Letters to the Editor

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

I often disagree with many of your opinion columnists, sometimes to the point of writing and sharing my disagreement. Sometimes I think you publish your columnists for their diverse viewpoints,

Until recently, the Democrat frontrunner in the California governor’s race was a guy who spent years insisting that Donald Trump was a Russian spy, while he himself was canoodling an

On my five-minute drive to the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center the other day, I encountered seven e-bikes on the sidewalks and bike lanes. Two were performing dangerous maneuvers, including

Santa Clarita has long taken pride in thoughtful, locally driven growth, a city shaped by planning, community input and a clear sense of identity. But that balance is shifting. Increasingly,

Using a machine to think for you is a “route to mental flabbiness.” People who believe in artificial intelligence don’t approve that AI is a “route to mental flabbiness.” Their

Both sides? We are most assuredly not the same. The evidence points to the fact that only one side thinks assassination is the answer to solve our political differences. Only

You just can’t address major safety issues by only saying: “parents need to parent.” As a dad to two young children I fully agree with that statement in general. However,

Jonathan Kraut, you write of President Donald Trump, Iran’s Islamic regime, and war with Iran, as if you know enough to speak with any sense of expertise or authority.  My

I am once again taken aback by Gary Horton’s ambivalence about our country’s history (commentary, May 6). It is becoming apparent that the longer you are involved in academia, the

I am your neighbor. Not a lawyer, not a lobbyist, not a policy expert. Just a Santa Clarita Medicare recipient who found herself entangled in a government reach for something

I was raised as and continue to be a member of the United Methodist Church, but I have always had great respect and admiration for the pope as the universal

The following is a copy of a letter addressed to Commissioner Wendy Shapero of the Santa Clarita Courthouse. I read the report about the bail conditions imposed on Jared Paul

After reading the April 14 opinion pieces by Andrew Taban and Lois Eisenberg, you would think Americans are suddenly living in some kind of police state. Honestly, I am tired

To our neighbors and the broader Santa Clarita community, my family has lived in Placerita Canyon for about 50 years. We’ve watched this canyon grow from open land, where property

One of the great ironies of our time is that 60 years after the 1960s, the “love children” spent their final years consumed with hate. Rob Kerchner  Santa Clarita

I’m sick to death of seeing George Whitesides’ name in the paper, pandering to voters, by coming up with more taxpayer money for pork-barrel issues right before the election. Certainly

In re: Philip Wasserman, “Sending the Wrong Message,” letters, April 18. Mr. Wasserman, I would respectfully suggest that it is you, not me, who is sending the wrong message to