In our country, we have the great privilege of participating in the selection of leaders and the direction of our government. After observing elections over many years, I decided to

When COVID struck our nation, Sen. Scott Wilk masked up and got to work!  Wilk helped bring 14,000 more trained nurses onto the front lines of the crisis. He demanded

I’m not sure what’s scarier, wildfire season or election season. But I do know we’re safer thanks to the leadership of Sen. Scott Wilk.  Last year when the investor-owned utilities

This pandemic is top of mind for most of us today, but this just adds to what seems to be an ever-growing list of concerns. We have good news! You

I first met Edel Alonso as a freshman at Hart High School in 1990. She was a counselor and advisor to several clubs I belonged to. I was quiet, shy,

This coming election, you may see an unfamiliar name on the ballot for the College of the Canyons board of trustees election for Area 2, but it is a name

In 2013, a lawsuit was filed against College of the Canyons for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The suit was settled, with COC agreeing to make 1,769 changes

As a longtime resident, businessman, Santa Clarita Valley community leader, parent of a College of the Canyons student, and current member and past chairman of the COC Foundation board, it’s

Christy Smith claims to be a friend of the “little guy.” However, her ongoing support for the job-killing California Assembly bill known as AB5 lays bare her false claim. AB5

At the time of this writing, 96 days have passed since news broke Russians put bounties on our soldiers and President Donald Trump did nothing. I’m heartbroken for our country

As a mother of a gay child, I am beyond concerned about the prospect of Mike Garcia being elected to represent me in Congress. If elected, Garcia would allow discrimination

Yard signs, TV commercials and countless Facebook posts from all sorts of candidates: The election is near! Frankly, I usually can’t stand politics.  But in today’s hyper-partisan world full of

On Friday, Oct. 2, Christopher Murphy, the junior senator from Connecticut, tried to reenergize the now 4-year-old discredited Trump/Russia collusion hoax by claiming that, since Donald Trump was down with

President Donald Trump is irascible, temperamental, prone to exaggeration and outbursts of temper. I can wish he would avoid his Twitter account. It doesn’t matter. I am not asking him

I had the pleasure of working with Edel Alonso for 15 years as a colleague in the College of the Canyons Counseling Department when she served as not only as

I encourage all voters who will be voting for the College of the Canyons board of trustees Area 2 to cast their votes for Edel Alonso. As a counselor at

Tune in to any College of the Canyons board of trustees meeting these days and it’s a rerun of the same drama: the voices of board members Edel Alonso and

Tony Watson lives in our neighborhood, just down the street from us. I have come to know him as a passionate, humble, sharp, well-poised human being who cares a lot

Reelect Maria Gutzeit for Division 3 of SCV Water because she is an experienced water official and engineer. Her priority is bringing us safe, reliable water, and she is trying