Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Rick Barker | Unintended Consequences

As the old saying goes: “The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions,” and I can’t think of many things that fit that better than the way we as

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Ron Perry | An Obstruction Joke

Excuse me, but I had a better laugh at Richard Meyers’ letter “Republican obstruction” on Dec. 22 than from any of the funnies.  It has been 11 months that Joe

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Brian Springer | Kerchner Comments Wearing Thin

Week after week, month after month, you publish Rob Kerchner’s letters expressing his dissatisfaction of the governmental handling and the public reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic and, quite frankly, I’ve

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Richard Myers | Kerchner Overlooks the 1%

I just read Rob Kerchner’s, “Stop the COVID-19 Insanity,” Dec. 29, and don’t really understand what he would have us do. He seems to suggest that everyone will eventually get

David Hegg

David Hegg | Pressing on into 2022

By David Hegg As we look to the year ahead, I know we’re all still wondering what place the challenges of 2021 will continue to play in our lives. Over

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Ron Perry | A Life-Threatening Tint?

Recently I was stopped at a signal next to a person wearing a darkly tinted COVID protective shield. It was so dark, she had to lift it up to see

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Arthur Saginian | We’ve Been Told

The letter to the editor (Nov. 16) from Mr. Thomas Oatway of Valencia made me grin, and then I giggled a bit, and then I openly laughed (nearly spitting the

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Brian Richards | Defining a Vaccine

What is a vaccine? What is the medical definition of vaccine? According to the Centers for Disease Control, up until Aug. 21, a vaccine is the act of introducing a

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Thomas Oatway | Why Choose a Party?

I have been thinking a lot about this lately: Why be a Democrat? Well, it is obvious that I would not want to be a Republican. On the other hand,

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Rob Kerchner | Stop the COVID-19 Insanity

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result. So why are governments around the world STILL touting masks and vaccines and

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Arthur Saginian | Looking Deeper into Water Issue

In his letter to the editor (Nov. 17), Ron Perry questions the veracity of “water shortages” during the current drought in light of continued residential development, and quite understandably so.