Best news this week was a little item we ran Monday on the Espresso page, if you happen to subscribe to the paper. It was about Miley Cyrus, Courtney Love and other celebrities abandoning their Twitter accounts. And thus arrives the beginning of the end of the stupidest bit of technology to ever curse the …
Tag Archive: Schwarzenegger
Sep 28
State parks weren’t broke and didn’t need fixing
Just like I thought way back in May, Gov. Schwarzenegger’s grandiose plan to close many of our state parks has turned out to be a bunch of over-hyped, poorly thought-out hooey. As reported Saturday by Kathe Tanner, the governor backed off his plan after the obvious impracticality of it all finally conked him on the …
Jun 03
Ronnie looks like the Terminator, and it’s freaking me out a little
Maybe it’s just me, but the similarities between Arnold Schwarzenegger and the late Ronald Reagan are getting downright scary. First, they both came to fame on the silver screen and were Hollywood stars before entering the political galaxy. Then, they both ran for office and became governors. And they became governors of the same state. …
May 29
The state is dreaming if it thinks it can keep us off our beaches
The Most Ridiculous Claim of the Week comes from Nick Franco, superintendent of our State Parks district, in Kathe Tanner’s recent story regarding how possible closures of our beloved beaches might occur. Franco told Kathe that he doubted physical barriers would be erected but that signs might be posted to indicate closed areas. Then, people …
May 27
Hey, Gov, need to close a state park? Start with the Oceano Dunes
So now we’ve reached the point with the Oceano Dunes where even the selfless people who come to the rescue of others are dying. Such is the case of Christopher Meadows, the EMT who was killed in an ATV accident while rushing to the aid of an injured Dunes visitor. In his haste to reach …
