Letters to the Editor

Mike Callas | Fond Farewell to Jen

Re: Jennifer Danny leaving the Santa Clarita Valley (commentary, Nov. 16).   Jennifer, I wish you and your family the best in Texas. For all the many reasons to leave

Letters to the Editor

Steven H. Baron | Have We Been Duped?

Kudos to the Biden administration for establishing an interagency group to combat Islamophobia, headed by our astute and perceptive Vice President Kamala Harris. It is past due that these thousands

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Richard LaMotte | Know the Biological Truth

Just a couple of comments on Lynn Wright’s letter (Nov. 16). First, I don’t have a vested interest in abortion because I’m a man, and, as you know, men can’t

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Carole Lutness | Kids’ Privacy Rights Threatened

I am concerned but hopeful that the William S. Hart Union High School District board will act responsibly and not institute a parental notification policy regarding students’ disclosure about their

David Hegg

David Hegg | Respecting the Ethic of Respect

By David Hegg In society, respect plays an essential role. At its foundation, respect means to act in alignment with certain societal rules, even when to do so is to

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Rick Barker | Give it a Try

I believe that some very simple practices would go a very long way at providing not only a better society for we adults, but also provide a teaching/learning experience for

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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