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Opinion 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. Letters are published at the discretion of the editor. 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In closing I would like to Monday of last week I took out express my appreciation to all of my friends and supporters and especially thank the 700 voters who cast ballots for me in the last election. I wish the residents of Corning the very best of luck in electing people who will honor their oaths of office, and who will act as hon- est guardians of the citizen's tax dollars. Dean Cofer, Corning Romney/Ryan Editor: Vice President Joe Biden, at it again. Romney and Ryan freeing regulations on the banks will put us all in chains like in the olden days. What a ridicu- lous statement even from this dimwit. Wasn't it the dems and the democratic congress that forced the banks to loan people money to purchase homes, without any proof of their being able to repay the loans? Dodd/Frank I believe the major players. They got their way and look what it did to this country. So many lost homes. Only a fraction of the people were able to modify Friday, August 17, 2012 – Daily News 5A loans, then fraud in the foreclo- sure process too. Many lost homes that shouldn't have. anyone paying attention as to what goes on. Isn't Good homes in Detroit, Cleveland, other cities were torn down because vacant homes brought the values down of the other homes in the area. These were not slum homes, they were decent homes. I can't believe this happens in this country. So many living on the street and we allow good homes to be destroyed because of some stupid plan that didn't work and no one is smart enough to fix and change it. We definitely have too many lawyers in office. Maybe we need a businessman, someone with experience. I'm also tired of hearing how Romney is so rich. This is America. You can be rich, look at Oprah. More trashing as usual from the ones not able to run a respectable campaign on their record. Your Turn This being an election year this president is doing all he can to make nice to as many as he can for only one reason. Votes. I sincerely hope he's that desperate. If Rom- ney/Ryan is elected, they will have their hands full cleaning up the mess Obama has done. I'm impressed with Ryan because he's a do-er. Not a talk- er, a do-er. We need someone who will work with congress, lead when needed, something we haven't had for the past four years. I truly believe Rom- ney/Ryan will be a hands-on team, they will do the job, unlike this president. They have my vote. Bernice Cressy, Cottonwood 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. Take me out to the ballgame Commentary Watching baseball on TV in the comfort of your living room can be frustrating if your team is losing big time requiring you to either fast forward to the end or switch to a re-run of Master- piece Theatre. However, if you are at the ballpark...and things are going badly for your guys and they are trailing 14 to zip with the game only half over, it can be equally frustrating. The late, great Herb Caen, of 3-dot journalism fame with the San Francisco Chronicle and the Examiner, would have taken the Giants' beating in stride and found a way to tell the story in a humorous way. He probably would have had access to the most lavish suites whose owners would be pleased to get men- tioned in the next day's paper. Alas, Herb died too young and did not have proper time to savor the ambiance of the fine new AT&T Park. you had to be there. Speaking of lavish suites, daughter Maralyn arranged access to one such Monday night at said park, in which we entertained a business client from Oregon, who had flown in at our invitation. One reason why the client was eager to attend was because of the most recent acquisition by the S.F. Giants, right fielder Hunter Pence. The client's uncle grew up with Hunter Pence's father. So uncle contacted his old pal and they arranged to meet in our suite. As an added attraction, Hunter's girlfriend was in atten- dance, and decorated the suite very nicely. badly, the group in the suite was in fine fettle and apparently enjoying the gourmet food and drink. One could have been home taking the brunt of the trouncing of the Giants, but the ambiance of the suite party took away the entire sting. Maybe Although the game was going And speaking of being there, I should mention that during a break in the middle of the 5th inning, the missus and I were driven around the playing field in the back seat of an open air conveyance from which Lou Seal, the Giant's mascot, was throwing out free T-shirts to eager fans. Apparently the buggy ride was in observance of our 61st wedding anniversary or so said the giant signboard tow- ering above the park. Prior to this excursion, I was kept in the dark until marched to the field, placed in the back seat and found myself too dumfounded to realize what the hell we were doing there. This was a bit over the top for this country boy. However, the missus was quick to acclimate, and waved regally to the crowd as did the Queen at the recent Olympics. Boy...what a night. *** An American Nuns group, the "Leadership Conference of Women Religious," rebuked by the Vatican for tolerating dis- sent, will be holding talks with the bishops appointed to over- haul the organization…but vow they will not "compromise their mission." This would seem to a bystander tantamount to revolu- tion. The fellows, high in the order, in religious raiment with conical headpieces, may be playing with fire. They should heed the saying, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." Per- haps the day will come when the U.S. has a woman president…and the Catholics have a female Pope. Now wouldn't that be a fine kettle of fish for a Friday… or any other day? A recent Police Log indicates theft and vandalism is on the rise...this perhaps being the *** result of a faltering economy. But last week's entry took a bizarre turn. Someone on Givens Road reported that mustard had been spread on their gazebo. Considering the alternative spreads and condiments available to mis- creants, this may not entice the Police Depart- ment to add patrols nor pro- mote a general uprising amongst gazebo owners, but it is certainly an act warranting greater vigilance. One who is fore- warned is fore gazebo armed. *** dasiabi managed 544 pounds. That is progress...but kids don't try this at home. *** Robert Minch I Say We saw no mention of the Olympic Weightlifting results during TV coverage. Whereas the winners of most track and field events were touted....espe- cially the women's, regarding the fastest of either sex, there was no mention of the strongest man and woman. And then to complicate things further, the weights are referred to as kilos rather than pounds. In my day, it was all in pounds and there were 3 lifts required. Today, the press has been eliminated and only the clean and jerk and snatch remain. In the past, American lifter John Davis was the first to total 1,000 pounds in the 3 lifts. Today the winner of the heavy- weight division, one B. Sal- imikordasiabi (not likely to become a household name) posted a total of 455 kilos or 1,003 pounds. This sounds equal to Davis' record, but not when you realize it consisted of only two lifts. Another way of look- ing at it is that Davis was the first to clean and jerk 400 pounds overhead. B. Salimikor- Last week's quiz asked for the duties of the 3rd base coach in baseball. No one gave the full answer , which is: He is responsible for signaling a man on sec- ond to run to third, or a man on third to run to home plate. However, ager to the batter. This week's quiz: A woman gave birth to two sons, who were born in the same hour of the same day of the same year, but they were not twins. How is this possible? *** the bases are empty, his main respon- sibility is to relay signals from the man- if A man goes into an ice cream parlor and asks what flavors are available. The girl behind the counter says, "Vanilla, Straw- berry and Chocolate." She wheezed as she spoke, patted her throat and seemed unable to continue. asked the man sympathetically. "No," the girl whispered, "Do you have laryngitis?," "Just Vanilla, Strawberry and Chocolate." Robert Minch is a lifelong resident of Red Bluff, former columnist for the Corning Daily Observer and Meat Industry magazine and author of the "The Knocking Pen." He can be reached at rminchandmurray@hotmail.co m.