Dave Gebhard

Our Congress is out of control; it is so bad that it is almost criminal. They insinuate that many poor and out of work people are lazy and lousy workers....

The two party system, worked for years, because it fostered compromise and slowed the swing between extremes, which allowed the country to maintain equilibrium. Nine eleven allowed the conservatives to...

The clich?, if they took our guns away, only criminals would have guns is too horrible. It would be unbearable to be defenseless against criminals who obviously would never surrender...

Upper Lake High School is doing wonderful things for students. It received a grant for sustainable farming and green technology and now are incorporating it into its curriculum. That will...

I would suggest for safety sake, on Lakeshore Boulevard, north of Lakeport, areas where reflectors are installed are Godsends, but the areas without street lights or reflectors are big pools...

I believe American expectations regarding the character of our public servants has dropped significantly. The federal level down, we are electing less morally strong individuals than in our past. I...

A problem in our schools is our drop-out rates. Thanks to constant budget cuts, electives are down to the bone. Our kids are not all college track kids, most are...

Bill Davidson, director of Animal Control, spoke with me Tuesday and said that dogs and cats that come into the shelter already spayed or neutered, are available for adoption for...

Thanks to the lack of tax income the government is pricing the middle class out of our university system. Also, for the same reason our K to 12 school systems...

I would like to address the needs of the elderly. Empty nesters and senior citizens are desperately in need of companionship. Dogs and cats can fill the bill, but in...