Letters to the Editor

Joe Biden, who promised he would “shut down the virus” and demanded that states “get out of the way,” has not only performed worse with a vaccine than the predecessor

Re: What conservative thought has devolved into. It reminds me of the saying, “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” In full context, the quote from Samuel Johnson is

Medical experts Eziekiel Emanuel, Michael Osterholm and Celine Gounder announced in the Journal of the American Medical Association that they believe “COVID-19 is here to stay.” Of course, some will

As I waded through paragraph after paragraph of Jonathan Kraut’s Dec. 14 column on Russia invading Ukraine, I paused for a moment to check my compass and ask the question,

What is the medical definition of vaccine? According to the Centers for Disease Control, up until Aug. 21, 2021, a vaccine is the act of introducing a substance into the

While politically I do not agree with Arthur Saginian, I find his opinions usually well thought out and very ably presented. Saginian states (Jan. 6) that Socrates and Plato equated

Two years ago, I took one of my daughters to Venice Beach, for her 15th birthday. Venice is ground zero for the eclectic energy and culture that makes L.A. one

As anyone who has read my musings can figure out, I am an unapologetic conservative who has an enormous amount of respect for our U.S. Constitution and form of government,

It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. A country in turmoil and division then in the 18th century, and a country, a world in turmoil now. I

I want to congratulate Joshua Heath for achieving a great milestone after his opinion piece in The Signal on Jan. 18. He has now acquired a maturity and wisdom that

Commercials, TV and radio talk shows, store marquees, labels on appliances, newspapers, weather reports, magazine covers, classroom assignments – news and information about climate change is widespread. And yet, who

Part 2 of 2. Part 1 appeared Jan. 13. On Nov. 9, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine trial. Participating were 2,268

Reading Audra Salazar’s letter (“A Sincere Plea on Vaccine Mandates,” Dec. 10) got me thinking about those who cite their religious beliefs as the reason to be exempted from getting

Behold the wisdom of our COVID bureaucrats: 1) Homemade masks that fail to stop aerosols are effective at stopping aerosolized viruses. They must be mandatory regardless of their ineffectual results.

During this most recent surge of illness, we were rocked by yet another attack on a Jewish institution during Shabbat. This time at Beth Israel Congregation in Colleyville, Texas. Another

The omicron COVID-19 variant is running rampant across the country and filling hospital beds needed for other medical emergencies. Yet there is a segment of the population that still believes

According to a recent New York Post editorial, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, has disclosed she or her husband pulled in upwards to $30 million last year from

Regarding the issue of at-large voting versus district elections, as called for in the lawsuit by attorney Scott Rafferty: I think the words of Willie Brown, former San Francisco mayor,

Thinking: We can predict the way things will proceed. We are too focused on the present and believe the future will be like the past. Therefore, we engage in linear

Well, that was predictable. In her latest rant and obsession with all things Donald Trump, Lois Eisenberg (Jan. 9) calls the event of Jan. 6, 2021, an “insurrection” and tries