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6A Daily News– Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Opinion Misinformation DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y 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 let- ters from its readers on timely topics of public interest. All let- ters must be signed and pro- vide the writer's home street address and home phone num- ber. 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 submit- ted will be considered for publi- cation. Letters will be edited. 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These toxins can leach into the water supply and contaminate soils if not properly handled. Properly disposing of batteries not only keeps the com- munity free of toxins, but also cap- tures metals for recycling. Tehama County is one of the Though the federal government few jurisdictions in California that provides free curbside alkaline battery collection through the orange-bag alkaline recycling pro- gram. Residents within the City of Red Bluff, the City of Tehama and the unincorporated portions of Tehama County can pick up orange battery bags at the follow- ing locations: In Red Bluff: True Value Hard- ware, GreenWaste of Tehama, Walmart, Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill, Radio Shack, Tehama County Environmental Health and Shasta Fasteners. In Los Molinos, Los Molinos Hard- ware and in Lake California, the Lake California Gate House. Simply fill the orange-bag with your used alkaline batteries, seal and then place the bag inside your curbside recycling cart or tub. Do not place rechargeable batteries in the bags. The Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill and Corning Dis- posal also accept alkaline and rechargeable batteries free of charge for residents that live with- in the city limits of Corning or do not have recycling service. As for rechargeable batteries, Assembly Bill 1125 requires retailers that sell rechargeable bat- teries (cell phones, laptops, cam- eras, power drills, etc.) to accept and recycle the batteries at no charge to the consumer. Small fees apply to businesses and government entities for alka- line batteries, and they must schedule a drop-off. For more information about the alkaline battery collection pro- gram or the proper disposal of other materials, visit www.tehamacountylandfill.com or call the Tehama County Sani- tary Landfill Agency at 528-1103. Brin Greer, Red Bluff coordinator for the Tehama Coun- ty Sanitary Landfill Agency. more than 1,000 Editor: The Tehama County TaxAide Sites at Red Bluff and Corning have closed for the season after a very successful two and one half months of operation. The 20-plus volunteers assisted over 1,000 res- idents to complete their Federal and State tax returns for free. Over $600,000 was returned to these individuals and families in the form of Tax Refunds, Earned Income Credits and Child Tax Credits. The TaxAide Program is a free Volunteers help Brin Greer is the recycling tax service administered nationally by the I.R.S. and A.A.R.P. and has been available in Tehama County for over 25 years. We appreciate the assistance and support of the following individuals and institu- tions: the Tehama County Depart- ment of Education for providing well equipped rooms for training the volunteer counselors for one week in January; the Rotary Club of Red Bluff for underwriting for the past four years the cost of the over 700 reminder post cards that go out to the previous year customers in late January; the Vets Hall for providing for the past 10 years the use one of their excellent rooms for two and one half months and specifically coordinat- ed by Bernie Buehler, Ray Mott and Debbie Lindberg; and, in Corning, for the Senior Center who, for the past ten years, has allowed the TaxAide service to use their facilities with appreciation to Linda Lima, director. News for many articles and reminders about this free service and encouraging computer savvy individuals to volunteer. Also, thanks goes to the Daily This free program is successful because of the dedication of the volunteer counselors who provide their time and skill in serving the residents of Tehama County. Everett McDonough, Red Bluff Ditto heads were offended by Jeremiah White's sermons about disgraceful acts committed by this nation. What brings more disgrace to a family, one who tells of a despicable act or one who com- Who needs facts Editor: mitted one? There is no honor in covering for a child molester nor should there be shame or disgrace in turning one in. Your Turn If Obama's personal docu- ments are forgeries, why don't interested parties do something besides gripe about it? And why haven't election boards taken a serious look at those accusations. Could it be there is no verifiable evidence to back them up? It is so easy to jump to conclu- sions and judge Sandra Fluke as a low life for speaking out for better access to contraceptives, especial- ly when you don't know one thing about her, or that her friend had a desperate medical need for it com- pletely unrelated to sex. Many have seen the incriminat- country ever devised we have lots to be mighty proud