Letters to the Editor

Being that California has been in a state of drought, we should all be grateful for the recent deluge of rain we had for a couple of days at the

Is COVID ID racist? In order to get the vaccine for COVID-19, you are required to show ID. Once this is done you get a card that proves you’re vaccinated.

Why would allow a cartoon (Jan. 5) showing a donkey and an elephant with “Let’s go Brandon”? We all know what that really says. Have you no conscience? Richard Smykle

As a Vietnam combat-wounded Marine veteran, I can tell you firsthand that the difference in the way all veterans are treated now is light years ahead of how we were

I am here to take issue with statements made by Mr. Gary Morrison of Valencia regarding the Electoral College (letters, Dec. 4).  I am mystified at just how many people

Part 1 of 2 According to the Office of the Governor, “Students will be required to be vaccinated for in-person learning starting the term following FDA full approval of the

My husband and I have lived on lower Bouquet Canyon Road for more than 11 years, happily. We used to see the (youths) from Camps Scott and Scudder running along

A friend of mine recently made a casual comment concerning the “woke” movement and the cancel culture crowd that got me thinking: “No one is born that stupid. You’ve got

In regard to Scott Rafferty’s lawsuit in regard to by-district voting: I’ve been in the Santa Clarita Valley since 1972.When we moved here from Inglewood, there was absolutely nothing north

Tonight (Jan. 11), the Santa Clarita City Council will take final action to change the municipal code section 2.08.100, which describes the process for removing a city manager. This section

Gary Horton’s latest screed on vaccination (Jan. 5) starts with a falsehood, and proceeds with a tone that would have been better presented if he had done it in all

I’m writing this letter with a very heavy heart on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection of the United States Capitol, which was a day of “infamy” as the

It’s so entertaining to watch the same media that assaulted democracy with a Russia conspiracy for three years now trying to sell an “Assault On Democracy” from the right.  Even

It’s an unforgettable sight. It’s what makes you think, the world is good. I’m carrying a laundry basket full of hearts. Blue ones, purple, red, some decorated with flower patterns,

In this morning’s column (Nov. 23) Jonathan Kraut painted a beautiful portrait of the history of failed democracies going back to the early Greeks and the fragile and ill-fated democracy

If you get 26 paychecks a year (as most do), Joe Biden’s 6.8% inflation rate has cost you about two of them. And you can add record-setting murder and crime,

As the old saying goes: “The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions,” and I can’t think of many things that fit that better than the way we as

Excuse me, but I had a better laugh at Richard Meyers’ letter “Republican obstruction” on Dec. 22 than from any of the funnies.  It has been 11 months that Joe

Rob Kerchner made a case in his letter to the editor that everyone is going to get COVID-19, eventually. This might be about the only thing correct in his opinion

Week after week, month after month, you publish Rob Kerchner’s letters expressing his dissatisfaction of the governmental handling and the public reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic and, quite frankly, I’ve