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- Written by: Carolynn Jarrett
I was surprised to read that Konocti Unified student school board members voted to refuse the COVID mandate.
When did student representatives to the Konocti Unified School Board become voting members? When I served on the board from 2002 to 2010 we had student representatives who gave input but who certainly did not cast a vote. These students are not elected and are not accountable to the public the way elected board members are.
I believe this is a mistake to allow student representatives to vote on matters which come before the board. Please cite the legal reference that allows this.
Carolynn Jarrett lives in Clearlake, California.
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- Written by: Congressman Mike Thompson
For generations, immigrants have come to our country in search of new and greater opportunities. They strengthen our nation and contribute to our economy.
Today, millions of Hispanic and Latino Americans serve vital roles in our communities as leaders in business, government, science, education, military and more.
National Hispanic Heritage Month reminds us that our nation needs comprehensive immigration reform that will allow immigrants the right to become citizens and fully participate in our society.
We must especially protect Dreamers, many of whom have only known this county as home, by providing them a path to citizenship.
That’s why I am an original co-sponsor of the Dream and Promise Act of 2021, a bill that will grant Dreamers conditional permanent resident status for 10 years, and eventually provide a pathway to lawful permanent residence.
We celebrate the Hispanic and Latino Americans that make differences in our communities, and we must also continue to work so that they can earn their own American dream.
Congressman Mike Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.
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- Written by: Carolynn Jarrett
Webster defines a hoax as “a deception for mockery or mischief: a practical joke.” So when PT Barnum put a wig on a little person and called him The Wild Man of Borneo, or hung a sign next to the door to go out which said “this way to the egress,” those were examples of hoaxes.
Six hundred thousand dead people, countless others on ventilators, hospitals (including or own) with ICUs at capacity, people suffering long haul effects … These are not hoaxes.
I was so disappointed to read that a community leader did not express any empathy for what others are experiencing regardless of what his personal beliefs are.
I am vaccinated and I would encourage others to get the shot also. But I also believe that it is a personal decision. However, if your employer decides for the safety of employees and the public they serve, that everyone should be vaccinated, you are free to seek employment elsewhere if you disagree.
However, masks are different. It’s too bad that the virus isn’t purple or red so we all could see it. You can be vaccinated, healthy, show no symptoms, and still be carrying the virus to infect others.
So here’s the bottom line: The air belongs to all of us and you don’t have the right to infect it. You can’t be a “virus polluter.” You have to wear a mask. It’s not about your freedom. You don’t have the freedom or the right to pollute the air that belongs to all of us.
So mask up, Lake County!
Carolynn Jarrett lives in Lakeport, California.
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- Written by: Andrew Tritchler
Pretty much everything he says is well-worn anti-vaxxer palaver.
First, masks are not designed or intended to filter out individual virus particles. Rather they effectively prevent the spread of aerosol-sized droplets in the range of one to five microns that are present in exhaled breath and is how COVID-19 is generally transmitted. And they certainly would capture sneeze-sized droplets. So if you care about yourself and others, wear a mask when appropriate, like when four people are standing behind the counter of a small, poorly ventilated meat market.
As far as "the vaccine has already killed well over 12,000 according to VAERS." Tucker Carlson might say so and maybe our mayor believes it, but that doesn't make it true.
Anti-vaccine advocates are once again falsely citing the VAERS database, and have for decades, to further their misinformation campaign.
Hey, let's not be like Alabama, with the lowest percentage of vaccinated people in the country and the lowest number of I.C.U. beds ... there are none.
Remember smallpox? How about polio? How about rabies? No? I wonder why?
Finally, I find it hard to believe that anyone would say 656,393 Americans were killed by a “total hoax.”
Andrew Tritchler lives in Lakeport, California.