
John Patrick “JP” Flores | Why Science Funding Matters
Before I became a scientist, I was a kid playing baseball at Central Park, dreaming of playing college baseball. I went to Valencia High and Saugus, balancing science classes with

Before I became a scientist, I was a kid playing baseball at Central Park, dreaming of playing college baseball. I went to Valencia High and Saugus, balancing science classes with

Aarika Burden’s March 25 letter misrepresents Moms for Liberty and school board members Joe Messina and Bob Jensen as divisive, dismissing parental concerns and our schools’ achievements. Burden claims Moms

Last week’s meeting of the hearing board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District included a fine discussion on “what needs to change at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill?” Most

In re: Philip Wasserman, “Who’s Being Enriched?” letters, June 6. So, Mr. Wasserman, are you asking us to believe, like you seem to, that only Republicans get high-paying jobs after

I am a proud charter school parent, and I support Assembly Bill 84 (authored by Assembly members Robert Garcia, D-Rancho Cucamonga, and Al Muratsuchi, D-Los Angeles). I also support the

In recently published commentaries by Christine Flowers, she explained her opposition to same-sex marriage and drag queens reading to kids. She even admitted the risk of being called homophobic for

This letter will be about the “Big Beautiful Bill,” mainly regarding health care and the damage that this bill will afford. The ugliness and cruelty of “The Big Beautiful Bill”

Q: What’s the most incredible part about Joe Biden’s senility/corruption/cancer cover-up? A: The biggest regret of his voters is that the cover-up didn’t work. Rob Kerchner Valencia

As I watch the “mostly peaceful” Los Angeles riots, perpetrated by professional agitators and clueless Angelenos, many of whom are here illegally, I can’t help but feel a profound sense

It looked like a perfect Wednesday summer morning in Santa Clarita. I was walking my 5-year-old son to his nearby school — so close that even his small legs could

As a retired educator who has spent 20 years teaching in Santa Clarita elementary schools and have been training teachers for the past 13 years working across all types of

Years ago when my wife and I were blessed to start having kids, I called a friend in car insurance for some advice. I wanted guidance for choosing the safest

As a parent deeply invested in our public schools and a longtime PTA leader, I am writing to express my strong support for Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo’s work on Assembly Bill

I think I have a concordance with Dan Walters about something. I know! How’d THAT happen? So Dan recently stated (May 24), “In some high-cost counties, California’s housing department considers

I sincerely hope that Andrew Taban and Rick Barker had an enlightening coffee date! In his June 3 opinion piece, Andrew laments the loss of so many Americans to fight

I would like to give a great big shout-out to Nancy Fairbanks, Rlynn Smith Thomas, Susan Miller and Chris Werthe for their outstanding letters on May30. Every one of them

In a country that prides itself on following “the rule of law,” which I think the U.S. still does, one must not forget that the enforcement of laws is based

Regarding Rob Kerchner’s May 26 letter: Yes, Pete Hegseth and Dan Bongino have taken deep pay cuts to accept their appointments as secretary of defense and deputy director of the

Thank you for the May 31 (Nation/World) article, “What was revealed in newly released UFO reports.” I was glad to see a mainstream newspaper unafraid to publish something discussing the

Santa Clarita’s City Hall doesn’t answer to the public anymore. This city has been run behind closed doors for too long, and we’re all paying the price. Let’s start with