Opinion

I’ll be moving to Oregon in a few days after a few years at the editorial helm of the Press-Banner. I’m going from one local weekly paper to another, the Wallowa County Chieftain in Enterprise, in the far northeastern corner of the state.

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EDITOR,

EDITOR,

A couple of months ago, I was doing an on-air interview with KPFA radio about the state budget and found myself saying out loud “I never thought I’d ever say this, but I want Pete Wilson back.”

EDITOR,

EDITOR,

EDITOR,

I’m writing because of a deep concern I have regarding a problem that faces us all — that is, our dysfunctional state government. It has become apparent that our present Constitution has been so distorted by numerous propositions, initiatives and amendments added over the years that the California government is not only broken, but has become destructive to our future. To cite a few examples:

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