Opinion

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Julio F. del Rio | Miranda Can Elevate Santa Clarita

We are living challenging times for Santa Clarita, with exponential growth, incoming new generations that need to integrate with the old ones, increased diversity, new technologies transforming the workforce, and

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Edward Strawser | Saying No to Garcia

Before voting this November for our congressional representative, please look closely at Mike Garcia’s record. Asked why Garcia signed an amicus brief alongside other House Republicans urging the Supreme Court

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John Boston | Is The IRS Coming for Mr. SCV?

What are the odds. Three weeks back, I wrote a column questioning the wisdom of hiring 100,000 more IRS agents with deformed skulls and sharpened teeth then handing them a

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Michael Dempsey | I Told You So

I often find myself being questioned as to where I find my facts on such subjects as climate change and the homeless. I quote my source from a newspaper.  The

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Jeff Ford | Gutzeit Worthy of Re-Election

Maria Gutzeit has dedicated her incredible knowledge and wisdom regarding water and environmental issues for the benefit of all the residents of the Santa Clarita Valley. She is widely respected

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Larry Bustetter | Clear Choice: Capitalism or Socialism?

A simple comparison of Rep. Mike Garcia’s campaign principles and the priorities of his Democrat opponent, Christy Smith, reveals a clear choice: capitalism (private ownership) or socialism (government ownership). Smith’s

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Hilmar Rosenast | A Question of Faith

Re: “Are you a good Catholic?” letters, Sept. 7.  Always interesting to read Mr. Arthur Saginian’s comments. He writes well and he must have developed it during his Catholic education.

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Judy Reinsma | Too Much Danger in the Canyon

With the closure of Interstate 5 (last week) for construction between the hours of 11:59 p.m. to 10 a.m., the volume of traffic on San Francisquito Canyon road has greatly

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Denise Lite | Americans First

On Sept. 11, 2001, the world watched in terror as three hijacked jetliners deliberately crashed and indelibly changed our country. Some 2,977 moms, dads, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, vacationers, sisters, brothers, first

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Kipp Mueller | Our State Electeds Failed Us

Throughout this year, I assisted in drafting and amending Senate Bill 1149, entitled the “Public Right to Know Act.” Our local electeds, Sen. Scott Wilk and Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, voted

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Joshua Heath | Joe Biden’s New Deal for Students

President Joe Biden’s recently released executive order on student loans is a major policy accomplishment, one of the most landmark progressive achievements of the 21st century.   In one fell

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Rick Barker | Know the Facts

In Re: Rudolph Fillinger, “This Is Pro-Law Enforcement?” letters, Aug. 26. Two things, Mr. Fillinger:  Rep. Mike Garcia is by far the most popular candidate running for office in this

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Rob Kerchner | Description of a Double Standard

One guy strong-arms Ukraine into firing the prosecutor investigating his son’s company, and brags about it, on camera… Crickets. But when the other guy asks Ukraine about it… Impeachment! You