A Thai ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on March 11, 2026. Courtesy photo from Royal Thai Navy.

European countries, Japan to help secure Strait of Hormuz 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan said on Thursday that they are prepared to help ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping lane blocked

Letters to the Editor

Sharlene Johnson | Meet the Finalists at COC

The search for the next superintendent-president of College of the Canyons has reached an important milestone, and I want to personally invite the Santa Clarita Valley community to be part

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Billionaires Bolting from Blue States

Ayn Rand was a Russian-born writer who immigrated to the U.S. in 1926, worked as a screenwriter and playwright and wrote several novels expressing an individualistic philosophy she called “objectivism.”

World News Filler: China

Trump-Xi meeting rescheduled for late April 

By Catherine Yang Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump said during a press briefing on Tuesday that the postponed meeting between him and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping will take place

Letters to the Editor

Jack Crawford | An All-Star Game That Matters

Watching Team USA vs. Team Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic was like watching an all-star game where the outcome really matters.   And hats off to fellow Hoosier

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Real Journalism Tells Real Stories

YouTube and other internet media sites are loaded with videos in which self-proclaimed truth tellers claim to have uncovered some startling facts that mainstream journalists have either ignored or purposely