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SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Ben Metcalf: Mobile home owners facing hidden risks

More than 500,000 California families find their paths to affordable homeownership through the purchase of a mobile home or manufactured home, but an estimated one-third lack proper title and registration

Joshua Heath: Standing up for Julie Olsen

Recently KHTS, a local news outlet, got a hold of several Facebook messages sent by Saugus Union School District board member Julie Olsen, which contained insulting language toward various local

Brian Baker: How did we end up here?

I found Maria Gutzeit’s Tuesday column, “Watching the world burn,” to be very interesting and well-written. But I think her wish for a society free of partisan politics, though admirable

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Gil Mertz: Al Franken should not resign

As a conservative Christian, I couldn’t possibly disagree more with Mr. Franken’s values and ideology. But I don’t think he should be forced to step down from the Senate for

Gary Horton: Vote for smart ideas in 25th

“A liberal, a socialist, and a progressive walk into a bar. Caught off guard, the bartender replies, “Wow, I thought you were all the same guy.”” “So, a liberal, a

Maria Gutzeit: Watching the world burn

There was a decisive moment during negotiations that ultimately led to the formation of the new SCV Water.  That moment was when we all realized we wanted the same thing.

Gary Horton: Thanks without action is fake

My first Thanksgiving was in 1956. Another year over – and over, and again. I’m getting too old for what I’m seeing at these major milestones. Americans have become a

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Ron Bischof: A solution to gun violence

With a single exception, I’ve been disconcerted by the recent series of hyperbolic, inaccurate, politicized and shockingly rude columns written in emotional responses to horrific mass murders. No doubt others