Letters to the Editor

Thank you, Patrick Lee Gipson, for your comments (commentary, May 23) about what you learned from running for office. If only all candidates were as thoughtful as you are now. 

Am I paranoid or is our real estate market drawing its last breath? I own a home on a cul de sac, four bedrooms and a gorgeous lagoon-type pool, in

A large multiuse development proposed for the corner of Golden Valley Road and Sierra Highway has raised significant concerns among residents, environmental observers and public safety advocates. The project, as

I really get a kick out of people who seem to think it is wrong or done with evil intent when our local elected representatives in Congress and the state

I’m assuming that Brian McMahon was referring to the “No Kings” protest in his letter (April 7) wherein he was apparently brought to tears by what he described as a

What a surprise, as today (commentary, May 20) Gary Horton is hooting again using a small piece of history to justify his whole column’s assertion. It is true, Dwight Eisenhower

From the California Highway Patrol website: “California Highway Patrol Registration Enforcement and Guidance (CHP REG) Program. Did you know  the State of California loses millions of dollars a year in revenue

Democrats have spent decades fighting climate change, racism, sexism and homophobia, yet they tell us the problems are only getting worse. So either they are lying, or insanely horrible at

I have had the misfortune of having a family member at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital to treat a serious issue. While waiting for an elevator I noticed a large plaque

Bruce Tracy’s “Another Trip to Death Row” (letters, May 19) was clearly written with compassion. As a Roman Catholic, I believe no person is beyond God’s mercy, and that redemption

I think it somewhat presumptuous of Patrick Daems to write the sort of letter that he did (April 7). Taking the opening statement, “You start from the premise that everyone

I am a resident of the Bridgeport community in Santa Clarita. Like many others, I was drawn here by the beauty of the lake, the wildlife and the sense of

Mr. Arthur Saginian (April 22, letters) rightly notes that the fall of the Roman Empire was far too complex to blame on immigration alone. But in making that argument, he

In response to Gary Horton’s pontification of the military industrial complex (May 20), let us understand that President Dwight Eisenhower had just witnessed 400,000 Americans and millions of world citizens

This is a response to a column from Mr. Jonathan Kraut (May 19). I thought I was reading a letter from our enemy. Yes, there certainly is a cost of

Regarding Lois Eisenberg’s letter (April 2), fact-checking President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, you’re barking up the wrong tree. You might even be in the wrong forest.  SOTU’s

Eisenhower warned us this would happen.  A victorious post-World War II America, armed with the most powerful military in human history, would eventually normalize militarism into everyday life. War would

I’m old so I love old sayings and one of my favorites is one attributed to Mark Twain that says, “There are Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics.” His point was

This weekend, I made my third trip in the last 12 months to Death Row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Eleven men sentenced to die have been working

Jack Crawford’s letter, “Blessed Are the Peacemakers,” in the May 13 edition, makes several assumptions while presenting them as settled moral truth. As a Roman Catholic, I also take seriously