
Jonathan Kraut | Up Sides, Down Sides of Ballot Props
In about two weeks your mail-in ballot will be delivered. While ads for Propositions 26 and 27 are prominently featured throughout media, presentations of some of the other propositions are

In about two weeks your mail-in ballot will be delivered. While ads for Propositions 26 and 27 are prominently featured throughout media, presentations of some of the other propositions are

The left can’t run on the economy. They can’t run on the border or on crime. They can’t run on anything productive they’ve done because nothing productive exists. Instead, they

According to the New York Times, the pandemic lockdowns of our schools have been disastrous to our children. It’s reported that the reading and math scores of 9-year-olds has dropped

“It’s the economy, stupid.” Not much has changed since political consultant James Carville uttered those words during the 1992 presidential elections. The 2021-22 legislative session ended Aug. 31, and the

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

As a recent employee of one of our local school districts, I have taken an interest in the school board races. They always seem to bring out so many exceptional

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

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

On Thursday, Aug. 25, President Joe Biden likened Republicans to fascists. Not all Republicans, he said, but primarily those unredeemably evil MAGA types that make up most of the party.

This is my endorsement of Teresa Todd for the William S. Hart Union High School District – Trustee Area 3. I have known Teresa for many years. My relationship with

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

To listen to the right you’d think we need to get rid of activist judges and educators (or the left in its entirety). To listen to the left you’d think

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

Vojislav Batta Vujicic passed away peacefully on Aug. 27 at his home in Agoura Hills. Batta, age 71, had fought a five-month battle with esophageal cancer and lived up to

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

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.

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

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

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

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