For once I agree with Councilwoman Marsha McLean, in that, she said the renaming of Central Park is “a divisive issue for our community.” I believe renaming the park in
Every day we see in newspapers or hear on news channels of how many people have died of COVID-19, and the numbers are rising. However, the general population does not
What went wrong when the U.S. and the U.K. were considered the two best countries to be prepared to handle a serious pandemic, which we are experiencing now? One of
It appears that a fruit vendor was being harassed by a couple in Santa Clarita. I saw the tweet. I was disgusted by both sides of the argument. First of
How do we achieve giving the same choices to study to our kids in elementary schools? I do not know about the U.S., but I can refer to what I
I see that the White House is urging those in charge of our schools to open them up in the fall, although many school districts have already declared that they
Continuing a theme that imagines life through the lens of videogame design, there are current topical conditions to illustrate further how a hypothetical game can model our predicament. In early
There have been a number of letters to the editor lately that, shall we say, are not well thought out — see Ms. Betty Aronson’s recent reply to one such
If you are in a conversation to mask or not to mask: Shut up, ask yourself a question. What’s the right thing to do? Then put on your mask. Your
An additional death from COVID-19 at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. Forgive me for sounding cold-hearted and callous, but OMG, you’d think it was the end of the world. Any word
Bob Kellar has served our city longer and more diligently than any other City Council member. We should be honoring him rather than pillaging him for remarks made a decade
I want to state unequivocally, and as a City Council member, that I am against all forms of bullying and racism. I am against all supremacist groups, hate groups and
Experts agree our colossal domestic and foreign wildlife markets put humans at risk of pandemics. Yet exotic wildlife is not the only concern. Industrialized animal operations have spread foodborne pandemics
Gary Horton’s column on July 8 lists all the many things he thinks is wrong with America. I disagree with every bit of it, but there’s one misstatement of his
Civil rights, social justice, racism, police brutality, the anti-war movement, distrust of government, feminism, sexual liberation, sexism, gay rights, legalizing marijuana, rights for the handicapped and disabled, tobacco smoking in
Why would the Russians pay the Taliban to kill U.S. or other allied forces when the Taliban will gleefully kill any “foreign invader” for free? Remember when the Taliban gleefully
This is just an update and a few suggestions regarding mask wearing. It is great to see the majority of residents of our community wearing masks. While cloth and surgical
As a retired teacher I have been wondering how schools will be opening in the fall. The recent interest and call by the White House and the president for the
I have given thought to what has been going on the past few weeks in wake of George Floyd’s death and the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks. Some of you
Ignorance is a powerful drug. Ignorance of anything allows the individual the latitude to indulge in flights of fancy and shout to the rooftops things that are believed but are