A Note from the Publisher
Written by Sandra Marshall   

As I slide into May, I have to say that April, even with its endless hours of work and no sleep, was a grand slam. Heading into home with the last page of the May issue of Information Press nearly complete, I can reflect on the game I’ve played. The bases were loaded with the California Democratic Convention, a Town Hall Meeting with David Swanson and Elizabeth de la Vega, Earth Day SLO and the May issue of Information Press. I knocked it out of the park and was able to make it home.

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Save Our Downtown: Update
Written by Allan Cooper   

Save Our Downtown is happy to report that our table at the April 26th Earth Day Event on the SLO Mission Plaza drew considerable attention. We gathered 44 names, addresses and emails of those who are willing to lend their support to our cause. Among those names is a graphic artist who will volunteer his services to us and a film producer who is interested in documenting our on-going, grass-roots opposition to the Chinatown Project.

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California Democrats Announce New 
Democratic Voter Registration Records

The Democratic voter registration train in California continues to accelerate, while the Republican train has jumped off the tracks, Senator Art Torres (Ret.), Chairman of the California Democratic Party, said regarding recently reported voter registration numbers.

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Live Oak Music Fest

It’s the 20th Anniversary of the Live Oak Music Festival, a three day concert and camping event held every year on Father’s Day weekend in the beautiful and peaceful hills above Santa Barbara, California. This year’s festival will be held on June 13, 14, and 15, 2008; 100% of Live Oak proceeds will go to support KCBX Public Radio.

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Thoughts from our Readers

I didn't want to be the one, but somebody has to take the responsibility to temper some of the extravagant mutual back-slapping praise that goes on among San Luis Obispo poets. When it comes to anybody in these parts self-publishing a book of poems that have the qualities of both Rumi and of the Celtic bards, look out. Someone is having delusions of grandeur.

As to ageless lines and spare light-filled hymns that sing the praises of a sweet journeyman's everyday life – excuse me if I ever write another poem, so help me God!

 

The articles recently published in The Tribune regarding Councilman Settle’s residency and questioning his domicile are completely accurate. This is a person who through his syntax would have those with common sense believe that he is spending nights and most of his family hours at a residence on Drake Circle.

I wonder if Councilman Settle, his wife, his occupants at the Drake Circle house (both now and for the past year), as well as local neighbors, were sworn under penalty of perjury, what they would say about where he lives, sleeps, takes his meals, has his wardrobe and parks his car for the night.

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Open letter to the citizens of America – the former and possibly future – Beacon of Hope to the World:

Judging from Bush’s latest disapproval ratings, at least three-fourths of us agree that the time for coming to the aid of our country is upon us. Eight long years of this rapid and relentless reconstruction of America has been overwhelming, leaving most of us feeling hopeless, helpless and clueless as to what could possibly be done to get us back to good.

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United for Peace & Justice

May 2008

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