Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Brian Richards | Amused, Not Irked

Recently Thomas Oatway penned a rebuke (May 31) to a letter I submitted where I quoted Mr. Oatway and spoke about his typical overheated commentary. Mr. Oatway claims his original

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Rob Kerchner | A Familiar Pattern?

Watch any documentary about the rise of the Nazis in Germany or the communists in Russia, and you’ll be astonished about how few people saw it coming.  The average Russian

Kipp Mueller, Democratic Voices

Kipp Mueller | June 13, 2023

Editor’s note: This column has been removed due to false and/or exaggerated claims about the writer’s past employment experience.

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Christopher Lucero | Pride, Virtue and Vice

There is a quote from an eastern philosopher dated around 500 years before Christ was born. The quote begins with “watch your thoughts, they become words …” and leads through

David Hegg

David Hegg | The People We Need

By David Hegg Recently, I was approached by a young executive and asked a simple question: “What do you look for in someone you would hire to play an important

Tim Whyte

Tim Whyte | The Sisters and a Church Side Trip

I don’t consider myself especially religious — so, my objection to the honors being bestowed upon the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence by the L.A. Dodgers and the state Senate is not

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Rick Barker | Racist Assumptions

Fortunately or unfortunately, like it or not, the city of Santa Clarita is going to be split up into “districts,” which will each have a City Council member representing them.

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Diane Zimmerman | What Pride Month Is About

Re: Pride Month. Imagine, if you will, schools celebrating American patriotism enthusiastically. Or freedom. Or even local community pride.  Nope. Those things are all racist, or something. It’s way more

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Gary Curtis | Transgenderism and Sports

Sports commentator Jason Whitlock reports that USA Today recently “published a column attacking ESPN broadcaster Samatha Ponder for a tweet that supported [former] University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines.”  Whitlock,

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Brian Richards | Blatant Lies in Commentary

How can you let Gary Horton publish such blatant lies? He wrote the following: “A white Christian nationalist shooter” (commentary, May 10). First, his name was Mauricio Garcia. His parents