‘Base publicity stunt’ decried by reader
Gov. DeSantis of Florida recently pulled one of the basest publicity stunts I’ve seen in my lifetime.
The Governor orchestrated a heart-tugging convoy passage over the temporarily repaired Sanibel Causeway. This happy little photo bomb was designed to use Hurricane Ian’s devastation to assist his 2024 political ambitions.
The bucket-truck convoy was supposed to take place hours later, but, surprisingly, took place at the exact moment he was bragging about his super-human Sanibel rescue operation at a press conference podium that featured a live view of the causeway in the background.
Time will only tell if the stunt measures up to Nancy Pelosi’s ripping up of her copy of President Trump’s State of the Union speech on national television, or Donald Trump’s waiving a Bible in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Yessir, political power mongers try really hard to impress the people. A better idea might be to actually implement the people’s wishes.
—Kimball Shinkoskey, Woods Cross, Utah
Re-elect Rick Winer – a tremendous School Board trustee
Rick Winer is a tremendous School Board trustee. Has been for 21 years. I support his remaining on the Board this election cycle. His approach to the schools in Kelseyville is one that is “non-political” which isn’t easy these days; it’s based on the welfare and success of our children. To make sure all our children get the support and education they need its critical to keep “agendas” (right or left) out of the school and instead focus on providing them with the robust resources they need to grow their minds and be successful in school and in the future; science, arts, technology and how to treat each other with respect are the “critical curriculum” issues. We absolutely want our kids to have moral and ethical touchstones – however, they learn these family values by spending time with their family and most importantly their parents who can, and should, be the ones to instill in them their family’s specific ideals.
Our kids are our community’s future. We should all be involved in strengthening our schools; coming together and working hard to ensure they receive the knowledge and skills they so desperately need to compete in today’s challenging world. I believe that Rick Winer has and will continue to work tirelessly to do just that!
—Martha Mincer, Kelseyville
Proposition 29
Shame on for-profit dialysis centers for offering less than the best care they can offer and for not maintaining the presence of a doctor, and shame on them for spending millions to advertise against improving care and threatening to close down if they’re forced to have a doctor present. This is nothing but an attempt to protect their profits. Disgusting! This VERY profitable industry is in no danger of closing down.
—Jason Kishineff, American Canyon
