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6A Daily News – Friday, October 25, 2013 Opinion Tea Party dead? 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. 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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 On the Web www.redbluffdailynews.com Fax Newsroom: 527-9251 Classified: 527-5774 Retail Adv.: 527-5774 Legal Adv.: 527-5774 Business Office: 527-3719 Address 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080, or P.O. Box 220 Red Bluff, CA 96080 Editor: Fred Boest thinks the tea party is dead. Possibly because they're not demonstrating, trashing public buildings, throwing trash, raping and exposing themselves on public grounds, telling lies about the liberals, etc. Well, the tea party is not dead. Another opinion letter in the other paper states "the Tea Party is for limited government, fiscal responsibility, adherence to the Constitution, and free markets." If Mr. Boest finds this wrong, he needs his head evaluated to check for a brain. As for the tea party being spoiled, he must be kidding. Our generation has worked all our lives, many had union jobs so they got the lion's share in retirement but the others paid into their social security system accounts which our government borrowed and spent without our permission. We're owed what we paid into. As for Obamacare, doesn't look too good does it? Nothing works which isn't a surprise. People's hours cut, plans cancelled, etc We'll just see how this goes. If any- one is planning on selling their house, don't hold your breath. The Tea Party is alive and well. The problem is with so much corruption in Congress, state, federal and local governments, deals made, etc., this is the problem. Bernice Cressy, Cottonwood Marijuana Editor: I am writing in regards to John Minton's opinion. I just read his long letter in the Daily News on marijuana. I do agree with him on one thing he said, if people are growing and selling considerable pot, and then they should be busted and not allowed to grow again. This is about role models that he mentioned, who some have liquor, illicit, or prescription drugs in the home. Does he think drunks and druggies are good role models? This is where most children start is at home. Readily available things are a temptation for anybody, especially youths. Our government is allowing tobacco, liquor and an overabundant supply of prescribed meds because it is legal and they are making lots of money from these sales. Our government is not only is a rub and the other you ingest; allowing this, but they are also all natural. Wow, I don't have a inadvertently selling computer but in my filth to our youth and Your long life I have never parents, of course for a heard of anyone overprofit. dosing or dying from Some, not all, parpot. Nor have I heard of ents are so busy making any violent rampages or the almighty dollar to keep up with Joneses syndrome, killing sprees with people who or they just don't have the inclina- were on pot only. It sounds like Minton would tion to put forth the effort to be a rather have our youths doing other good role model. Mr. Minton said there was no things that are legal if nothing evidence that marijuana helps else. If he has noticed, most arrests in the paper are for illicit people. I read an article about a young and controlled substances. Felony child who had many seizures a marijuana, yes please arrest these day. She was given a form of mar- people. I don't think our youths ijuana in a pill or capsule that con- should do anything until they are tained THC, one of the main old enough to try things, but then ingredients of pot. The child now again, that's reality. My opinion is parents should only has an occasional seizure. Before you make such a broad- take time to introduce God, Jesus minded statement maybe you and the Bible to their children. I wish I had when my children should do some research. Why does the word marijuana were very young. Our youth are scare him and others so much? I definitely worth it. Mr. Minch, it says in the Bible: can attest to the fact that pot does have pain relieving properties. It Judge not lest ye be judged. Your and my day is coming. I sure helps with my pain, naturally, by a plant that our God put will pray for you and also our here. I use what is called tincture youth. Betty Whalen, Red Bluff and grape seed oil with pot. One Turn Your officials STATE ASSEMBLYMAN — Dan Logue, 150 Amber Grove Drive, Ste. 154, Chico, CA 95928, 530-895-4217 STATE SENATOR — Jim Nielsen, 2635 Forest Ave., Ste. 110, Chico, CA 95928, (530) 879-7424, 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 The survivor H.H. "Hank" Reynolds went to his reward last week, and although there will be a more detailed obituary at a later date, it should be noted now that the tall, handsome, silver haired fellow was the last Chairman of the Pearl Harbor Survivor's Association for the State of California before the well known group disbanded in 2011 because of obvious declining membership. Hank was in the navy on the USS Detroit, one of the many ships involved in the infamous Japanese attack 72 years ago. After the war he returned to northern California where he worked as a