Opinion: In Wednesday’s Letters to the Editor
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In a refreshing departure, Wednesday’s letters eschew election news for fresher fare.
Three readers respond to state Senate Republican leader David Cogdill (R-Modesto) and his Op-Ed about the ongoing budget brouhaha. Cogdill says his party is not obstructionist. Others aren’t so sure. Writes Werner Wassileff, of San Diego:
Cogdill’s Op-Ed article is written in newspeak, but even I, an ongoing ESL student, can provide a translation that is easy to understand for the common folk. ‘[Freeing] school districts from burdensome mandates’ means cutting more funding from schools. ‘Providing workers with flexible workweeks’ means turning full-time jobs with benefits into part-time jobs without... Perhaps obstructionism isn’t the Republicans’ problem, but obfuscation is.
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*Photo of Sen. David Cogdill from Robert Durell of the Los Angeles Times.