Letters to the Editor

Watch any documentary about the rise of the Nazis in Germany or the communists in Russia, and you’ll be astonished about how few people saw it coming.  The average Russian

There is a quote from an eastern philosopher dated around 500 years before Christ was born. The quote begins with “watch your thoughts, they become words …” and leads through

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans were unaware of the 1918 pandemic that rampaged across the United States a century before. This involved a highly virulent H1N1 virus, and

Fortunately or unfortunately, like it or not, the city of Santa Clarita is going to be split up into “districts,” which will each have a City Council member representing them.

Re: Pride Month. Imagine, if you will, schools celebrating American patriotism enthusiastically. Or freedom. Or even local community pride.  Nope. Those things are all racist, or something. It’s way more

Sports commentator Jason Whitlock reports that USA Today recently “published a column attacking ESPN broadcaster Samatha Ponder for a tweet that supported [former] University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines.”  Whitlock,

I think the (March 9) letter by Rick Barker asking us to give newly elected Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo a chance to prove herself either way — good or bad —

The following is a copy of a letter sent to all five members of the Santa Clarita City Council. I request that the Santa Clarita City Council renounce any association

The following letter was received before Congress and President Joe Biden approved an agreement to increase the debt ceiling. Janet Yellen advised that unless the debt limit is increased, the

How can you let Gary Horton publish such blatant lies? He wrote the following: “A white Christian nationalist shooter” (commentary, May 10). First, his name was Mauricio Garcia. His parents

I don’t care if Perry Smith has terrible personal hygiene and kicks the publisher’s dog on sight — please don’t ever fire him. He is a gifted writer who can

This letter is a rebuff to two other letters referring to Clarence Thomas: “Left’s Double Standard,” by Brian Richards, May 14; and “Double Standard” by Bob Comer, May 16. My

Roses are red, violets are blue. The next elected president should not be 82. Denise Lite  Santa Clarita

I enjoy reading the letters and opinion sections each day. I feel that perhaps we are getting into a debate rather than voicing our ideas and feeling about a subject.

So the L.A. Dodgers fan base has been advised the Dodgers’ version of “Pride” is to mock and denigrate Christian religions in general, and the Catholic faith in particular, by

Concerning “City Expected to take over water factory,” dated May 23.  I am all for recycling as much water as possible as water effects nearly every aspect of our lives,

In re: Arthur Saginian, “A Follow-Up on a Follow-Up,” letters, April 28. I always try my best to be respectful and polite when dealing with others and as all of

Re: Brian Richards, letters to the editor, May 24. OK, Brian, when and where did you get your degree in economics? Gary Morrison Valencia 

A new law in Florida, Senate Bill 1718, was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. It will impact the ability of migrants, who are in the state illegally, to continue living

Thomas Oatway should watch the 1997 legal comedy movie “Liar Liar” starring Jim Carrey. Imagine a world where EVERYONE had taken truth serum and that the effects were for life.