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6A Daily News– Wednesday, October 10, 2012 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 18 short months, in the midst of a terrible economic downturn, countless community businesses, organizations, fami- lies and individuals have con- tributed an amazing $350,000 to the capital campaign and it our belief that with the continued support of the community we will meet our goal to "burn our mortgage" within the next cal- endar year. I am also pleased to report that the State Theatre is doing everything possible to offer quality programming to all seg- ments of the community. In 2011 the State Theatre hosted some 40 diverse events with more than 15,000 in attendance and thus far 2012 has seen increased activity at this grand old theater. On Friday Oct. 19, in cele- bration of our amazing success thus far, the State Theatre and event sponsors Rolling Hills Casino, PremierWest Bank, John Wheeler Logging and Growney Motors will be bring the fabulous Glenn Miller Orchestra to the historic State Theatre. The evening will fea- ture a silent and live auction fea- turing many wonderful items. This event of the year in programs. downtown Red Bluff should definitely be on every calendar in town. Tickets can be obtained at Wink Fashion & Salon, Sky River Music, www.statetheatr- eredbluff.com or by calling the State Theatre at 529-2787. On behalf of the entire 18 member State Theatre Board of Directors and the many volun- teers who serve as staff at our events, I say, thank you Red Bluff and Tehama County. You are simply the best. Bill Cornelius, Red Bluff Op Ed writer Richard Maz- zucchi clearly has not been fol- lowing the financial pages with his opinion that most are better off under the $7 trillion deficit spending program of President Obama. Responsibility Editor: The success of a president depends on how many fewer are on food stamps because they have jobs, how much lower is unemploy- ment, how much fed- eral spending is cut, how much poverty is reduced, how much federal and state employment is reduced, how much deficit is reduced, how much home prices have increased, how improved is the trade balance. I could name many more. The fact is since Obama's 2008 nomination and since the 2006 capture of the Senate by Democrats, our 1994 home has reduced in value 30 percent, our net worth has declined 12 per- cent, the interest on our lifetime savings that provides most of our retirement income has declined two-thirds under Obama. Hopefully the Socialist reign of Obama and the Democrat Senate will soon end, and our nation's recovery can begin. Joseph Neff, Corning It is amazing that after four years, the president refuses to take responsibility for his mis- management and continues to blame previous presidents for ObamaCare, unemployment, job losses, home sale losses, food stamps, wasted alternative energy spending and hundreds of other wasteful government vote for a robot Editor: Vote for a man with a brain, not for a robot without one. Yes, Jim Reed is a Democrat, Don't cast your but he has shown that he has a brain and can use it to make informed decisions. Everyone may not agree with his deci- sions, but they will be made based on his analysis of the needs of the north state. LaMalfa, as we know, will Your Turn never make a decision which conflicts with his pledge against increasing state of California revenue — even if the decision enhances the north state and is supported by north state busi- nesses. Why vote for a person who has made his decision before he is elected and will not use his brain to analyze the issues? Bob Wilkinson, Cottonwood The Congressional Research Service recently reported that 2,400 millionaires applied for and got government unemploy- ment checks in 2009. So the poor aren't the only ones look- ing for government handouts. Nor are renewable industries the only corporations seeking and receiving government sub- sidies. During the years 2002 to 2008 renewable energy sources received $29 billion in govern- ment subsidies. However in that same time period the fossil fuels industries got $72 billion. Mr. Nielsen is correct when he says lowering corporate tax rates and abolishing pesky regu- lations, which protect workers and consumers, would attract more jobs to our state. But are jobs our only goal? Black peo- ple had lots of jobs before the Civil War but not much more. Is that what we really want? Orval Strong, Gerber Millionaires Editor: 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. Cyber attacks to monitor investments? Commentary The White House is down- playing an alleged breach of its computer systems by state-spon- sored Chinese hackers. I caught up with a computer whiz I know — his online name is "Sleep with the Phishes" — to gain insight. Purcell: The U.S. government and private industry are facing increasing attacks by sophisticat- ed state-sponsored cyber adver- saries. What the heck is going on? interest in penetrating govern- ment and military systems to gather intelligence, learn about top secret strategies and tactics, and maybe even plan future cyber attacks. attacks? Purcell: What kind of cyber Sleep with the Phishes: Well, dude, emerging economies have always gotten ahead by stealing product designs and other useful information from successful companies in more advanced economies. In the old days, they had to use spies and bribe people. Now, thanks to cyberspace, all they have to do is penetrate glob- al computer networks. They have gotten very good at doing so. Purcell: But professional hackers who work for the Chi- nese government allegedly breached a White House comput- er system. Why attack the White House? know for sure. But in addition to attacking private companies to steal intellectual property, state- sponsored hackers have a vested Phishes: Well, dude, we don't Phishes: The U.S. military uses sophisticated tools and com- puter systems to wage war. Imag- ine if you were able to gain access to those tools and systems and shut them down in the mid- dle of an exercise -- or combat. This is why the U.S. military now views cyberspace as its new domain. They need to protect it just as they do land, sea, air and space. Purcell: So how did state- sponsored Chinese adversaries allegedly penetrate White House systems? Phishes: Yes, they allegedly tried to penetrate White House systems, but they are trying to penetrating multiple government systems. What they do is called "phishing." They send bogus emails to people. The emails have attachments or links that connect to malicious sites. Once the emails are opened, the attach- ments or links unleash "malware" that can run in the background undetected. It can capture a per- son's user name and password. Once an adversary has that information, he may be able to gain access to potentially sensitive information. Purcell: Did the adversaries make off with classified infor- mation from the White House? thin air and buying a significant percentage of U.S. debt. Purcell: We Phishes: No, dude, the malware was detected and shut down before any harm occurred. But personal- ly, I think the Chinese were up to something else! Purcell: Such as? Tom own more than $1 trillion in U.S. debt. I think they are trying to monitor the White House's real plans to address America's debt and deficit problem. Phishes: Look, the Chinese farfetched. Purcell good. You need not be an Ivy league econo- mist to see disaster ahead if the economy doesn't get turned around. All that funny money and debt can create massive inflation or, worse, a real col- lapse. That would make the $1 trillion in bonds the Chinese hold a bust. Purcell: So you think the Chi- nese are using sophisticated adversaries to keep an eye on their $1 trillion investment? Phishes: Considering how poorly America is responding to its problems, wouldn't you? printing money to buy our own debt? That doesn't sound so good. Phishes: It is not so would, but if my hunch is right, the Chinese could be on to some- thing. America is spending $1 trillion more every year than we are taking in. The Federal Reserve is printing money out of Purcell: That sounds a little Phishes: In a normal world, it 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. are