
Lois Eisenberg | An Assault on Democracy
I’m writing this letter with a very heavy heart on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection of the United States Capitol, which was a day of “infamy” as the

I’m writing this letter with a very heavy heart on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection of the United States Capitol, which was a day of “infamy” as the

It’s so entertaining to watch the same media that assaulted democracy with a Russia conspiracy for three years now trying to sell an “Assault On Democracy” from the right. Even

I was pal-chatting recently, postulating on one of our favorite topics: Are We Getting Dumber? My dear friend and I were reminiscing about flip phones, the precursor to smart phones.

Accountability is fundamental for trust in government. But Gov. Gavin Newsom, his administration and its state agencies have an accountability problem, and the pandemic has made it worse. One-man rule,

It’s an unforgettable sight. It’s what makes you think, the world is good. I’m carrying a laundry basket full of hearts. Blue ones, purple, red, some decorated with flower patterns,

Looting, vandalism, violence, negative nationwide media attention. That is what Los Angeles County is facing because criminals are having a field day in California. But we shouldn’t be surprised when

In this morning’s column (Nov. 23) Jonathan Kraut painted a beautiful portrait of the history of failed democracies going back to the early Greeks and the fragile and ill-fated democracy

If you get 26 paychecks a year (as most do), Joe Biden’s 6.8% inflation rate has cost you about two of them. And you can add record-setting murder and crime,

There’s been a bit of political hubbub over California’s new electric gardening equipment law, Assembly Bill 1346, known as the SORE Act (Small off-road engines). The law, signed late 2021

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

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

I was once asked which choice would I make if I had the power to do so. The first option was that my life would greatly improve, but the lives

Rob Kerchner made a case in his letter to the editor that everyone is going to get COVID-19, eventually. This might be about the only thing correct in his opinion

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

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

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

I make no apologies for being a constitutional conservative or a staunch supporter of Rep. Mike Garcia. I’ve been roaming this planet for over 70 years and I’ve seen my

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

Ready to give up petroleum? During a “Face the Nation” TV interview last month, Vice President Kamala Harris was asked what she sees as the “biggest national security challenge confronting

We live in mad, whirlwind times, where constant impatience drives us to get things from cheeseburgers to test results faster than the thought of snapping fingers. It’s 2022. Almost. Instant