Opinion

Letters to the Editor

John Maggiora | We Need More Like Watson

I’m writing in to endorse Tony Watson for the position of College of the Canyons trustee. I have known Mr. Watson for almost 20 years. As a former high school

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Braddon Mendelson | It’s Time for Danielson

The College of the Canyons board of trustees election is a crucial down-ballot race this November. The COC full-time faculty union, the part-time faculty union and the classified staff union

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Garrett Hooper | A Crisis in Leadership

The Jan. 16, 2019, College of the Canyons board of trustees meeting began like most others. However, over the course of several hours that evening, the college endured an experience

Alan Ferdman | My Proposition Recommendations

Proposition 14: Authorizes the sale of $5.5 billion worth of bonds to fund medical research, training, facilities and administration, for a total cost of $7.8 billion paid out of California’s

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Dan Masnada | Misleading Occupations on Ballot

Editor’s note UPDATED Oct. 21 (below letter): When is a person’s “occupation” not his or her actual job? Apparently when that person is running for local public office. Two challengers

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Sally White | Praise for Horton Column on Senate

Congratulation on the publication of Gary Horton’s column, “Undemocratic Senate Doesn’t Represent Us,” Sept. 23. It is one of the most concise explanations of what is wrong with the electoral

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Christopher Lucero | Be Wary of Propaganda

I recently came to a realization. The conservative talking heads are doing us a favor, as long as we can be thoughtful and receive the underlying, subtle messages. Recently, I

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Rudolph Fillinger | Character Matters in Election

As a true politician, Mr. Stephen Smith (commentary, Sept. 12) couldn’t resist taking a few cheap shots at the Biden-Harris campaign while campaigning for Republicans Suzette Valladares and Lucie Lapointe

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Gary Horton | Silence Is Golden, and We Had It

I so fondly remember the quiet calm of the Barack Obama presidency. Obama took office amidst the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression and calmly, reassuringly, worked to bring

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Richard Weekley | No Debate in COC Election?

Jerry Danielsen, endorsed by the full- and part-time faculty at College of the Canyons as well as the classified employees, is running for the COC board of trustees, Area 4.

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Bonnie Eaton | Smith Would Fight Climate Change

There is only one congressional candidate who would fight climate change. That’s Christy Smith. As we continue to hear about more and more devastation caused by the California wildfires, it’s