wood, gathered black walnuts and any other odd job I could find during the school year. Les Wolfe, Red Bluff For all the times It���s Valentine���s Day and I���m using everything at my disposal to flatter my sweetheart. That includes this week���s column... For all the times I said I���d do it tomorrow to all the times you did something for me that day. For all the times I wanted to do nothing to all the times you dragged me out to have some fun. For all the times I damaged your clothes because I failed to understand washing machine settings to all the times you put my laundry away inside actual drawers. For all the times I woke up cranky to all the times you kissed me good night. For all the times I hogged the remote control to all the times you DVR���d something just for me. For all the times I grunted to get your attention to all the times you called me hunny. For all the times I said ���you cook I���ll do the dishes��� to all the times you had to rewash those dishes. For all the times I brought home critters to all the times you let them outside while I remained sleeping. For all the times I complained about bills to all the times you secretly saved money away. For all the times I got annoying songs stuck in your head to all the times you sang with a smile. For all the times I told you to hurry up and get ready to all the times you looked amazing. For all the times I forgot to brush to all the times you reminded me and told me to floss. So for all those times I���ve forgotten to all the times I���ll remember to say, I love you. Happy Valentine���s Day. Rich Greene Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, Ext. 109 or by email at rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com.