Let us have our future Within staff’s report, are communications in support of heavy industry land use on Vallejo’s southern waterfront. With all due respect to those submitting these communications, I conclude that their rationale is completely invalid, mainly by being so out of date. What is this, 1987, 1977, 1907? In 2017, in Vallejo, […]
Letters: Confederate display and funding Benicia
Funding Benicia I read Thursday’s letter by Lionel Largaespada, and for the most part I am in agreement. The city simply needs to run itself like a business that wants to make a profit, or in our case, at least break even. Stop giving away the ranch to bring in or retain employees that can […]
Letters: Stained-glass Confederate flag and economic development
Temporary fix Once again, I was treated with courtesy and professional disregard when I protested the Union Hotel on Aug. 17. Sadly, I protest the symbol of the insurgent Confederate army. Its flag is shown crossed with the American flag in their stained glass window. Happily, within 7 minutes, a male employee handed tape to […]
Letters: Preserving our history
Preserving our history In response to C.J. Fitzsimmons’ letter, it is sad that we are losing all our historical monuments just because this generation doesn’t like what they stand for. How can we remember the history of our country without monuments to remind us of good or bad decisions made by previous generations? People have […]
Letters: Thanking a business, and the flag on The Union Hotel
Taking Mississippi’s lead I recently read in the Wall Street Journal an article by Melissa Korn about how the University of Mississippi will rename Vardaman Hall, its administrative building. For those who do not know, James K. Vardaman was a former Mississippi governor and U.S. Senator who once said “If it is necessary, every negro […]