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Purple is the New Party
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR not to go, so that my family wouldn’t Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer potentially get in trouble, and so I STAFF WRITER wouldn’t have to self-quarantine for Kimberly Rivers 14 days, as California suggests. CONTRIBUTORS • Gatherings should be two They simply were misled or, intenThis type of overreach is beyond Michael Cervin, David Michael Courtland, Ivor Davis, Emily Dodi, by Paul Moomjean paulmoomjean@yahoo.com tionally, were misleading people. We hours or less Alicia Doyle, David Goldstein, Chuck Graham, Chris Jay, Daphne reasonable. It is one thing to create Khalida Kilea, Karen Lindell, Paul Moomjean, Mike Nelson, Tim have not put out Thanksgiving guide• Singing, chanting and shouting rules for places of business, as peoPompey, Emily Savage, Kathy Jean Schultz, Alan Sculley, Kit ith the election now lines.” He then promised those spe- are strongly discouraged, but if ple share that space, and workers Stolz, Mark Storer, Alex Wilson, Leslie A. Westbrook, Kateri Wozny behind us, COVID-19 still cific guidelines were “coming soon.” happening, gatherers should should be protected from owners GRAPHIC DESIGNERS with us, and a cold winter wear face coverings at all times, Until then, look at how you are supand CEOs who could have no probBret Hooper, Paul Braun, Elaine Cota packed with usually commemorated posed to spend the holidays together. and sing quietly lem putting lower wage employees SALES TEAM LEADER holidays before us, 2020 isn’t cel- These are a few of the restrictions • Instrumental music is allowed in harm’s way. We must have some Warren Barrett ebrating a happy ending any time taken directly from the California as long as the musicians maintain regulations created. ADVERTISING SALES soon. In fact, California Governor Department of Health website: at least a six-foot physical distance. But once Newsom reached into Barbara Kroon Gavin Newsom is throwing out even Musicians must be from one of the CLASSIFIEDS the homes of people, he went too • Gatherings that include more than more guidelines and restrictions for Ann Turrietta three households. Playing of wind far. He might be able to restrict the families who want to spend the hol- three households are prohibited instruments (any instrument played capacity of a business, but on priAdvertising information, call 805.648.2244 • Collect names of all attendees iday season together. With Thanks by the mouth, such as a trumpet or vate property, where people decide Classified Ads | Display Ads and contact information giving a week away, families were clarinet) is strongly discouraged their own lifestyle choices, he needs • All gatherings must be held outside getting a lot of information about EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICE Well, I guess I won’t be bring- to back off. People should not be • Attendees may go inside to use how they should spend their social 805.648.2244 ing my jazz band over for turkey prisoners in their own homes, with gatherings with proper social dis- restrooms as long as the restrooms day this year. warren@vcreporter.com (Advertising) weird bathroom and food prep rules. tancing. The guidelines, when first are frequently sanitized nancy@vcreporter.com (Editorial) What these guidelines really are is It’s easy for him and his cronies to • Gatherings may occur in outdoor announced in late October, were met aturrietta@timespublications.com (Classifieds) a way for the rich to accommodate follow these guidelines. They have with earned mockery, but since then, spaces that are covered by themselves and the poor and lonely servants to prepare the food and The Ventura County Reporter is distributed every Thursday in Ventura, Oxnard, Port Newsom has come out and stated his umbrellas, canopies, awnings, Hueneme, Camarillo, Ojai, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Agoura Hills. The to remain isolated. How many peo- build the backyard setups, and plenty Reporter is available free of charge, limited to one copy per reader. The Reporter may guidelines are just that, guidelines. I roofs and other shade structures ple don’t have households to visit of space to separate. The average be distributed only by Reporter authorized distributors. No person may, without prior • The space must be large enough was a teacher once. If I told my stuwritten permission of the Reporter, take more than one copy of each Reporter issue. because their family lives in another California resident does not. The Reporter is copyright ©2020 by Times Media Group, Inc. All rightsAD reserved. NoPROOF part so that everyone at a gathering dents late papers weren’t accepted, state? Does Newsom want people With all these stupid suggestions of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part in any form or by any means that was not a guideline; it was a rule. can maintain at least a six-foot to choose between which cousins to by inept men, I can’t help but without permission in writing by the publisher. An adjudicated Newspaper of General Client: Gas are easy physical distance from others Executive: Warren Barrett (805) Circulation (SP50329). Submissions of all kinds are welcomed. However,648-2244 the publisher These So seriesCal of guidelines invite without being shamed by him? rememberAd Ronald Reagan’s famous assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. A stamped, self-addressed envelope • A place to wash hands or hand for wealthy people with families, but What about people who already line. and It applies as well: all submissions to be returned. Please check this proof over carefully and indicate all corrections clearly. You will have a “1st Proof”, “2nd Proof”, “Finaltoday Proof”. If we“In receivemustnoaccompany proof after expected the 1st or 2nd Proofs, AD WILL a nightmare for poorer people sanitizer must be available for bought plane tickets months ago and this present crisis, government is RUNareAS IS. If this proof meets your approval on the 1st proof, check off “FINAL PROOF (APPROVED)” box, date and sign at the bottom. participants to use who just want to see their families. they are non-refundable? not the solution to our problem, ISSUE: 11/19/20 NOTICE: PLEASE FAX (805)any 648-2245 as possible, food • As muchTO Newsom was mocked hard THIS after PROOF IASAP know this because my family government is the problem. It isn’t his guidelines were announced. “I or beverages at outdoor lives in Washington, and with their so much that liberals are ignorant, read somewhere some folks asserting gatherings must be in PRESIDENT Steve Strickbine even harder restrictions being put it’s just that they know so much we put out guidelines for the holidays. single-serve disposable containers VICE PRESIDENT Michael Hiatt into effect, I had to make the choice that isn’t so.”
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