Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | Who’s the Dictator?

For such a dictator, it’s odd that Donald Trump never prosecuted his political opponents. Not even “lock her up” Hillary Clinton.  And in an even odder twist, his kindly political

Letters to the Editor

Brian Richards | A Favor Please!

I have a favor to ask for Democrats in this state.  I know some of you are thinking what gall I must have for asking, but it’s a serious request.

Letters to the Editor

Gary Curtis | Is Greenland Purchase Farfetched?

Just weeks before being inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, President-elect Donald J. Trump created an international political whirlwind by publicly proposing to purchase Greenland. Mr. Trump

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Rob Kerchner | Trash Truck Overkill

Does anyone really think that sending three separate trash trucks to every house every single week is saving the environment? Talk about pollution and carbon footprints. Most of what goes

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Arthur Saginian | Not the Same Newcomers

Lois Eisenberg (letters, Dec. 19) says that mass deportations of undocumented immigrants will harm our economy, our country, and increase the price of everything from food to construction. No, Lois,

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Fires Could Clobber State Economy

Three days after immensely destructive and deadly wildfires broke out in and around Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $322.3 billion state budget with a positive revenue forecast “based

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Philip Wasserman | GOP Should Take the Cue

Gov. Gavin Newsom will be termed out of office. His public policy failures, which include a state that is perpetually on fire, gives Republicans the best opportunity to win the

Byron York

Byron York | The Real Punishment of Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced last week in the bookkeeping case brought against him by Alvin Bragg, the elected Democratic district attorney of Manhattan. The sentence was effectively nothing. Although

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Andres Sanchez | Getting a Head Start on Blame

With catastrophic wildfires tearing through Los Angeles County, Denise Lite and her Santa Clarita Republican allies are pushing for a leadership change in California. But when the Canyon Country lithium

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Jack Crawford | Clarifying a Misinterpretation

I appreciate Arthur Saginian’s kind words regarding my letter of Dec. 4, but feel I should clarify his misinterpretation (Jan. 9) that I am suggesting “let’s just move on” or

Letters to the Editor

Christopher Lucero | GOP Politicizes Disasters

It is enormously disappointing to have Republicans locally, and far and wide, disgrace themselves by politicizing a megadisaster. That is low-class. Their idea of community is so puny and weak:

Commentary

Kathryn Jean Lopez | Imagine Something Different

“We poured everything” into that house.  Fran from Altadena was standing outside the remains of her home, destroyed by the most recent California fires, speaking to a reporter.  “I don’t