Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | Led by the Mob

Because groupthink is so strong, most Californians would rather pay $6 per gallon to pass by homeless people and over potholes than vote Republican. On every even year, they pass

Mike Garcia

Mike Garcia | Fentanyl Crisis Demands Solutions

Fentanyl is poisoning and killing 300 Americans every single day. There are 11,000 illegal crossings at our southern border every single day. These are not talking points – it’s a

Letters to the Editor

Dr. Gene Dorio | The Medicare Disadvantage Plan

This time every year, we are inundated on TV, in newspapers and in online advertisements to sign up for a Medicare “Advantage” Plan. As a practicing physician for 40 years

Paul Butler: Going the Extra Mile

Paul Butler | Giving and receiving feedback

Ken Blanchard, author of “The One Minute Manager” is credited with saying, “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” I appreciate the profound practicality that suggests feedback should be digested, implying

Letters to the Editor

Abigail DeSesa | Time to Protect the Citizens

During 2023, the Chiquita Canyon Landfill has been experiencing a meltdown – an underground chemical reaction, and is under an abatement order from the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Letters to the Editor

Thomas Oatway | Truth Serum for Thee, Not for Me

Max Morgan (letters, Aug. 11) took umbrage with my inference that truth serum might be uncomfortable for MAGA Republicans and Donald Trump. Trump was fact-checked and made over 30,000 misstatements

Jennifer Danny

Jennifer Danny | When a House Becomes a Shell

Hello friends of the Santa Clarita Valley, and greetings from Texas. Yes, you read that correctly, I have relocated to Texas. Not for the reasons that are always tossed around

Letters to the Editor

Lynn Wright | Another Point to Chew On

I read Karen Fencil’s very thoughtful letter (Nov. 9) regarding “Mikes” Johnson and Garcia, where she discusses the theocratic, right-wing narrative of the new speaker of the House and the

Letters to the Editor

Forbes Black | An Agreement on the Basics

In response to “Our View: Who’s the Parent? Not the State,” Nov. 11.  Thank you for recognizing the fundamental issue in the parental notification debate: “If a minor child just

Letters to the Editor

Brian Richards | Feeble in Mind and Deeds

After the horrific attack in Israel by Hamas butchers, President Joe Biden was asked about Iran and how it, through its proxies, continues to attack Israel and Americans stationed in

Letters to the Editor

Dean Haynes | Accountability Must Go Both Ways

Yes, America does need a return to accountability, but Gary Horton must think it only applies to Republicans. He rants about the behavior of a conservative in a theater, but

Letters to the Editor

Bob Comer | Celebrating the New Speaker

Re: Response to Karen Fencil’s letter “Think About Mike Johnson” (Nov. 9). I celebrate his becoming the speaker of the House. His stance on marriage is like fresh air.  Abortion

David Hegg

David Hegg | Remember the Ethics of Context

By David Hegg Anyone who has ever written a research paper, especially those who have gained a post-high school degree, has been instructed in the relationship between meaning and context.