Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Gary Curtis | Irreversible Surgeries

In the name of “reaffirming children” affected by gender incongruence or dysphoria, harmful medical and psychological procedures have become part of the lucrative business model of many doctors, clinicians, and

Jim de Bree

Jim de Bree | How Realistic Is Musk’s DOGE Plan?

Amidst great fanfare, President Donald Trump recently appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a newly formed Department of Government Efficiency to reduce government waste. Musk and Ramaswamy described

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Rick Barker | Reality Check

I would like his naysayers posting on here to give me an example of something that Rep. Mike Garcia did while he was in office that actually had a negative

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Gene Rostalski | Bribing Us with Our Own Money

Nov. 19 on the opinion page, two items grabbed my attention; Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo shared an update of her accomplishments, especially the $95 million in “investments” (I just love that

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Walter McKee | A Silent Majority Prevails

Re: “Trump Triumphed Due to Left’s Overreach” (letters, Nov. 21). I couldn’t agree more with Clair Bennett’s explanation as to why Donald Trump won the election. I, too, believe there

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Anna Meeks | Calling Their Bluff?

I find it comical that liberal/leftist women across the country are pledging to withhold sex “in protest”  of President Donald Trump’s re-election. If they actually possessed that level of discipline,

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Lynn Wright | A Noteworthy Election Defeat

Given the pronounced rightward bent of the election it was gratifying to see George Whitesides defeat Mike Garcia — as of this writing the only California congressional district to flip.

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Larry Moore | Kamala’s Mulligan

After listening to Kamala Harris’ disingenuous and self- serving concession speech, I thought that, had she not used the word concede, she was giving a campaign speech, urging her teary-eyed

Jason Gibbs

Jason Gibbs | A Message of Respect for Our Leaders

It seems like yesterday the world watched with hope, fear, or maybe just for shear entertainment, as America would choose a new president.  Political analyists, professional pollsters, and long-time “insiders”

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Larry Moore | The Grinch Who Stole the Joy

After Nov. 5, a strange and wonderful change came upon us. The sun shone a little brighter, people wore once-dormant smiles on their faces, and the optimism was so overwhelming,

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Rob Kerchner | This Is a Dictator?

If Donald Trump is a “dictator,” why did he hand the presidency over to his sworn enemy? If he wanted violence, why did he ask for peace, and the National