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Pleasanton schools
need Jen Flynn
Like many Pleasanton residents, I moved here for the schools. I’m the mom of two students and am invested in making their educational experience the best possible. Since the time my now-fifth grader was in TK, I repeatedly heard the name “Jen Flynn” in almost every conversation about who will do what’s needed, who knows what’s going on, or who you need to get in contact with for the task at hand.
Jen is a mother of three, a former PTA president, on the superintendent’s Budget Committee, and on the Pleasanton Partnerships in Education board. Jen is competent and service-oriented. Her style is compassionate, transparent and humble.
We are lucky to have such a capable candidate to replace the greatly respected Trustee Steve Maher on our school board. Mr. Maher is also endorsing Jen Flynn as his replacement.
Jocelyn Martin
Pleasanton
Help preserve
benefits of Prop. 12
As an animal advocate who worked to pass the Proposition 12 ballot measure in 2018, I am deeply concerned about efforts to overturn it through the Farm Bill.
Proposition 12 sets basic animal welfare standards for farm animals. It prohibits the production and sale of products in California that involve the extreme confinement of mother pigs, egg-laying chickens and calves used for veal.
The constitutionality of Proposition 12 was upheld by the United States Supreme Court last year.
Special interests in the pork industry are trying to nullify Proposition 12 through the federal Farm Bill. The proposed language could also invalidate other state laws protecting public health.
I strongly urge Congress to stand up to special interests. Instead, stand with the majority of voters, who agree that it’s time to end some of the cruelest factory farming practices.
Krista Maloney
San Francisco
Widespread bombing
has never been effective
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Today in History for Sept. 7 states that the German bombing on that date in 1940 marked the beginning of what would be called the Blitz. Winston Churchill called it “indiscriminate slaughter and destruction.”
This type of attack, described variously as “strategic,” “area” or “counter-city” bombing, as opposed to “tactical” bombing, which hit only military targets, was designed to cause enough death and destruction among civilians that they would change the policies of their government or governmental personnel.
In the near-century since the inception of this idea, it never succeeded. In Japan after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, civilians resolved to stock up on burn ointment.
Steven (Paul) Raymond
San Leandro
