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In Re: Rudolph Fillinger, “This Is Pro-Law Enforcement?” letters, Aug. 26. Two things, Mr. Fillinger: Rep. Mike Garcia is by far the most popular candidate running for office in this

In Re: Rudolph Fillinger, “This Is Pro-Law Enforcement?” letters, Aug. 26. Two things, Mr. Fillinger: Rep. Mike Garcia is by far the most popular candidate running for office in this

I have come to the conclusion that any politician who makes a statement on Donald Trump or Joe Biden must first be injected with truth serum. The garbage that is

One guy strong-arms Ukraine into firing the prosecutor investigating his son’s company, and brags about it, on camera… Crickets. But when the other guy asks Ukraine about it… Impeachment! You

There is a strange dichotomy going on in our society. When someone’s mistake or carelessness or forgetfulness or laziness negatively impacts our lives, we insist on finding and exposing those

In the past few days I have heard some amazing stuff from Giants fans. I was talking with a former business colleague who resides in San Francisco. I told

Another tribute to Mr. Vin Scully: First, I want to thank Lois Eisenberg and Ron Singerman for their tributes to this wonderful man who had the ability to bring us

Recently I was going through my old articles and found one that had been quite difficult to write because of the horror that the lady had gone through. The lady

Contrary to what Gary Horton would have us believe (Aug. 31), the motivation behind the Democrats and Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief plan had very little to do with

Upcoming elections for the SCV Water Agency board are of critical importance. Balancing responsible growth while maintaining the sustainability of our groundwater resources requires someone very knowledgeable and independent. That

I never thought the day would come I’d be putting these words to paper or computer screen. But, I’ve written my last column. I’m not finally moving to Wyoming. Have no

A few nights ago, I was watching the news when an interviewer was asking questions of some (college) students. The students did not know: Who the first president of the

Really? The president just called me a fascist. No, make that a semi-fascist. Does that mean I’m a fascist-in-training or I’m only half a fascist? During my 76 years on

We are told by the ever-hyperventilating left that Jan. 6 was the worst day ever. The perpetually unhinged gang at MSNBC said it was worse than 9/11 where 3,000 Americans

The radical left’s deceptively named “Respect for Marriage Act” will effectively impose “LGBTQS+ marriage” on all 50 states, if just 10 weak-willed Republican senators cave to leftist ideology. The bill

Editor’s note: In the interest of fairness to all candidates, the final letters to the editor related to the Nov. 8 election will be published Oct. 25, two weeks before

A recent letter to the editor by Mr. Stephen Petzold (Aug. 23) made several assertions about Saugus Union School District facilities bonds that were misleading. Our community deserves accuracy and

This is the second of two columns discussing the Inflation Reduction Act. Part 1 appeared in Tuesday’s edition. In my previous column, I discussed several tax issues surrounding the Inflation

I am in support of Maria Gutzeit for the SCV Water Agency board. I’ve known her for 15-plus years as a friend and neighbor. For nearly 20 years Maria has

In his letter “Catnip for a Trump Hater” (Aug. 20), Thomas Oatway licks his chops with eager anticipation of President Donald Trump’s looming convictions and subsequent fitting for an orange

Bill Ryan takes Joshua Heath to task (letters, July 30) for claiming to be a Catholic but supporting the right for a woman to terminate her pregnancy through abortion, and