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Back to homepageSpare the air; don’t breathe
August 1, 2012 Katy Grimes: As part of the campaign against the automobile, California’s air quality management districts are currently advertising that because of the summer heat, the air quality is bad. Their answer is ‘don’t drive.’ What a great
Read MoreDominant Dems rule and ruin Sacto
July 30, 2012 By Katy Grimes As Democrats have taken over most of the Golden State, an ugly attitude has crept in. This bad attitude is demonstrative of what’s wrong with today’s Democrats, and why they get called Socialists. They
Read MoreParks Dept. corruption not isolated
July 27, 2012 By Katy Grimes The recent scandal inside of the State Parks and Recreation Department is no surprise to anyone, but the levels of corruption, schemes and deceit, is. The agency director, Ruth Coleman, resigned. But as she
Read MoreKiss a Democrat if you’re outta work
July 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes I remember when Democrats were all about supporting hard working men and women. So were Republicans, but it was Democrats who were more closely associated with the working class. And that’s the rub; Democrats
Read MoreState parks director: negligent or incompetent?
July 20, 2012 Katy Grimes: The California State Parks agency has been sullied by a growing scandal. Three days ago I wrote about the illegal vacation buyout scandal in the State Parks and Recreation agency in “Scandalous state parks department
Read MoreFarcical TSA needs Miss Manners lesson
July 20, 2012 Katy Grimes: I’ve just returned home a trip across the country. And once again, I vowed to never take another cross-country flight. I thank our government for this sorry state of affairs, because anyone who has traveled
Read MoreGov seals CA crash with high-speed rail bill
July 19, 2012 By Katy Grimes Even though high-speed rail has become nothing more than a pipeline project for grabbing big money and a big lie, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the rail bill Wednesday, sealing California’s economic fate. Because of the
Read MoreScandalous State Parks dept needs privatization
July 16, 2012 Katy Grimes: While the State Parks and Recreation department, under agency Director Ruth Coleman’s leadership, has been soliciting private donations to keep state parks open, top agency employees were bilking the state for vacation pay buyouts. Is it
Read More‘Eureka!’ California stinks!
July 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes I write this with a heavy heart, under duress, and with a longing for what once was, in my home state… “The land of milk and honey” has curdled and soured. “The Golden State”
Read MoreHigh-speed gravy train approved in Assembly and Senate
July 6, 2012 By Katy Grimes UPDATE: 4:45 p.m. SACRAMENTO — The Senate barely eked out passage of the high-speed rail bill, after a very close vote, 21-16. The vote approves the sale of $4.7 billion in bonds to begin building
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