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By David Hegg Our society is increasingly in love with excess. For years we’ve been challenged to go for the gusto, let it all hang out and not allow anything

By David Hegg Our society is increasingly in love with excess. For years we’ve been challenged to go for the gusto, let it all hang out and not allow anything

Your Aug. 22 editorial, “Uber-Legislative Hubris,” was spot on. Assembly Bill 5 is an example of one-party arrogance where, as you so aptly call it, the “uber-majority” discounts viewpoints or

David R. McCann wrote a thoughtful letter, “Moved by Column and Letter,” published Aug. 18. He referenced another letter that in actuality was not factual, leaving Mr. McCann with an

About two months into the COVID-19 crisis, I was surfing my usual sports channels. I’m a sports fan. I have my favorites — hockey, football and motorsports, but I’ll also

New York, by reputation, has historically possessed a certain awe. Likewise, its people were proud of that aura. New Yorkers enjoy the repute of being tough, bold and often brash.

Re: The facts about SCV Water’s community facilities district policy. In a recent letter (Stacy Fortner, Aug. 20), SCV Water was characterized as “promoting” the proposed Spring Canyon Development. SCV

I drove through Yellowstone once. I was on my way to Montana for a sibling rescue. It was January and colder than Nancy Pelosi’s heart. Road crews plowed through with

Now more than ever, personal and public safety is on everyone’s mind. Plus, who can blame any of us for being concerned? We had become accustomed to thinking it is

Councilman Bob Kellar said if defending our border made him a racist, then he was a racist. Left-wing extremists choose to take that literally. I guess I am one, too,

The president is undermining the U.S. Postal Service. In fact, many online sources indicate postal sorting machines started to be removed in June. That information is very interesting considering that

Re: U.S. Postal Service. This is not normal, this is not right, and this should not be allowed to continue. All the machines should be put back online. All the

In most other advanced nations, national elections generally fire up six to 10 weeks prior to election day and then, pow! It’s over with. That America drags out presidential elections

Re: Gary Horton (no relative), commentary, Aug. 5. Bias is a hard taskmaster. It requires you to ruction on something less than truth. It is the ghost that lives under

The oil market, awash in a flood of extra crude oil, may take many months to work through especially with the decline in the demand for oil in the advent

I predict that if the Democrats prevail by winning the election, this nightmare pandemic will go away. Why do I think so? Tell me of a prior flu epidemic that

President Donald Trump’s disastrous policy about the border children continues, separating the children from their parents. America saw this and knew about this and have known about this with very

COVID-19 has done many things to us, but from my perspective it has allowed me to see peoples’ true colors. It has allowed me to see how people face and

In Gil Mertz’s column (Aug. 13), a diatribe of victim shaming or victim blaming, it is clear he needs help. I once listened to some driveling about “forgiveness” he professed

Stephen Smith’s column “A Cautionary Tale from Animal Farm“ (Aug. 8) is indeed a cautionary tale, but not in the way he intended. It’s hard to believe that he actually

During the recent blistering heat wave, we had rotating outages and large power users (generally businesses and other utilities) were asked to curtail use. Large power users shut down operations