Letters to the Editor

A quote for these times: He don’t know what he don’t know! Dick Ramirez Valencia

Wearing a mask is a symbol for many as a protection tool and the feeling of solidarity. Racism again raises it ugly head for many Asian Americans over concerns about

With the closure orders from the governor and local officials, it is imperative that we do all we can to support our local restaurants. They can serve online and take-out

Our county supervisors have taken extraordinary measures during the past weeks to prevent the spread of the Wuhan China virus, aka COVID-19. It is time that the county lend a

The dreaded coronavirus is one of the worst things to happen in the United States in my lifetime. Regrettably, I think we are only at the starting point of the

Saturday morning, the sun is actually out and shining brightly, the cool Santa Clarita Valley weather is refreshing and… I’m stuck in the house, due to, what else this terrible

Attention: California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. I am going to suggest that we entirely eliminate the May runoff for the remaining term for 25th Congressional District seat. There are

Animal shelters across the country need our held during the COVID-19 crisis. Staffing shortages, an increase in surrendered animals, a slowdown in adoptions and potential government shutdowns are all taking

There is an election scheduled for May 12 to decide who will complete the House of Representatives term of the disgraced Katie Hill. It will again be seen over by

On Dec. 31, 2019, as people across the world were gearing up to welcome a new decade, a pneumonia of unknown cause was reported in the city of Wuhan in

My partner’s son in Granada Hills went to vote. There was a four-hour wait and he had to leave and not vote. He has a wife with multiple sclerosis and

I’m writing this at about 1:10 pm on Saturday afternoon. What I’m speaking about happened at 12:30 p.m. and, while perhaps not newsworthy, it speaks (screams?) loudly to the complete

When Donald Trump was running for president, he warned us of many things that were having a deleterious impact on our nation. The president warned us against unchecked illegal immigration.

In Santa Clarita, there was a school shooting incident on Nov. 14 around 7:38 a.m. A student named Nathaniel Berhow shot himself at Saugus High School along with several schoolmates.

After 18 years in Afghanistan and the loss of (approximately 2,300) American soldiers with a pending agreement that lacks substance, Americans are not dancing in the streets. The U.S. has

Patricia Suzanne’s opinion column “The New Way Forward” (March 6) ought to be required reading. I used to consider myself “middle of the road.” I thought Deferred Action for Childhood

We are witness to a humanitarian and historic homelessness crisis that has, after years of laying dormant, surfaced because political leaders have had blinders on to what has been in

On the morning of March 3, I was very confident that the Sulphur Springs Union School District’s Measure US would fail to gain the 55% supermajority required for passage. While