Category: Opinion
Suggestions for a Happier Holiday Season
Posted by Atascadero News | Jan 2, 2021
The Publisher’s Corner
Posted by Hayley Mattson | Nov 20, 2020
Letter to the Editor: How Can Atascadero City Offi...
Posted by Atascadero News | Oct 18, 2020
OPINION: House on Fire Series
Posted by Nicholas Mattson | Jul 31, 2020
Kindness
Posted by Lee Perkins | Jul 2, 2020
Be a Changemaker and Build a Better World
by Atascadero News | Jan 2, 2021 | Commentary, Opinion
By Sandra Stratman When the Northridge Earthquake hit, my roommates and I lived in a 1920s...
Read MoreSuggestions for a Happier Holiday Season
by Atascadero News | Jan 2, 2021 | Commentary, Opinion
By Daniel Rich This year, we have been dealing with many things happening all at once, the...
Read MoreThe Publisher’s Corner
by Hayley Mattson | Nov 20, 2020 | News, Opinion
Five Topics That Were of Interest to the Publisher This Week Nov. 19, 2020 Update on COVID-19...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: How Can Atascadero City Officials Help Their Residents Financially?
by Atascadero News | Oct 18, 2020 | Commentary, Opinion
Dear Editor, Atascadero city leaders have identified a budget problem; they can’t operate within...
Read MoreOPINION: House on Fire Series
by Nicholas Mattson | Jul 31, 2020 | Opinion
Part I • Published July 9 In mid-March, the world together faced an infectious and deadly disease...
Read MoreKindness
by Lee Perkins | Jul 2, 2020 | Commentary, Opinion
I read a commentary several months ago on kindness. It gave me pause to ponder the act of kindness...
Read MoreMobs and Monuments
by Al Fonzi | Jul 2, 2020 | Commentary, Opinion
Monuments commemorate our history and serve as a focal point of remembrance. Some commemorate...
Read MoreMoney, Race, Linked to Senior Home Virus Problems
by Atascadero News | Jun 9, 2020 | Commentary, Opinion
By Thomas Elias The headlines make it clear. So do the statistics on who is most likely to be...
Read MoreLaw and Order, Revisited
by Atascadero News | Jun 9, 2020 | Commentary, Opinion
By Mark Tomes As we witness protests across the country, a small minority of them have turned...
Read MoreOpinion: Leadership Matters
All groups of people need leaders in order to get any group activities accomplished. From the...
Read MoreA Clear Choice
Voters in the 5th Supervisorial District encompassing Atascadero and outlying areas have a very...
Read MoreConducting Significant Volunteer Service
by Atascadero News | Jan 29, 2020 | Opinion
From the Editorial Board of the Atascadero News: Taking a position as an editorial board will...
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Morro Bay Life News
- Walk Across America Ends in Morro BayAir Force Veteran Jake Eyre and dog Bella journey coast to coast Starting in January 2020, Jake Eyre and his furry companion Bella began their journey in Miami, Florida, on foot to eventually make it to the West Coast. Now, 12 months later, Eyre and Bella have made it to Morro Bay’s end destination and […]
- Federal Protection for Monarch Butterfly Warranted but PrecludedThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday, Dec. 15, that listing the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act was warranted but precluded by other priorities. The monarch was proposed for listing in 2014 through a petition submitted by the Xerces Society and its conservation partners, including Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Food […]
- New Public Mural Paints Scenes of Morro BayMorro Bay’s newest public artwork was a labor of love for the young artist, who labored over the colorful and whimsical piece for a couple of months, bearing up in the oft chilly air. Harmony Lloyd, 20, says she spent her early years living at Heritage Ranch in rural Paso Robles, moving with her family […]