
Mihran Kalaydjian | World Cup Juxtaposed with Politics
As the FIFA World Cup matchups are underway and each new day seems to bring a new upset, one can’t help but to see the comparison with the game of

As the FIFA World Cup matchups are underway and each new day seems to bring a new upset, one can’t help but to see the comparison with the game of

Titanium dioxide, azodicarbonamide, potassium bromate. No, these are not the elements of some wicked science experiment, but rather ingredients commonly found in grocery stores across America that are banned in

Across the room from me is an electrical wall outlet — an original with the house, which has, with time, turned a dull yellow. Our 110-volt outlets are the old

In 1991, when Jamie S. was 13 years old, she was kidnapped, raped and sodomized by Danny Brown while walking to her junior high school. In 1991, Jamie S. and

This is in the category of “those who can’t do, teach, and those who can’t teach, teach P.E.” No offense to P.E. instructors. I would like to offer a suggestion

The effort to elect Joe Biden in 2020 was widespread, from media suppression of his senility and corruption, to Democrat governors illegally changing election laws, to Big Tech censorship and

After reading Kenneth Bloomfield’s letter on Nov. 12, essentially equating President Joe Biden to dictator Adolf Hitler, I again had reached my limit of reading ridiculous claims and opinions in

The election deniers are busy at work again, taking their cues from the King of All Election Deniers (someone who is finally going to have his tax returns provided to

Sadly, just as the rest of us are getting giddy about Christmas and all the joys it brings, some will inevitably attempt to pick a fight over Christmas and its

Sending a big shout-out and “thank You” to the very kind lady in a “Valley Girl” sweatshirt Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Chevron station on the corner of Soledad and

Opinions: “Beliefs stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge.” Opinions… we all have them. They come in all colors, sizes and persuasions, much like the human beings who

When I found out my baby girl was going to be alone on Thanksgiving, at first my heart sank. There she was, over a thousand miles away, in a cold,

Well, Pastor David Hegg is asking questions again. Today (Oct. 2) Pastor Hegg reflected on the death of Queen Elizabeth and how she exemplified “dignity, decency and integrity,” and asked

Re: Gary Horton, Oct. 19. It is amazing to me how differently we think. Fact: Donald Trump said at one time, that (Vladimir) Putin is a genious. He was referring

Over the years, I’ve returned from prettier places. There’s that familiar sickening and Pavlovian reaction, when the air wing brakes lower, and your jet lurches into descent, slowing down over

I may have moved to Tennessee but my heart and support is still deep in Saugus High School where both of my kids graduated. My commentary has to do with

The midterm election has exposed the obvious alienation of certain groups of voters by the Republican Party. Young voters below 24 broke strongly to Democrats. People below 46 who are

As Thanksgiving is upon us, I was thinking about the pilgrims and the events that occurred during the first Thanksgiving. What it must have been like for two entirely different

We here at the Vast Right Wing ConspiracyTM (VRWC) closely watch all elections but especially campaign literature. Why? Because we are very nerdy and ran out of episodes of the

Re: Michael Dempsey, “Letter Writers, Keep it Short,” letters, Nov. 16. Real simple solution for you, Mr. Dempsey: Don’t read those articles that you think are too long! Rick Barker