An Open Letter to Our Readers
When I first began my tenure as editor of these newspapers on the first day of 2008, we set forth a number of goals for our newspapers. Some of these are still works in progress, and some of these have been great successes. A shining example of the latter would have to be our efforts [...]
Sierra Madre Election Letters
RE: Sierra Madre Election: Fodder for Bloggers – And MacGillivray Slams Gavel down on Mosca To the Editor: Re: Sierra Madre Mayor uses Position to Abet Political Attacks on Fellow Councilmember/Candidate for Reelection I have read the accounts in both local papers of the most recent Sierra Madre Council Meeting and I am appalled. I [...]
Homophobia and Everything Else Sends Blogmeister Three Seats to the Wind
The Wacky World of Sierra Madre Politics By Terry Miller Ah, it’s springtime, that time of the year when everyone is talking about new growth and yes, those dreaded elections rearing their hanging chads in cities near and far. Indeed, this is that special time when all the uncompromising extremists crawl out from under their [...]
A Surefire Way to Boost Farm Exports: Sell to Cuba
Illustration by Thom Gastelum U.S. farm income will drop 38 percent this year due to global economic woes and because “demand for exports has tailed off, with few options available to expand marketing elsewhere,” according to a Department of Agriculture report issued last month. Actually, there’s a small but surefire option to boost American [...]
Op-Ed: SCAG Decision Should Not be Based on Scare Tactics and Misinformation
The only area city that is not a member of SCAG is Temple City.
So for a nominal membership dues fee, Sierra Madre can participate in planning its future, or it can choose to save that money, and have SCAG dictate to it what it has decided Sierra Madre is going to do (or not do). Seems kind of like a no-brainer, right? Why should we surrender our opportunity to provide input into the future of this region?
