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By Thomas Elias Thomas Elias is an independent opinion columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email him at tdelias@aol.com. There’s be…

In May, I warned of the dangers of political complacency and the threat to freedom in America. Those threats are growing, real and imminent. I’m not talking abo…

Don’t you feel like things are getting back to normal? Here in North County, we got our live concerts back, and they will continue through the month of August. …

By Thomas D. Elias Rarely has a major group of Californians suffered a less deserved rash of insults and attacks than the myriad homeowners often described as “…

By Valentina Petrova You start from New York City, flying to Los Angeles. The plane veers off course by a 1 to 3-degree smudge. No one notices. You munch on you…

Realistically, there is no compelling reason to make resolutions or be only introspective at the beginning of the year. On the one hand, the individual who neve…

How many times have you traveled down Highway 101 and noticed the ‘State Historical Landmark Mission San Luis Obispo’ sign near Broad Street, remarking to your …

Connie Pillsbury is an independent opinion columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email her at conniepillsbury22@gmail.com. Imagine yo…

Al Fonzi is an independent opinion columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email him at atascaderocolumnist@gmail.com. Holidays can be …

California’s almost exclusively Democratic state legislators got a good look last summer at just how precarious their positions now are, and they didn’t like it…

Connie Pillsbury is an independent opinion columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email her at conniepillsbury22@gmail.com. By Connie …

Aaron Bergh is an independent opinion columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email him at aaobergh@gmail.com. by Aaron Bergh The state…

By Thomas Elias There was little public complaining early this fall when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 101, making a semester of ethnic studies a graduation requi…

By Connie Pillsbury, Opinion Columnist Fall brings a sense of calm, of cooler, shorter, days and locally, events centered on our history—Colony Days, Pioneer Da…

By Aaron Bergh, Opinion Columnist Aaron Bergh is an independent opinion columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email him at aaobergh@g…

Why SLO County Residents (Especially) Should Vote “Yes” to Recall Governor Newsom By Aaron Bergh, Opinion Columnist Aaron Bergh is an independent opinion column…

We are endlessly hectored by greenie leftists to change our sinful ways and adopt the harshest solutions to an imagined climate crisis regardless of the economi…

By Thomas Elias In almost every aspect of the Sept. 14 recall election that is now mere weeks away, Gov. Gavin Newsom has had it his way. His most recent “victo…

By Aaron Bergh Rivaling Christmas, Independence Day may be my favorite holiday. It’s a celebration of our founding countrymen’s refusal to comply with oppressiv…