07.04.19

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POLITICIANS & WAR
With every passing year,
politicians grow more confident
in their ability to thrust
Americans into another war,
to make decisions that benefit
themselves and not their constituents,
and to increase their
profits as the average American
can hardly scrape by.
Few politicians take a stand
against this, to what has become
the norm, and when they
do, the mainstream media will
either smear them or not cover
them at all. It takes a soldierpresident
to reverse this
course. Fortunately, we have
such a candidate right now.
NEWS
MAKE OURS
HOMEGROWN
Casualties of the war on drugs demand
a share of city’s cannabis bounty
Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard recently kicked off her
presidential campaign in Waikiki. A major in the Army National
Guard, Gabbard, 37, did two tours of duty in the Middle East before
being elected to Congress in 2012. She drew on that experience
during her announcement.
“These powerful politicians dishonor the sacrifices made by
every one of my brothers and sisters in uniform and their families,
as they are the ones who pay the prices of these wars,” she said.
During her time in Congress, Gabbard has taken the now rare
position of calling out and opposing the United States’ interventionist
military policies. Gabbard further expressed that “every
American pays the price for these wars that cost us trillions of
dollars since 9/11.”
Tulsi Gabbard has a history of taking a stand. In 2016 she resigned
from her position as vice chair of the Democratic National
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LIFE
ANOTHER VEGAN
ADVENTURE
Green Earth Vegan Cuisine
boasts a menu all can enjoy
p. 21
ARTS
BETWEEN DARK
AND LIGHT
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa brings
‘Good Boys’ to Pas Playhouse
p. 28
SERVING PASADENA, ALHAMBRA, ALTADENA, ARCADIA, EAGLE ROCK, GLENDALE, LA CAÑADA, MONTROSE, SAN MARINO, SIERRA MADRE AND SO. PASADENA
Committee to endorse Bernie
Sanders, as the establishment
Democrats and the mainstream
media made an orchestrated
attempt to push their candidate
of choice, Hillary Clinton. It
would seem history repeats
itself. CNN has already effectively
endorsed Kamala Harris,
providing her with favorable
coverage and a primetime town
hall event.
Over the years I’ve learned
it’s best to first follow the
money. Harris’ largest donor
is Warner Media Group, the
parent company of CNN. Tulsi
Gabbard is a unique 2020 presidential
candidate who is not
taking corporate PAC money to
fund her campaign. That means
all of her funding must come
from the people.
I was 11 years old when
John F. Kennedy delivered his
inaugural address. His speech
had a profound impact on my
life when several years later
I would volunteer to join the
Marine Corps. Gabbard turned
to those inspiring words when
she said this: “I ask you to join
me, in this spirit of putting
service before self, to stand up
against the forces of greed and
corruption. Kennedy once said,
‘Ask not what your country can
do for you, but what you can do
for your country.’ We must heed
his call to action today, at this
critical time in our history. We
must stand up and fight for the
soul of our country.”
It is clear that we, as a nation,
have forgotten the core
principles of what America was
meant to be. Gabbard’s words
and deeds as a soldier and
elected representative offer a
glimmer of hope that she might
be the right leader to help us all
rediscover what it means to be
an American.
“When we raise our right
hand and volunteer to serve, we
set aside our own interests to
serve our country, to fight for
all Americans. It is this principle
of service above self, that
is at the heart of every soldier.
At the heart of every service
member.” She continued, “I will
bring this soldier’s principles
to the White House, restoring
the values of dignity, honor
and respect to the presidency
and above all else, love for our
people and love for our country.”
~ BILL PAPARIAN
PASADENA
(BILL PAPARIAN IS THE FORMER
MAYOR OF PASADENA.)
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BAD EXAMPLE
President Trump used the
Bible as an excuse to divide
parents from infants and
abduct and torture children at
detention sites. Our President
has now reached the lowest
bar, repeating a similar
program that Nazis once
employed under Hitler.
Trump is not only a horrific
example for the Christian
faith. He is a horrific example
and disgrace for our country.
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