Letters to the Editor

Dry January is almost upon us, when Americans are encouraged to remove alcohol from their diet for 31 days.   I removed drinking alcohol from my diet for health reasons

Citing statistics that “Santa Clarita Valley hate crimes against Blacks rose 36%,” the president of the SCV’s local chapter of the NAACP, Valerie Bradford (letters, Dec. 19), would have us

In response to a recent letter (Dec. 22) by Lois Eisenberg praising Bidenomics: You quoted a bunch of statistics by government agencies claiming the American economy is flourishing! What planet

That’s a question that many adult children and grandkids consider when thinking about the family elders on their holiday gift lists.   Here are some sincere suggestions from someone who works

“Expect the unexpected” — advice from the blind Master Po to the young Kwai Chang Caine (“Grasshopper”) from the three-year 1970s TV show “Kung Fu.” My dad was a big

There is data by the Commerce Department announcing that the “U.S. economic growth in the third quarter was even better than previously thought.” The gross domestic product increased by 5.2%.

Remember when we were told that the election of Joe Biden would make Americans safer? Then “the adults” would be back in charge of U.S. foreign policy? Yeah, well. Not

In response to Christine Flowers’ column (Dec. 19), she is correct that Jesus’ parents going from Nazareth to Bethlehem was not to escape persecution. However, those who refer to Jesus

It is so interesting that on some issues we all see things somewhat the same but not completely the same. Take for instance Pastor David Hegg’s article (Dec. 15.) about

For years I have enjoyed your list of birthdays in the Today in History column. But, I’ve always thought it was long on obscure actors and singers, but short on

It was Friday afternoon and the Christmas rush had begun.  I was delivering gifts and stopped by Ralphs (in Granary Square on McBean Parkway) to pick up a few things.

Upon the recent release of some of the Oct. 7 Hamas hostages from Gaza, President Joe Biden spoke about ending “this cycle of violence in the Middle East.” He added,

I was very disappointed in the College of the Canyons board not supporting Steve Petzold’s suggestion on the resolution supporting Israel. The terrorist group Hamas has repeatedly stated the genocide

On Nov. 29, the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations released its findings on hate crimes in Los Angeles County for the year ending 2022. And to the dismay

In a December 2020 interview with Stephen Colbert, former President Barack Obama mused about having a third term as president. When asked about it, Obama said, “People ask me, knowing

The left has been on a crusade to delegitimize the Supreme Court since it has started to return us to a Constitutionally based government, with claims of the court taking

The following letter from current Councilman Jason Gibbs was submitted before the end of his term as Santa Clarita’s mayor for 2023.  In Santa Clarita, we stand together against hate,

The following letter was written before Mike Johnson was chosen as speaker of the House. I am watching the clown show in the House of Representatives as the Republicans called

This letter was written before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to San Francisco in November. I would like to give you a potential preview of the meeting between Gov. Gavin

Recently the presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn went before Congress to give testimony. They were repeatedly asked about demonstrations by students and administrators on their campuses calling for genocide