of. Contrarily some shameful events also occurred. To whol- ly concentrate on our worthwhile accomplish- ments while completely ignoring all our faults is a grave mistake. As citizens of this the greatest ing ACORN videos taken by con- servative activists like James O'Keefe but very few read the reports from four different Attor- neys General investigations that concluded ACORN had not engaged in criminal activities and their management of federal funds was appropriate. has faltered is the Federal Reserve crooks we put in charge of it. Ah, but who needs facts in order to make up minds theses days? Just keep in step with the most pervasive voices on the air- waves, especially the conservative ones. That really worked well with Nazi-Germany didn't it? Orval Strong, Gerber One good reason our economy Your officials STATE ASSEMBLYMAN — Jim Nielsen (R) State Capitol Bldg., Room 6031 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 319-2002; Fax (916) 319-2102 STATE SENATOR — Doug LaMalfa (R) State Capitol Bldg., Room 3070 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 651-4004; Fax (916) 445-7750 GOVERNOR — Jerry Brown, State Capitol Bldg., Sacramento, CA 95814; (916) 445-2841; Fax (916) 558-3160; E-mail: gover- nor@governor.ca.gov. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE — Wally Herger (R), 2595 Cean- othus Ave., Ste. 182, Chico, CA 95973; 893-8363. U.S.SENATORS — Dianne Feinstein (D), One Post Street, Suite 2450, San Francisco, CA 94104; (415) 393-0707. Fax (415) 393-0710. Barbara Boxer (D), 1700 Montgomery St., Suite 240, San Francisco, CA 94111; (510) 286-8537. Fax (202) 224- 0454. America's most desirable jobs Commentary "I'd be happy to have any job on the list, if you want to know the truth." that could support a family." "So true. My grandfather "Ah, yes, you speak of the CareerCast.com '2012 Jobs Rated Report,' which classifies the most and least desirable jobs in the U.S." "That's right. The worst job of 200 on the list, No. 200, is lumberjack. I'd be happy to swing an ax if they pay me." "But the report says lumber- jacks work on the hottest and coldest days of the year -- that their occupation is dangerous and their pay is low." "A modest earned income is better than none." "I feel your pain. The March jobs report was disappointing yet again. Unemployment fell to 8.2 percent from 8.3 percent, but only because discouraged workers left the labor force. Some argue the real unemploy- ment rate is in the mid- to high teens." "Yeah, that is why a 'good' job these days is almost any job that pays." It wasn't long ago in America when a 'good' job was any job "It's interesting you say that. was a coal miner, who consid- ered himself lucky. My dad poured molten steel in a mill. I was the first in my family to go to college. I dreamt of my dream job. I did OK, too, until the Great Recession." "So a 'good' job still is any job that will support your fami- ly?" the worst jobs. Dairy farmer is No. 199 on the list. They may work hard, but at least there is a demand for their product. Enlisted military personnel, No. 198 on the list, may face dan- ger, but the pay is steady and the grub is free -- have you seen the price of grub lately?" "Fair enough, but No. 197 on the list is oil rig worker. That is a hard, dirty job, and don't those rigs blow up now and then?" "Absolutely. I'd take any of and the overtime is better. I'd be happy to be a newspaper reporter (No. 196) or a waiter (No. 195) or a meter reader (No. 194). Reporters expose bad guys, waiters work with "Who cares? The pay is good good-looking waitresses, and if I were a meter reader, I'd instill fear in people and finally get some respect." "You really have given up on your dream job." no different than any- one else. The best jobs in the report don't look like dream jobs to me." "Maybe I have. I'm manager (No. 3)? All HR peo- ple do nowadays is make sure companies comply with a mil- lion federal regula- tions so they don't get sued." "According to the report, the worst jobs are characterized by working in bad weath- er, danger, low pay and poor hiring prospects, whereas the best jobs involve good pay, job security and working in cli- mate-controlled buildings." "Software engineer is the No. 1 job for the second year in a row. Who wants to be trapped in an office cubicle all day, pecking on a keyboard and dealing with IT geeks? "Fair enough." You get to do math all day for a boring insurance company? How about human resources "The No. 2 job is actuary? Tom Purcell "Dental hygienist is the No. 4 job in Amer- ica? Rooting around in the mouths of peo- ple with bad breath? How is that better than being a dairy farmer?" "But what about the No. 5 job -- finan- cial planner?" "Like Bernie Mad- "Perhaps." of dollars and lived the high life until he got caught? Now there's a dream job appropriate for the times in which we live." ——— off, who bilked thou- sands out of millions Tom Purcell, a humor columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, is nationally syndicated exclusively by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate. Visit Tom on the Web at www.TomPurcell.com or e- mail him at Purcell@caglecartoons.com.