“Truth is the first casualty in war.” This oft-quoted truism attributes back to 1915 England. The news and views coming from the past five weeks of the Russian “Special Military
Re: Diane Zimmerman and Ron Perry, March 29. Alright Diane, I admit that I don’t know the difference between a “poll observer” and a “poll watcher,” nor am I aware
Recently the Florida attorney general and others alerted the public to a new street drug 20 to 100 times stronger than fentanyl. Street name “ISO,” the synthetic opioid isotonitazene is
Sequel to Capitol building break-in Jan. 6, 2021, part 6 of 6. (Part 5 was published April 1.) No one was killed by Donald Trump supporters. Two people had heart
I am a blinded U.S. military veteran (U.S. Air Force medic, Vietnam War) but I see clearly what is happening to America under the Joe Biden Administration. Recently, I sent
Yesterday (March 28) a federal judge ruled that John Eastman, a Donald Trump legal adviser, must release email communications to the Jan. 6 Select Committee. The judge also ruled that
According to the Centers for Disease Control, fentanyl overdose is now the leading killer for people aged 18 to 45, taking more lives since 2020 than COVID-19, car accidents and
After reading Gary Horton’s latest attempt (Feb. 2) to convince the remaining holdouts to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by “exposing irrationality as a weapon against cult and illogical thinking,” it
There is a story told about Abraham Lincoln who asked his audience, “How many legs does a dog have if you consider the tail to be a leg?” As you
In re: Jonathan Kraut, “A Fourth Branch of Government?” March 29. I have always enjoyed reading Mr. Kraut’s submissions and while he and I don’t share many views on most
I have one question concerning Camp Scott: Since when have 18- to 25-year-olds been considered as youths? Glenn MooreCanyon Country Editor’s note: Fair question. The violent criminals who would be
“It’s just to flatten the curve.” “It’s just for two weeks.” “It’s just a few more months.” “It’s just another year.” “It’s just a mask.” “It’s just non-essential businesses.” “It’s
It has been said, “Build it and they will come.” Well it has been built, and they are coming. I am referring to the ever-growing homeless encampment behind the Shell
Once again I am flummoxed! My wife and I each worked hard all our adult lives, paid our taxes and felt blessed to be in the working class in a
I love the Ukraine. They’re the only country on Planet Earth that recognizes April Fool’s as a national holiday. You gotta love a nation like that, although, for me, every
This letter to the editor is a response to Jonathan Kraut’s opinion column published Tuesday, entitled “A Fourth Branch of Government?” Mr. Kraut asserted, “We need an agency to evaluate
Sequel to Capitol break-in Jan. 6, 2021, Part 5 of 6. (Part 4 was published March 25.) The FBI has conducted the biggest manhunt in American history to hunt down
This is a busy time of year, we’re getting back into the swing of things post the pandemic, it’s tax season, property tax is due shortly and for me I
In the ever-expanding category of “things that used to work in California, but thanks to bureaucrats they don’t anymore,” we get to add the entire Interstate 5 freeway every time
President Joe Biden wants the rich to pay their fair share, rich defined as the wealthiest 20,000 households. Good plan — the Democrats lose maybe 50,000 votes while the remaining