Readers who responded to an Argus-Courier online poll May 15, 2008 are evenly split on whether the Petaluma Police Department should continue to conduct prostitution stings as part of its operations.Asked if they feel prostitution is a victimless crime, a majority responded "no." Asked how concerned they are about prostitution [...]

Three out of four people who responded to an Argus-Courier online poll May 8, 2008 don"t think the federal government"s economic stimulus checks will boost the economy, and more than half of them say they will spend their checks on essential purchases.Here are some of the comments of those who [...]

A majority of respondents to an Argus-Courier online poll May 1, 2008 believe the contentious Democratic primary campaign for president is going to hurt the eventual nominee"s chances in the general election. Fifty-three percent answered "yes," 28.1 percent "no" and 18.8 percent were not sure.Asked if they would support the [...]

Four out of five respondents to an Argus-Courier online poll believe that it is very important that upgrades be made to the transportation system in the North Bay.Asked what is the most important thing that should be improved in the transportation system, 42.9 percent answered commuter train, while 25.7 percent [...]

More than half of respondents to an Argus-Courier online survey April 17, 2008 say their financial situation is worse than before and nearly two-thirds say they have been personally affected by the economic downturn.The survey asked, "How much have you been affected by the economic downturn?" Thirty-eight percent said "somewhat," [...]

More than two-thirds of the people responding to the Argus-Courier online survey April 10 said they do not feel safe walking across busy Petaluma streets, even in crosswalks.Survey respondents did feel better about traversing streets in crosswalks with flashing lights, with 72.7 percent saying the lights were effective.Survey respondents identified [...]

Proposed cutbacks at local schools is of major concern to those who responded to an Argus-Courier online survey April 3, 2008.Of those responding to the survey, 75.8 percent said they were concerned about the proposed budget cuts while 24.2 percent were not.When asked what they were most concerned about getting [...]

The Dry Creek Rancheria's offer to drop its application for gaming rates on a 277-acre property south of Petaluma in exchange for water and sewer rights is a bad deal, according to those who responded to an Argus-Courier online survey March 27, 2008. Of those who responded to the survey, [...]

More than three out of four people who responded to an Argus-Courier online survey March 20, 2008 say they are living a "greener" lifestyle than they were five years ago.But respondents are divided about whether the community of Petaluma as a whole is doing enough to protect the environment.Here are [...]

Gas prices are sky high and Petalumans are feeling the pinch in the pocketbook " driving less because of it. In an online survey March 13, 2008, nearly half of the respondents said that the high price of gas is affecting their budget and lifestyle somewhat. Thirty-four percent said that [...]