PRESIDENT: BARACK OBAMA
WHY: We believe Obama’s positions on America’s most important issues — the war, health care, the economy — are more consistent with what the country actually needs right now.c
MAYOR: HENRY T. PEREA
WHY: We are particularly impressed with Perea’s commitment to the arts and culture in Fresno — just what we need to help remedy the city’s long-standing inferiority complex.
Prop 1A:NO
WHY: A high-speed train sounds great, but we̢۪d really like some changes in public transportation that we̢۪ll see within the next decade.
Prop 2: Yes
WHY: Animals deserve more humane treatment, and the cost to consumers is not so great that we can̢۪t give that to them.
Prop 3: Yes
WHY: How do you say no to sick kids? We can̢۪t.
Prop 4: Yes
WHY: In a state where schools require parental consent in order to give students an aspirin, it seems inconsistent to eliminate parental involvement in their children̢۪s pregnancies.
Prop 5: Yes
WHY: We believe that those people whose lives have been negatively impacted by drugs need rehabilitation more than punishment. Prop 5 will provide that.
Prop 6: Yes
WHY: Recent state cuts have taken their toll on law enforcement. More of that money needs to be put back.
Prop 7: Yes
WHY: We need to work toward creating more renewable energy, and Prop 7 will be a step forward for California.
Prop 8: No
WHY: There’s no secular justification to vote in favor of Prop 8. Further, the Yes on 8 campaign has been fueled by the fundamental lie that a “noâ€Â vote can affect some kind of change in the status quo. It can’t.
Prop 9: Yes
WHY: Victims deserve whatever rights can be extended to them. They are the victims, after all.
Prop 10: Yes
WHY: Gas prices may have dropped in recent days, but we still need to drive like they haven̢۪t. Energy-efficient vehicles are a good step toward smarter use of our resources.
Prop 11: Yes
WHY: We hope the proposed neutral committee can help shape fairer, more representative districts in California.
Prop 12: Yes
WHY: Prop 12 would provide increased funding for California̢۪s veterans to buy homes and farms. Given their contributions to the country, we believe that it̢۪s fair to give something back to them.
whatever • Nov 3, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Yeah I thought journalism students are supposed to read the paper!
Nice illustrations though! I would like to see the mayoral candidates in front of a city seal than an American flag though.
whatever • Nov 3, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Yeah I thought journalism students are supposed to read the paper!
Nice illustrations though! I would like to see the mayoral candidates in front of a city seal than an American flag though.
guy • Nov 3, 2008 at 1:12 pm
This is exactly why The Collegian shouldn’t make endorsements.
guy • Nov 3, 2008 at 8:12 pm
This is exactly why The Collegian shouldn’t make endorsements.
gm • Nov 3, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Apparently someone forgot to tell the Collegian staff that the state is bankrupt. Do we really believe that the fiscal crisis can simply be wished away or ignored? That there are no hard choices to be made? We are faced with the prospect of severe cuts in EXISTING services and big increases in taxes ( Don’t believe the “just on the rich rhetoric either. If your vehicle registration fees go up, water and garbage bill increases, student fees go upetc…, then YOUR taxes have gone up as well). Now we want to add additional services and benefits on top of the $22 billion (and increasing rapidly) shortfall we already have? A child wants what they want and when they want it because they don’t understand yet that life is filled with choices and priorities, many of them difficult. Just because something would be nice or fair does not mean they can have it. Perhaps it is time for all of us to grow up.
gm • Nov 3, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Apparently someone forgot to tell the Collegian staff that the state is bankrupt. Do we really believe that the fiscal crisis can simply be wished away or ignored? That there are no hard choices to be made? We are faced with the prospect of severe cuts in EXISTING services and big increases in taxes ( Don’t believe the “just on the rich rhetoric either. If your vehicle registration fees go up, water and garbage bill increases, student fees go upetc…, then YOUR taxes have gone up as well). Now we want to add additional services and benefits on top of the $22 billion (and increasing rapidly) shortfall we already have? A child wants what they want and when they want it because they don’t understand yet that life is filled with choices and priorities, many of them difficult. Just because something would be nice or fair does not mean they can have it. Perhaps it is time for all of us to grow up.
whatever • Nov 3, 2008 at 11:31 am
talk about inconsistent! Yes on everything besides the one that could actually bring some needed industry and jobs to Fresno.
I know most college students have dreams of leaving Fresno, but let’s be patient adults here. Big projects take a long time. Starting them later won’t make them happen faster.
whatever • Nov 3, 2008 at 6:31 pm
talk about inconsistent! Yes on everything besides the one that could actually bring some needed industry and jobs to Fresno.
I know most college students have dreams of leaving Fresno, but let’s be patient adults here. Big projects take a long time. Starting them later won’t make them happen faster.