Opinion

David Hegg

David Hegg | When Freedoms Collide

By David Hegg During the past political season, it was common to hear the various candidates shout that their opponent threatened democracy and was ready to take away our freedoms.

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | It Takes Chutzpah

Don Allen (letters, Nov. 22) states that he is in a state of disbelief that … uh … well now, come to think of it, I’m not entirely certain what

Letters to the Editor

Gerald Staack | Creating a Pathological Society

Today’s world is filled with negative energies permeating our minds, bodies and souls. News media feeds us with worldly events of terror: wars, manslaughter, murders, and a host of current

Letters to the Editor

Denise Lite | California Needs an Overhaul

Is anyone surprised to learn that this state — which took 38 days to count votes in the November 2024 presidential election — isn’t at all prepared for wildfires and

Letters to the Editor

Anna Meeks | They Don’t Seem to Own a Mirror

After watching the destruction of Southern California by wildfire, I have heard Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Gov. Gavin Newsom and others fault: 1. Someone/something else. 2. Climate change. 3.

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Brian Richards | Who’s to Blame?

The city of Los Angeles cut its fire budget by over $17 million this year. Who can we blame for this shortsightedness? The state of California has not added one

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Rick Barker | Missing the Point on Tariffs

In re: Lois Eisenberg, “The Cost of Trump’s Tariffs,” letters, Jan. 4. Two of the many things that Ms. Eisenberg never fails to ignore in her non-stop diatribes against former

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | A Real-Life Disaster Film in SoCal

Hollywood thrives on depictions of desperate battles against overwhelming forces of destruction. A real life version, the equal of any cinematic disaster film, is raging today. Wildfires, driven by fierce

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | New GOP Paradigm: What Is It?

Philip Wasserman’s “Republican Path to Success in California” (letters, Jan. 5) is like “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” He says future California GOP candidates “must offer innovative, 21st century solutions to

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Rob Kerchner | Oh, the Hypocrisy

Those who decried Donald Trump’s 2020 election challenges (after winning 232 electoral votes) were the same people who lauded Hillary Clinton’s 2016 (and beyond) “Russia did it!” election challenges (after

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Which Path Will Newsom Take?

Six years into his governorship and with two years to go, Gavin Newsom is at a political inflection point, choosing whether to finish his stint and resume his wine and