‘Old fashioned’ no excuse for bigotry
Zonia Dedloff of Starbuck asks for a pass on her bigotry because she’s “old fashioned.” Reminds me of the same people who called themselves “old fashioned” when they stood up for racism and inequality and protested interracial marriage and integration only a few decades ago.
Connect the people to Walla Walla City Council digitally
Without benefit of the engineers’ logical explanation of changing Rose Street to two primary lanes with a turn lane in the middle, my preconceived, uninformed response was to leave it four lanes.
Time for Union-Bulletin to grow up
What in the world does the Union Bulletin have against Sheriff John Turner?
Second Amendment essential for freedom
Many years ago I recall a Pomeroy Alumni banquet speaker from Sweden saying, “The United States will never be defeated because every guy who is a guy has a gun.”
An nontraditional approach to fighting terror
Alas, the scumbag terrorists assault us continually, and we refuse to consider honestly any means of combating their atrocities.
Bye, bye bicycle path
I didn’t even have the time to rejoice for the news of a bicycle path connecting College Place to Walla Walla, when I heard a petition from a few against it has already changed the mind of the Walla Walla City Council.
Gun violence is down, not up
Major news networks carry news of gun violence/shootings nearly every day, often combined with the news of record gun sales!
Wind towers big issue in Umatilla County
To the voters in Umatilla County pertaining to the county commissioner position.
Hope climate change deniers are right
Recently scientists for the first time recorded a CO2 level of 400 parts per million at Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii. The last time the level was this high was millions of years before modern humans existed.
School Board member served with integrity
In late 2012, I relinquished my position as an elected official serving as a director for the Walla Walla School District Board of Education.
City Council lack courage of convictions?
Regarding the U-B editorial on May 10 (“Rescinding Rose Street vote ...).
Rose Street decision should be about ‘community’
The City Council reversed its decision to redesign the striping of Rose Street based on a “huge public outcry,” according to the Union-Bulletin. Are City Council decisions made according to who cries out the loudest and gets signatures on a petition? Is it an “us vs. them” thing, or are we a community?
Weather is great, celebrate National Bike Month
May is National Bike Month!
Thoughts on recent events
I’ll begin with Robert Day’s letter on May 3. He’s correct. The NRA gets its power from the American people.
Learning about guns in America
What I recently learned:
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