Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Shelley Preston | Smith Knows Our Heartbreak

I’m a cancer survivor, and mom to a young daughter requiring two brain surgeries before age 5. To insurance companies, we are merely numbers that hurt their profits. I watched

Letters to the Editor

Suzie Szabo | Proud to Endorse Garcia

When I first met Mike Garcia and was able to discuss with him the needs of our community, to say the least, I was so impressed.  First, he decided to

Letters to the Editor

Jeri Boyd | Garcia Misfires on Reproductive Rights

In a video interview last month, congressional candidate Mike Garcia stated his position on women’s reproductive rights, unapologetically: “I’m pro-life without exception.” When asked about the issue elsewhere, he said

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Annie Astorga | Smith Pushes Back on AB 5

Some California lawmakers are digging in and refusing to see the flaws in Assembly Bill 5. Not Christy Smith! I’m glad to see the assemblywoman standing up and fighting to

David Hegg

David Hegg | Set Your Life, Not Just Goals

By David Hegg  Ask any successful person about their strategy for success and you’ll usually hear about the necessity of setting goals. Determining what needs to be done, and how

Tim Whyte

Tim Whyte | They’re Just Built That Way

I was talking to my 18-year-old daughter the other day and we, like many, found the conversation turning toward COVID-19.  The one up side of quarantine is I get to

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Rudy Fillinger | Think of COVID-19 When You Vote

The Trump Republicans are at it again. President Donald Trump’s supporters across the nation are protesting the stay-at-home guidelines while the president has essentially washed his hands of the entire

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Mike Garcia | Restoring Integrity to the 25th

Some of the recent events that have taken place in the race to represent California’s 25th Congressional District couldn’t be more fitting in terms of highlighting the cavernous difference between