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Editorial: It's time to expect more from our elected officials

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:22:00 -0800

When the times are good, it is fine to be the guardians of the public domain and protectors of all that has been deemed essential to our essence. Times have changed, however.

Jackie

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:32:40 -0800

Hear Hear!!! Sadly with the latest decision by the Supreme Court giving corporations impunity to spend any amount of money to smear a candidate to get theirs elected and the willful ignorance of the American electorate even local election candidates will be bought and sold like any other commodity and will serve the interests that put them there.
That has been shown to be the case over and over again in this county and in every other in this nation. Until election funding is made off-limits to corporate entities of any flavour we can all look forward to a country increasingly run by corporate interests which definitely do not have the interests of any 'individual' human in their sights, just the profits. That is the only criteria that they function under, regardless of how self destructive it ultimately may be.

Don Pelton

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:20:17 -0800

"Yes, this is a beautiful place to live, but we need a place where people can earn a living as well."

I agree with this statement, but let's not construe it to mean that protecting this beautiful environment and promoting good business are mutually exclusive.

On the contrary, the beauty of this place figures hugely in its appeal as a place to locate a business.

David Wiltsee

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:32:54 -0800

Tell the City of Grass Valley to get off the dime and approve the Idaho-Maryland Mine project. The value of the gold mined and innovative ceramic product created from the waste materials would make Nevada County the preeminent economic generator in Central California.

Don Pelton

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:12:25 -0800

When you subtract from IMM's jobs promise the jobs lost due to the now defunct ceramics project, the existing local businesses which have promised to move out if the mine is re-opened, and the future businesses which will not open if it does,the mine project represents a disastrous net job loss to the county. Better to pull the plug now.