Jack F. K. Bungart

California

Group Editor at Vallejo Times-Herald

Group Editor at The Reporter (Vacaville, CA)

Illinois boy, Editor/Columnist. My love of 40 years: Grace. Joy: 2 sons. FSU grad. Hero: Boss. Teams: Cubs/Bears/Irish/Bulls/Hawks. Politics: Truth/Decency.

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Articles

George Cartter: Is Trump crazy?

4 weeks ago | thereporter.com | Jack F. K. Bungart

Just one of the advantages in subscribing to print journalism was displayed in the comics section of the April 27 edition of the Vacaville Reporter and Vallejo Times-Herald. Doonesbury’s take on “Reported UFO Sightings” was an amusing take on “foreign tourists.” The Opinion section’s political cartoon of two women discussing national security dynamics was apt:“Your scone is delicious.”“Thanks.
Byron York: Mark my words - J.D. Vance will the GOP 2028 nominee

1 month ago | timesheraldonline.com | Jack F. K. Bungart

Indiana Republican Sen. Jim Banks has long been an advocate for Vice President JD Vance. Before the 2024 GOP convention, Banks urged President Donald Trump to pick Vance as his running mate. Now Banks says, “After President Trump, [Vance] is the next best thing” and is a lock to be the next Republican nominee for president. “JD Vance will be the nominee in 2028 — mark my words,” Banks told a dinner in Washington last week organized by American Spectator Editor-in-Chief R.
Mark Behl: Our communities need lifelines, not a limit on care

1 month ago | timesheraldonline.com | Jack F. K. Bungart

Picture this: You return home after a long day of work to discover that a small, but growing fire has broken out in your backyard. The responding fire company starts to put the fire out but halfway through extinguishing the blaze. They abruptly stop and pack up their supplies – they are only allowed to use a certain amount of water to fight the fire. I bet this sounds ridiculous to many of you and in truth, it is.
Jason Kishineff: Unbelievable

1 month ago | thereporter.com | Jack F. K. Bungart

I wanted to write to commend U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson for getting around the district to stand with immigrants and against cutting taxes for the wealthy.
Brendan Riley’s Solano Chronicles: Shipyards Once Flourished in Vallejo

2 months ago | timesheraldonline.com | Jack F. K. Bungart

Editor’s note: Brendan Riley’s Solano Chronicles appears every other Sunday in the print edition of the Vallejo Times-Herald. The current buzz about the possibility of new shipbuilding locations in Solano County brings to mind some interesting local history: In the late 1800s and early 1900s several shipyards flourished in Vallejo, just across the Napa River from Mare Island, the Navy’s first West Coast base where more than 500 vessels were built and launched.
Kimball Shinkoskey: I have finally learned who runs America

2 months ago | thereporter.com | Jack F. K. Bungart

I must admit I have been deaf, dumb, and blind for a long time. I thought I had arrived at a state of enlightenment when I learned there was another class of people besides the white suburban middle class I grew up in. I learned in college and graduate school and as a young working man that there was a distinct class of poverty-stricken people of color living in the big cities. That was quite a revelation to me.
Scott Daltonic: We deserve answers on Trump team text debacle

2 months ago | timesheraldonline.com | Jack F. K. Bungart

On March 24, the Trump administration’s top officials were exposed for leaking U.S. war plans in a Signal group chat — one so reckless it included a journalist by mistake. That same day, the U.S. Senate confirmed one of Trump’s top State Department nominees. These cabinet positions were filled with deeply unqualified nominees and here we are, not two months into this corrupt administration. Let’s be clear: This wasn’t business as usual. This was complicity in a national security crisis.
John Taskan: Are homeless programs working?

2 months ago | thereporter.com | Jack F. K. Bungart

CalMatters has been looking into the states’ and cities’ homeless programs. It recently published a lengthy report. Here’s an excerpt that describes some of the problems that have consumed hundreds of millions of dollars. The reporting provides a unique window into facilities that are almost always closed to public access and ban residents from taking pictures or video. Among the findings:California spent big on a shelter boom.
Lynn Gallagher: A call for help, support

2 months ago | thereporter.com | Jack F. K. Bungart

If silence continues, it makes me feel our Vacaville Reporter, our community newspaper, is choosing to support the dangerous attack on our democracy. Silence is saying DOGE, the disinformation, the questionable choices of the current leaders by Trump, and the damage from the “chainsaw approach” in finding a way to balance the budget is OK. It is not OK. The silence from the Reporter regarding any publicity of peaceful resistance is deafening.
Joey Carrizales: The unsheltered issue in Vallejo

2 months ago | timesheraldonline.com | Jack F. K. Bungart

A recent study conducted by Homebase found certain important facts that may in some way contribute to the unsheltered issue. Cost of Housing: Median home values in the Vallejo metro area have increased 36% in 10 years, from $340,100 in 2011 to $464,000 in 2021. At the same time, annual median family income rose only 28%, from $79,316 in 2011 to $102,019 in 2021.