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California and San Luis Obispo County voters have decisions to make in the Nov. 2018 election on Measure G, an oil drilling and fracking ban, and Proposition 6, which take away gas tax funding for road repairs. → Read More
The value of a dollar today sure isn’t what it used to be in 1935, writes SLO Tribune columnist Phil Dirkx. He learned that through an unfortunate accident living through the Great Depression. → Read More
In 1988, a December snowstorm stranded residents and travelers alike on both sides of the Cuesta Grade, from Paso Robles to San Luis Obispo, writes columnist Phil Dirkx. → Read More
San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury reports published in May 2018 show lacks in mental health care provided by the Behavioral Health Department, including a crowded and unsafe psychiatric facility. We need a proper hospital, Tribune columnist Phil Dirkx says. → Read More
Paso Robles residents who came out against and in support of California's "sanctuary state" law showed that the immigration debate on both sides is about one thing: fear. → Read More
President Donald Trump is reaching out to North Korea and is willing to talk to Kim Jong Un, which is what Paso Robles columnist Phil Dirkx challenged him to do. → Read More
Cal Poly SLO should not award a degree to Kyler Watkins, the student in the blackface photo, until he proves he understands the history of black oppression in America, writes Paso Robles, CA, columnist Phil Dirkx. → Read More
Nacimiento Lake is at less than half capacity as water releases go to Salinas Valley farmers and communities. → Read More
Doctor column on Alzheimer’s disease triggers memories of his wife’s illness, when he first noticed and how it progressed over 10 years. → Read More
Neofita Valerio-Silva, the Grover Beach mother deported to Mexico after living in the U.S. for 25 years, should have applied for citizenship before being deported, writes Phil Dirkx. → Read More
The era of online Christmas greetings and gift cards instead of personalized presents doesn’t take away from the joy of giving during the holiday season, writes Phil Dirkx. → Read More
Shareholders — not ratepayers — should pay the costs to shut down Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, including the $85 million to help SLO County’s economy, writes columnist Phil Dirkx. → Read More
New rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could reduce “payday” lending by as much as 66 percent, writes Paso Robles columnist Phil Dirkx. → Read More
The death of Paso Robles grape grower Richard Sauret on Highway 101 at Wellsona Road demands a public campaign for change. Here’s who to write. → Read More
President Trump was wrong when he urged his secretary of state to stop “wasting his time” talking to North Korea, writes Paso Robles columnist Phil Dirkx. → Read More
With the Paso Robles High School football team at 0-3 and on its fourth head coach in two years, perhaps the district should de-emphasize the risky sport. → Read More
Tribune columnist Phil Dirkx says 10 straight days of 100-plus temperatures in Paso Robles and Gulf Coast floods are evidence that climate change is real. → Read More
Beware scam callers who masquerade as family members claiming they need money for an emergency, writes Paso Robles columnist Phil Dirkx. → Read More
Columnist Phil Dirkx of Paso Robles says that our ability to survive as a human race depends on our ability to tackle tough issues together worldwide. → Read More
Mamie Woods Dirkx, wife of Tribune columnist and Paso Roblan Phil Dirkx, died July 4th. Among her jobs: The Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce. → Read More