EDITORIAL : YES ON CAL-VET BONDS.The Cal-Vet program to provide home and farm loans for qualified California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). veterans has been a success since its inception in 1921. Proposition 206 would continue this fine program by raising enough money to enable at least 2,000 more veterans to buy homes and farms. The practice of helping veterans buy homes and farms is as old at the nation itself (it dates back to the Revolutionary War), and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. is much the stronger for it. Proposition 206 is totally consistent with this great American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of tradition. What's more, the Cal-Vet program hasn't cost California taxpayers a dime. It has been fully funded by loan payments made by participating veterans. That's all the more reason why voters should support Proposition 206. PROP prop, n a device inserted between the jaws to maintain an open position of the mandible. prop, ratchet type, n a device placed in one side of the oral cavity that is used to keep the oral cavity of a patient open while work is . 206 AT A GLANCE Here is a summary of Proposition 206 on the Nov. 5 general election ballot: Veterans bonds: Would authorize To empower another with the legal right to perform an action. The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce. authorize v. to officially empower someone to act. (See: authority) a $400 million state bond issue to provide farm and home loans for California veterans. The Daily News recommends: YES |
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