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Jury deliberating Trump verdict in New York 

By Catherine Yang and Michael Washburn Contributing Writers  Jurors began deliberating in former President Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York on Wednesday, after New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan

Letters to the Editor

Paul McGuire | The State of the Prostate

The following letter is presented as a satirical take on current gender issues. Lobby, California hospital, 5 a.m. A middle-aged man is seated at an intake window, an older female

Letters to the Editor

Rick Barker | Abuse of Power

It’s one thing for a sitting president or other political candidate or citizen to contest an election AFTER it has taken place, which is very common and totally legal under

Letters to the Editor

Richard Bussell | Celebrating Hanoi Jane?

We are told that Jane Fonda’s Vietnam protests “can still cause objections among some older veterans” like myself (101st Airborne, 1968-69). She helped the Vietnam prison camp commander undermine the

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | A Double Standard

Foreigners breaking into the country is not much of a crime these days, but citizens walking into the Capitol on Jan. 6 gets you decades in prison … even if

David Hegg

David Hegg | Protecting Our Freedoms

By David Hegg As you read this, Memorial Day is just around the corner. I’m sure most of us will enjoy the day off and gather with friends and family

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | A Cooked-Up Crisis

The latest study from the New England Journal of Medicine shows no benefit at all from getting the COVID vaccine, in a cohort that is especially vulnerable to getting the

Letters to the Editor

James Coffey | Calling Out El Segundo?

What’s up with The Mighty Signal? It gets bigger and better all the time. The El Segundo Progressive Gazette had better watch out. James Coffey Newhall

Letters to the Editor

Christian La Mont | Applauding Monument Moment

I am writing from nearby Los Angeles to express my gratitude to President Joe Biden for expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. These mountains are my backyard and a