Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Norma Lindemann | Choosing How We Live

A good friend told me the other day that I looked calm and peaceful. I was happy to hear that because I haven’t always felt that way. But I realize

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Rob Kerchner | Out of 39 Million People …

There are something like 39 million people living in California — though that number seems to be falling steadily as of late, for some strange reason.  Thirty-nine million.  And yet

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Lois Eisenberg | Children Are Pawns of War

The children of the Israel/Hamas war are pawns and victims. The attack on Oct.7 killed over 1,200 people, including 30 Israeli children and 20 Israeli children were taken hostage in

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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Forbes Black | An Agreement on the Basics

In response to “Our View: Who’s the Parent? Not the State,” Nov. 11.  Thank you for recognizing the fundamental issue in the parental notification debate: “If a minor child just

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Brian Richards | Feeble in Mind and Deeds

After the horrific attack in Israel by Hamas butchers, President Joe Biden was asked about Iran and how it, through its proxies, continues to attack Israel and Americans stationed in