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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ventura County Star Stories: Opinion Columnists</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/opinion/columnists/</link><atom:link href="http://venturacountystar.com/news/opinion/columnists/" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Ventura County Star Stories: Opinion Columnists</description><language>en-us</language><category>opinion/columnists</category><item><title>Thomas: Founding Fathers couldn't foresee this
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/founding-fathers-couldnt-foresee-this/</link><description><![CDATA[ >Please crank up your imagination a notch or two, if you will, and try to envision this scene.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/17/founding-fathers-couldnt-foresee-this/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Herdt: A grown-up in the house
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/a-grown-up-in-the-house/</link><description><![CDATA[ Karen Bass, sworn in as speaker of the California Assembly on Tuesday, made history by becoming the first African-American woman to lead a legislative body anywhere in the United States.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/14/a-grown-up-in-the-house/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Kelley: As with drugs, just say no to Barbie's lure
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/12/as-with-drugs-just-say-no-to-barbies-lure/</link><description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, Iranian Prosecutor General Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi just said no to the destructive cultural and social consequences of Western toys. He's sick and tired of Iranian markets being inundated with the Barbies, Batmen, Spidermen and Harry Potters arriving on his shores through "unofficial" sources.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/12/as-with-drugs-just-say-no-to-barbies-lure/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Paulson: McCain's wild card: trust
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/12/mccains-wild-card-trust/</link><description><![CDATA[Why has Sen. John McCain won the Republican nomination, and why will he win the election in November? One word: trust. I didn't predict it. I didn't even vote for him in our primary, but I'm coming to appreciate what I think a lot of Americans understood about this rock-solid patriot and public servant. At a time of economic and geopolitical uncertainty, we want a leader we can trust.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/12/mccains-wild-card-trust/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Thomas: Kicking some of today's e-addictions
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/10/kicking-some-of-todays-e-addictions/</link><description><![CDATA[ How many new gadgets must we buy and get addicted to before we start kicking some electronic habits?  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/10/kicking-some-of-todays-e-addictions/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Dager: Health nagging is OK
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/08/health-nagging-is-ok/</link><description><![CDATA[ When I got married 23 years ago, I vowed that I would not lapse into stereotype.   ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/08/health-nagging-is-ok/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Herdt: Inside the political lines
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/07/inside-the-political-lines/</link><description><![CDATA[ Reformers who seek to make politics in California less polarized were celebrating Tuesday as they turned in 1.2 million signatures to quality for the November ballot an initiative they believe will promote their goal.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/07/inside-the-political-lines/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Thomas: Sharing some choice e-mail humor
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/03/sharing-some-choice-e-mail-humor/</link><description><![CDATA[ In keeping with a fine, old tradition in this space &#8212; never write a bad column when you can steal a good one &#8212; here are some of the more amusing stories making the e-mail rounds, with thanks to Wayne Flaaten,&#160;Ern Wiley, Jim Parker and Julie Molnar.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/may/03/sharing-some-choice-e-mail-humor/</guid><category>opinion/columnists</category></item><item><title>Herdt: Gay-marriage turning point?
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/30/gay-marriage-turning-point/</link><description><![CDATA[ If it is true, as gay-rights advocates have proclaimed for years, that obtaining equal rights for gays and lesbians is the civil rights issue of our time, then 2008 in California is shaping up as a potential turning point for the movement.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/30/gay-marriage-turning-point/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Gallegly: Time to drill in ANWR
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/29/time-to-drill-in-anwr/</link><description><![CDATA[ Here's what the leaders of the congressional Democrats told the American people two years ago to persuade voters to bring them to power:  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/29/time-to-drill-in-anwr/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Kelley: How many 'Googleg&amp;#228;ngers' can you discover?
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/28/how-many-googleg228ngers-can-you-discover/</link><description><![CDATA[She was the first female to command a Coast Guard cutter, the ex-wife (twice) of actor/song-writer James Coburn, an author and daughter of a world-famous clown, a chemistry professor, and a social worker. No, I'm not talking about one lady with a mind-boggling résumé — make that five remarkable American women who all share the name of Beverly Kelley.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/28/how-many-googleg228ngers-can-you-discover/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Paulson: Count blessings on National Day of Prayer
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/28/a-great-unifying-force/</link><description><![CDATA[National Day of Prayer is Thursday. This year's theme is "Prayer! America's Strength and Shield." This annual emphasis on prayer, established by Congress, encourages Americans to pray for our nation, its people and its leaders.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/28/a-great-unifying-force/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Compton: Applications available for California school fee waivers
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/26/applications-available-for-california-school-fee/</link><description><![CDATA[This office has been receiving a lot of questions about California Fee Waiver applications. For those students who are currently using the fee waiver, letters with a new application and instructions are being mailed at this time. New students should contact this office at 385-6366, and we will forward an application.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/26/applications-available-for-california-school-fee/</guid><category>communities/columnists</category></item><item><title>Thomas: Losing California's most reliable source
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/26/losing-californias-most-reliable-source/</link><description><![CDATA[ What you could call the most important job in Sacramento is vacant right now, and political hacks need not bother to apply.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/26/losing-californias-most-reliable-source/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Nash: Dreaming of gravy is food for thought
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/24/dreaming-of-gravy-is-food-for-thought/</link><description><![CDATA[I woke up abruptly, still smiling. I was slightly out of breath and there was a light dew of sweat on my forehead. I had been dreaming. Of gravy. That's right, gravy.

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</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/24/dress-says-a-lot-about-peoples-preconceptions/</link><description><![CDATA[ A T-shirt, skirt and boots are my regular outfit most days, topped off with a selection of unusual vintage jewelry  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/24/dress-says-a-lot-about-peoples-preconceptions/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Herdt: Hangover primary looms
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/23/hangover-primary-looms/</link><description><![CDATA[ In Northern California, in a state Senate district that reaches over the coastal mountains from Salinas to Merced, voters are getting set to decide one of those most unusual of elections: the recall of a state elected official.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/23/hangover-primary-looms/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Larsen: Misreading U.S. society
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/22/misreading-us-society/</link><description><![CDATA[Pope Benedict XVI got it wrong last week. And he got it wrong in the same way conservative evangelical Christians or any group professing to know what code of conduct everyone should follow get it wrong.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/22/misreading-us-society/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Thomas: Main fault with predicting earthquakes
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/19/main-fault-with-predicting-earthquakes/</link><description><![CDATA[ What are the odds of such a mover and shaker? The earthquake forecasters said there's a 99 percent chance. When? Within the next 30 years. Where? There's a 5 percent chance it could be centered in Ventura County.   ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/19/main-fault-with-predicting-earthquakes/</guid><category>opinion/opinion</category></item><item><title>Compton: Veterans may now shop in new Seabee Web store
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/19/veterans-may-now-shop-in-new-seabee-web-store/</link><description><![CDATA[I would like to thank the Seabees for allowing me to attend their annual ball. It was a great evening, and the location, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, was pure genius. Getting the chance to interact with such dedicated young Seabees, most of whom were younger than my uniform, was certainly the highlight for me.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/19/veterans-may-now-shop-in-new-seabee-web-store/</guid><category>communities/columnists</category></item></channel></rss>