Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Denise Lite | Who Are the Extortionists?

I read with interest Gary Horton’s Feb. 1 column when I saw the word “extort” in the headlines. Extortion is a pretty powerful word, so I wondered who was extorting

Gary Horton

Gary Horton | Be Awake, Not Woke

Oh, I tire of culture wars. Two sides, forever manipulating their base through exaggeration of emotional cultural issues, rather than fixing real problems and in truth, making America great.  Florida

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Arthur Saginian | Why Proposition 1 Was Different

Re: Rick Barker, “Constitutional Law 101,” letters, Jan. 8.  I don’t think Rick Barker understands what Proposition 1 did. Proposition 1 WAS different from any other proposition. It wasn’t a

David Hegg

David Hegg | Wanted: Ethical Leaders

By David Hegg The fact is, everything stands or falls on leadership. Leaders understand the importance of bringing people together to accomplish more than any could do alone. The best

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Rick Barker | Logical Solution

In re: Charles Bradford, “You Call This Unity,” letters, Jan. 24. Very simple, adult and logical solution, Mr. Bradford: Have you ever considered contacting our congressman and actually asking him

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Rob Kerchner | Where the Problem Lies?

The 664 billionaires in America together are worth $4.1 trillion. If we confiscated 100% of their wealth, we’d raise enough to run the federal government for about nine months. Perhaps

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Our View | Campus Crisis: Break Out the Broom

It sounded like quite the rant.  On Jan. 24, at North Park Elementary School, a student left his classroom and went on a profanity-filled, destructive tirade.  All of this is

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Jack Crawford | A Super Bowl Recovery Solution

Super Bowl LVII is Sunday. It is unquestioningly the biggest sporting event of the year in this country. There is extreme partying and celebration everywhere. And each year there is

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Rick Barker | Go for it, Gary!

In re: Gary Horton, “America, a Nation of Shoulder Shruggers,” commentary, Jan. 25.  One of the great things about this incredible country that Mr. Horton obvious hates is that our

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Thomas Oatway | Standards Are Low for GOP

A New York Republican won his congressional seat in November in a district that Joe Biden had won by 10 points. The New York Times published research on the winner,

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Arthur Saginian | The Curiosity of Masks

I recently saw a father, a mother and their three children walking through a store. All five were wearing masks. They weren’t even the medical-grade KN95 masks. They were those

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Dr. Gene Dorio | Mother Nature’s Warning

The 7.8 earthquake in the Middle East is a reminder from Mother Nature of our vulnerability in California. Knowing our environment could prevent the Santa Clarita community from potential catastrophic