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A couple of ... suggestions for LaMalfa in hiding America’s high school students: Why is Doug LaMalfa afraid to Begin by striking for 100 percent debate, to hold town halls, to look his constituents in the face and plant-based cafeterias and the speak the truth? Why does he elimination of extramural sports and continue to vote for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which will all other unnecessary fossil fuel- and deprive millions of health care? electricity-gulping school activities. LaMalfa has voted over —patrick newman 94 percent of the time in support of Donald Trump’s policies, such as killing children’s lunch programs The New York Times and The unnecessary fossil fuel- and and dismantling the Supplemental Washington Post are saving our electricity-gulping school activi- Nutrition Assistance Program republic? No wonder Trump ties. Shift recreational emphasis (SNAP), which helps lift people out spends so much energy attacking to small-scale food production. of poverty, and helps feed tens of “fake news.” If these steps sound nutty, you thousands of military families. Thank you, reporters—includ- have much in common with the LaMalfa seems unconcerned ing the CN&R—and the few “adults.” about the effects of dirty air and courageous whistleblowers inside Patrick Newman dirty water on people’s lives. the administration. The question is Chico He repeatedly supports Trump’s not whether impeachment is politi- rollback of regulations that protect cally advantageous for Democrats Not an acronym the environment but don’t produce but rather whether there are the jobs they tout; it only increases consequences for treasonous acts, Re “A call to Republicans: Support fossil fuel corporations’ profits. lies, extortion, breaking the law LGBT rights” (Guest comment, by Trump’s EPA stands for Every and defending dictators rather than Mark Segal, Sept. 26): Pollution Allowed and LaMalfa allies. I am more than a letter and I wholeheartedly agrees as he burns Gayle Kimball am not that acronym that the press his chemically infested rice fields. Chico continually uses. LaMalfa is a coward: no town Why does guest columnist halls, only ribbon-cutting ceremo- Years ago, in conversation with Mark Segal refer to people nies; hiding in safe districts for a young woman, I mentioned my as LGBT? He was clearly writ- debates; and his staff rarely answers obsession with the notion that ing about gay marriage, so why phone. Maybe LaMalfa should until we forgo high-greenhouse- include people in the adopt the Four Seasons’ 1964 pop gas-emitting luxuries, like burgers story? He used the phrases LGBT single “Silence Is Golden” as his If you can’t and plane fights, I’ll doubt our rights, LGBT people and LGBT campaign slogan; it will serve him eco-sincerity. The young woman youth. Are there really bisexual well, but not his constituents. replied that my generation (old) recycle, kids running around? Roger S. Beadle might be willing to give up flights, Transgender rights are different. Chico repurpose. but that hers (millennials) want to Unlike gays and , transgen- travel—their contribution would der people who cannot so easily Feel good be to eschew plastic water bottles. “pass” don’t get equal treatment in Wrong power couple (BTW, one round-trip flight from job hunting. I was delighted to see the Recycling. California to Europe is the GHG There is no LGBT rights photographs of Ivanka and Jared equivalent of using 25,000 water movement and there are no LGBT surrounded by the children of bottles.) people. Someone can’t be all those Angola. Their work in aiding Our latest environmental things? So, why do we always the people and children affected medicine is to listen to the young, get grouped together as an LGBT by disastrous land mines is truly to Greta: “You adults need to try community? We do not all hang commendable, and should answer harder!” If our “trying harder” out together. their critics who ... What’s that? I’m means consumption is pared down Sure, there are places like being told that I’m getting Ivanka by 80 percent—i.e., to what’s Stonewall Alliance Center that is a and Jared mixed up with Megan and necessary to bring the average resource center for the sexual and Harry. Apologies! Never mind! U.S. consumer inside sustainable gender minorities, but I never hear Lynn Elliott limits—are youngsters ready to that acronym used there. Chico make this sacrifice; to embrace LGBT seems to be an acronym dislocation on the scale felt during used by people who are not gay, natural disasters or economic or transgender. Of course collapse? So far, I don’t hear them they do, especially when the media saying so. continues to use that inaccurate Write a letter A couple of small, concrete description. Some transgender tell us what you think in a letter suggestions for America’s high people may also be gay or lesbian, to the editor. Send submissions of school students: Begin by strik- but calling me an LGBT person is 200 or fewer words to cnrletters@ ing for 100 percent plant-based offensive and unnecessary. newsreview.com. deadline for cafeterias and the elimination of Tedra Thomsen publication is noon on the tuesday extramural sports and all other Chico prior to publication. 2300 Fair St. • (530) 343-4394 • www.fairstreetsolutions.com Chico:Hours: Monday-Friday 8am–5:45pm & Saturday 9am-5:30pm

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