
Christine Flowers | How Artificial Intelligence May Not Be All Bad
I found this interesting new app that “animates” old photos. If you plug a picture of Grandma into the system, it spits out a version of her in the kitchen

I found this interesting new app that “animates” old photos. If you plug a picture of Grandma into the system, it spits out a version of her in the kitchen

By David Hegg As I write this, the conflict in the Middle East continues to both raise and dash our hopes. We hear optimistic declarations and see oil prices fall,

In her June 9 letter, Jocelyn Miranda makes some good points about loopholes and the wrong people getting their hands on guns so easily. But for everyone’s information, California is

Lynn Wright (letters, June 10) was correct that several national elections have been deeply investigated with no fraud found. Wright is right. (Lynn, happy to make you giggle. Laughter is

What happened to the Big Nate comic? Please bring it back. Bruce Hall Santa Clarita Editor’s note: “Big Nate” creator Lincoln Peirce has semi-retired the strip: While it is no

I’ll second Roger Ickes’ agreement (April 28) with Rob Kerchner’s claim (April 23) that many of the choices and decisions made by Democrats factor in just one consideration: It is

Taxation must be equal, and its uses must benefit everyone equally, or else it is quite obviously unfair — like making one fellow pay the check when the other fellow

There are three immutable aspects of economic life in California today. No. 1, Californians face the nation’s highest cost of living. It is 11% higher than the national average, according

When multiple big stories happen in any given week, it’s hard for me to figure out what to choose as a topic. Last week, I had three choices: the Graham

Slo-pitch — or, originally, slow-pitch — softball can be traced back to Chicago in 1887 as a recreational break during Thanksgiving. Baseball had been around for decades. George Hancock came

I’m writing this letter in regards to Arthur Saginian’s displeasure with my letters not meeting with his narrow-minded standards. I have written many letters about many different subjects and have

Early 20th century political reformers such as Hiram Johnson saw the initiative process — placing measures on the ballot for voters to decide — as an antidote to a Legislature

The month of May started out like most months. I was looking forward to getting caught up on several things that I was too busy to deal with during tax

There are many short- and long-term impacts on the California budget that affect taxpayers and social programs, but one with the greatest effect might be the California High-Speed Rail Project.

Several letters to the editor about Santa Clarita Valley bike paths motivated me to give my 2 cents. I think the SCV bike paths are great, of course, but could

I have written letters before on this subject but the headline stories on these pages seem to increase almost daily on the topic of vehicle accidents with serious injuries and

It is perhaps the most fundamental question of the Iran war. If the goal of the war was to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and if the U.S.

Lately I’ve been rereading Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography. It may be one of the most American books ever written. It is both a revealing portrait of early American life and the

Thank you to Marybelle Knight for her June 12 letter about the City Council and Planning Commission approving various developments in Santa Clarita that have affected and will continue to

The headlines will focus on who advanced, who fell short, and who gained momentum. But the real story emerging from California’s latest election is far more significant. This election was