County Supervisor Joan Hartmann

The Sour Grapes of Socialists

September 9, 2025 3:30 amSeptember 9, 2025 6:29 am

John Steinbeck’s classic “The Grapes of Wrath”, published in 1939, got its title from the Battle Hymn of the Republic. The hymn’s line is, “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out...

A Long List of Undesirables; Elected, Blind, and Otherwise!

July 29, 2025 3:30 amJuly 29, 2025 3:31 am

Do you remember in the 1977 film “Star Wars” when Obi-Wan Kenobi described the infamous saloon as a “wretched hive of scum and villainy”? Is that not an apt description of the former convicts arrested at the Glass House pot...

Three Insufferable Talking Heads Bring On $8 Per Gallon Gasoline!

May 28, 2025 2:55 amMay 28, 2025 10:34 am

The phrase “talking head” has become slang for a person whose talk is empty and pretentious. Accordingly, allow me to introduce you to three talking heads who are doing their part to ensure gas prices on the Central Coast and...