Letters to the Editor

I recently heard a TV host remark, with freedom comes responsibility. This struck me as being so very relevant at this time. We are blessed in this country to have

Friday, Aug. 13, I stopped for gas at a local Canyon Country station. Oops…I forgot to grab my mask before heading out the door. Honoring the imperative to always wear

The city of Santa Clarita should be aware of the Jesse Jackson shakedown. It looks something like this: You go into a business, corporation, and in this case, a city

Re: Bouquet Canyon housing project. I trust the subject of WATER will come up during the Santa Clarita Planning Commission presentation to the City Council…or has a new source of

Rep. Brad Sherman was way ahead of the curve on impeachment, and now there’s another national issue that is desperately calling out for bold action and forward-thinking leadership.  I want

Your Aug. 22 editorial, “Uber-Legislative Hubris,” was spot on. Assembly Bill 5 is an example of one-party arrogance where, as you so aptly call it, the “uber-majority” discounts viewpoints or

David R. McCann wrote a thoughtful letter, “Moved by Column and Letter,” published Aug. 18. He referenced another letter that in actuality was not factual, leaving Mr. McCann with an

Re: The facts about SCV Water’s community facilities district policy. In a recent letter (Stacy Fortner, Aug. 20), SCV Water was characterized as “promoting” the proposed Spring Canyon Development. SCV

Councilman Bob Kellar said if defending our border made him a racist, then he was a racist. Left-wing extremists choose to take that literally.  I guess I am one, too,

The president is undermining the U.S. Postal Service. In fact, many online sources indicate postal sorting machines started to be removed in June. That information is very interesting considering that

Re: U.S. Postal Service.  This is not normal, this is not right, and this should not be allowed to continue. All the machines should be put back online. All the

Re: Gary Horton (no relative), commentary, Aug. 5. Bias is a hard taskmaster. It requires you to ruction on something less than truth. It is the ghost that lives under

The oil market, awash in a flood of extra crude oil, may take many months to work through especially with the decline in the demand for oil in the advent

I predict that if the Democrats prevail by winning the election, this nightmare pandemic will go away. Why do I think so? Tell me of a prior flu epidemic that

President Donald Trump’s disastrous policy about the border children continues, separating the children from their parents. America saw this and knew about this and have known about this with very

COVID-19 has done many things to us, but from my perspective it has allowed me to see peoples’ true colors. It has allowed me to see how people face and

In Gil Mertz’s column (Aug. 13), a diatribe of victim shaming or victim blaming, it is clear he needs help. I once listened to some driveling about “forgiveness” he professed

Stephen Smith’s column “A Cautionary Tale from Animal Farm“ (Aug. 8) is indeed a cautionary tale, but not in the way he intended. It’s hard to believe that he actually

Voting for ballot propositions is a crapshoot. All approved propositions have unanticipated consequences. Consider Proposition 68, approved in 2018, reading the title, “California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and

I’m sure you have a pile of letters to review, so thank you for taking the time to read mine. Today, I am asking you to consider reporting on an