Month: April 2011

Commentary: An All-Mail Ballot is a Non-Problem, Tens of Millions Vote by Mail Each Election with No Problem

ballot-mail.jpgI have to say I am a bit mystified by the commentary that Bob Dunning has given to the vote-by-mail election that is forthcoming next month, as residents in the Davis Joint Unified School District will cast their ballots, like millions of citizens do each election, through a mail-in ballot.

As I wrote on Sunday, Bob Dunning claims that “an important election is an odd time for an experiment.  While I agree that Measure A is an important election, one of the more important that we have faced in this community, it is baffling that he calls an all-mail ballot an experiment. 

Judge Declares Mistrial in “Fingerprint” Case As Police Investigator Has Emergency

Fingerprint-Analysis.jpgJudge Stephen Mock said in his thirty years on the bench and working in the criminal justice system, he had never seen a situation like this.  However, when West Sacramento Detective Tate had to rush to Florida for a family emergency, the Judge declared a mistrial in the case of Oscar Barrientos, accused of burglarizing a West Sacramento home.

The Tuesday afternoon dismissal of the case followed a disastrous morning for the prosecution.  They had put Maria Cerna, the person whose home was burglarized, on the stand.

Tolerance, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing!

Sit-in-3.jpgby Amani Rashid –

Tolerance, according to Chancellor Katehi, is what this campus needs; and after last year’s displays of hate crimes across campuses statewide how can anyone argue the contrary. Now, the question is how do we go about “promoting tolerance” on an issue as old as time?

Chancellor Katehi believes the answer to that question takes the form of subcommittees and guest speakers. As admirable as her efforts to reach a utopia of peaceful cultural and racial integration are, many students just don’t think she’s hitting the nail on the head with this one.