truck driver for McColl's and other firms before retiring from Minch's Wholesale Meats. He is survived by his wife Ila, his beloved children and grandchildren. *** In a recent DN Police Report: "Someone reported a man walking on Lakeside Drive pushing a baby stroller with a baseball bat inside the stroller as he yelled obscenities at people in the neighborhood." There are two reasons for his conduct, as I see it. 1) He was dissatisfied with the results of the St. Louis Cardinal blowout of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League Championship. The baby stroller was a metaphor for the newly constituted Dodgers team, which suffered such a humiliating defeat in their post season run towards the World Series. Or 2) He was protesting the increase of births in 3rd world countries which is rapidly burdening our already crowded planet. In any case, I would hope he modulates if not curtails his obscenities. Used sparingly, I find them more effective than a constant barrage, which will not only frighten bystanders but the horses as well. *** The late Paul Muth was an astute stock broker/trader, and he told me years ago that the price of gold was often commensurate with the price of a custom made suit. Brooks Brothers just sent me a brochure stating I could have a custom suit for $1,298.00. An inquiry at the Gold Exchange reveals that as of this writing, the price of gold is $1,317.00. What do you make of that? And should I buy the suit or the gold? I can afford neither but it's the thought that counts. *** Mixed emotions department: Halloween is just around the corner and on that questionable tunnels and artifacts from an 1800-era Chinaday, little tots (and some not so little) accompa- town neighborhood that lies in the path of California's planned high-speed nied by their mothers, seldom rail network. An archaeologitheir fathers, will come cal report indicates crews though the office door trick or could find decades old artitreating with enormous sacks facts. The report however already full of teeth-decaying casts doubt on the existence candy. We will offer more of of tunnels, which it says are same but realize we are doing "questioned by scholars and no one a favor in doing so the general public alike." except the dentists who will However, it does not totally profit from the children's later rule them out." If they were to cavities. Tsk, tsk. ask me I can rule them out *** Robert without even going to Fresno. A cartoon panel in a local No tunnels, no Bigfoot, no paper depicts 6 penguins on Loch Ness Monster in my an ice flow. One has a boubook. quet of flowers to give to his *** wife on their 20th wedding Last week's quiz was first anniversary. After describing to a fellow penguin all of her virtues and the answered by early bird L. Lazar who knew household chores she endures in his behalf, he that "smiles" is the longest word in the Enghands the bouquet to the next penguin and says, lish language because it has a mile between "Happy Anniversary my lovely wife." She the first and last letter, that from a certain replies, "Wife? I'm not your wife!" He sighs word you can take the whole and still leave and concludes, "Penguins are so hard to tell some. The word is "wholesome." And a word apart." Therein lays a message for all married that starts with a T, ends with a T and is full of couples...but I'm not certain as to what that T, is "teapot." This week's quiz: Give at least 6 examples of message is. words that use the phrase "ough" that however *** The Rural Studio, an arm of Auburn Univer- all sound differently. Example: bough. *** sity's Architecture department, has designed Why grandfathers are different. A little girl and built a small house (600 to 800 sq. ft.), with some student help, for about $20,000. True, it is looked forward to having her grandfather take rather Spartan and lacks many amenities found her downtown for an ice cream cone. However, in conventional homes, but at 20 grand, a person when he had a cold, he asked his wife to take the can't be too critical. It is built on piers keeping girl for her treat. A few days later, when he was the base of the house dry, which also promotes well, he asked her how the trip with her grandair circulation, has a porch, the extended eaves mother went. She replied, "It was boring, keeps rainfall away from house with no need for Grandpa, not at all like when you took me gutters and has a maintenance free metal roof. downtown. With Grandma we didn't see a sinThis model home requires $13,000 or so for gle asshole, long haired hippy bastard, horse's materials and about $8,000 of labor. Of course ass, socialist left wing Obama lover, or sonothat's in Alabama. Our west coast costs would fabitch anywhere." be considerably higher. And yet, if you can Robert Minch is a lifelong resident of stand the Alabama climate and its political Red Bluff, former columnist for the Corning stance, it might be worth a trip to check it out. Daily Observer and Meat Industry *** There's no end to it. From an AP release: magazine and author of the "The Knocking "Backhoes began digging up a parking lot in Pen." He can be reached at downtown Fresno in search of underground rminchandmurray@hotmail.com. Minch I Say