Hesperia Star: Hesperia council debtate heats up over using cell phones, laptops in meetings

January 22, 2011 8:46 PM

HESPERIA • From the audience at a Hesperia City Council meeting, it’s impossible to tell what council members are doing during meetings. They could be voting using city hall’s electronic voting system. They could be reading notes related to the issue at hand. Or they could be playing Angry Birds on their smartphone.

That may be about to change, however, if a proposal to ban the use of cellular telephones and portable computers during meetings is approved.

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Hesperia City Council, the proposed change to council policy led to heated debate and rhetoric from both sides of the issue.

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iePolitics: Religion and Politics

As Beaufort pointed out below I may have opened the proverbial Pandora’s Box and that was on purpose.  In politics, it seems like the worst of worse are those that claim God is on their side.  And this year, the Conservative Right seems to be invoking God more than normal.

Those who know me well know that I have some pretty strong religious beliefs although I’m not much better than most in practicing them.  I have found it especially tough when I’m going through periods of extreme depression.  But then I’m not running for office or in a leadership position, not that that is an excuse. Continue reading

iePolitics: Paul Bosacki Recall?

I am flat out pissed off enough today to suggest this.  The county has made sure I have plenty of time on my hands and I really need a good project to work on.

Paul Bosacki, ET Snell, Al Vogler, and Barb have to be among the worst bigots and racists I have witnessed in my lifetime.  I can only imagine what people outside of the Victor Valley think of us if they view some of what is being done up here by these four.  And the sad part is people from all over the world drive by on the interstate and can view their handiwork.  They must think the Victor Valley consists of nothing but rednecks.

Anyway, I’m serious about the recall.  Everyone is in a “throw the bums out” sort of mood.  Bosacki and his bigoted ideas need to go.