Regarding Rob Kerchner’s May 26 letter: Yes, Pete Hegseth and Dan Bongino have taken deep pay cuts to accept their appointments as secretary of defense and deputy director of the
Thank you for the May 31 (Nation/World) article, “What was revealed in newly released UFO reports.” I was glad to see a mainstream newspaper unafraid to publish something discussing the
Santa Clarita’s City Hall doesn’t answer to the public anymore. This city has been run behind closed doors for too long, and we’re all paying the price. Let’s start with
Re: CalMatters article, “Elderly and disabled Californians with more than $2,000 could lose Medi-Cal,” June 4. Elderly and disabled Californians will lose Medi-Cal not because of Gov. Gavin Newsom but
President Donald Trump is spot-on in his decision to slow the arrival of foreign-born students to universities in the U.S. The administration has halted scheduling of new student visa appointments
In California: We have the most expensive gas. We have the highest taxes. We can’t get affordable homeowners insurance or sometimes any insurance at all. We have the most expensive
I didn’t grow up dreaming of being a scientist. I grew up around hardworking people who believed in education as a path to a better life. Both my mother and
As an LGBTQ historian and president of the Santa Clarita Valley LGBTQ Center, it’s important that I take the time to explain what Pride is about and why we celebrate
Trumpers like to win. NeverTrumpers like to whine. So both sides are getting what they want. Rob Kerchner Santa Clarita
The Republican Party was in desperate straits in the weeks following the 2012 presidential election. There were several reasons. One, its losing nominee, Mitt Romney, was a poor candidate whom
This past Thursday, College of the Canyons held its annual Scholarship Awards Celebration. The entry lobby of the Dr. Dianne Van Hook University Center was packed with scholarship recipients and
Santa Clarita stands at a crossroads. As our city grows — with new subdivisions, shopping centers, and high-density housing — we risk losing something irreplaceable: the rural character that once
Excellent picture of the geomembrane at Chiquita Canyon Landfill (May 28). However, the caption misrepresents its purpose. It is not there to contain hazardous waste. The waste is household materials
From my earliest childhood, I attended the Mummer’s Parade in Philadelphia every New Year’s Day, watching husky fellows with banjos, full-face makeup and glitter sashay down Broad Street. It’s a
I find myself staring at a blank page, wrestling with an unusual case of writer’s block. Perhaps it’s the relentless chaos of this administration, the calculated bombardment of daily outrages
My name is Jude Watson. I’m 15 years old, raised in Santa Clarita, and until last year, I was educated solely through a Santa Clarita learning center, which exists entirely
Throughout Gavin Newsom’s governorship, he and local officials have been squabbling over financial support and accountability for programs to reduce California’s largest-in-the-nation homelessness crisis. Newsom has blamed local officials for
By David Hegg Except for those striving to live “off the grid” in the backwoods, we all live in community with at least hundreds of other humans. And therein lies
Have you ever thought about how much a trillion dollars is? Keep in mind these figures. If you had $1 trillion, you would have to spend $36.5 billion every day,
I was talking with a friend who I would consider reasonably well informed and she “confessed” to me that she doesn’t vote. I was shocked. Shocked that she, as a
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