The government shutdown is over, but the purported reason for shutting down the government, the high cost of the health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, has not been addressed.
The following letter was written before the end of the 2025 World Series. Gary Horton, just when I thought your virtue signaling could stoop no lower, you outdid yourself with
To my friends on the left, you are no longer allowed to be enraged at what any Republican says including and especially Donald Trump’s comment about “grabbing women,” after you
Most Californians probably see the Capitol as a place where governors, legislators and other state officials gather to do the public’s business. That’s true, at least superficially. Elected officeholders come
Every so often something happens in Santa Clarita that makes you pause, rub your eyes, and wonder whether anyone in Sacramento has ever actually visited our valley or possesses any
If the ridiculous government shutdown has shown us one thing [other than how screwed up both political parties are] it is the importance of having an emergency “nest egg” with
As we emerge from this government shutdown, I, as a medical doctor and humanitarian, don’t care whether you’re on the political left or right — your health care premiums are
There’s no doubt Jeffrey Epstein thought he was a very, very smart guy. “He always thought he was the smartest person in the room,” said one associate. Another said Epstein
This Veterans Day held a special significance for me. It’s my first one without my dad — a Vietnam veteran who served our country with courage and who, like too
I am a veteran. Not a combat veteran – but still someone who raised his hand and promised to be ready when his nation called upon him. Wars are started
I’ve been going to Eternal Valley Memorial Park every week and am pleased the irrigation problems have been fixed. In September the new landscape company either repaired or replaced the
Last week, I pulled my 24-year-old SUV into a Sacramento gas station for its weekly — more or less— fill-up. It was 14.5 gallons at $4.05, plus the ever-mysterious 9/10
By David Hegg Have you ever noticed no one has to teach a child to lie? Lies seem to be part of the natural expression of the human heart, and
Arthur Saginian’s letter, “The Ping-Pong Match” (Oct. 7) scolds Maggie Bowman and me for what he calls “volleying” arguments — as if civic dialogue were just a noisy game. The
Like many local residents, my college experience started at College of the Canyons. I was a student-athlete on the softball team, balancing practice, academic expectations and a part-time job. It
In a (Nov. 13) letter, Lois Eisenberg wrote that “health care is a right, not a privilege,” and praised federal programs like the Affordable Care Act as if they created
Having our own courthouse with our own cases and our own juries is a good idea. It’s how it should be. We are the third largest city in L.A. County.
I attended the public meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Santa Clarita Activities Center where representatives from the Judicial Council presented plans for an eight-story courthouse proposed on the
History was made in Virginia on Nov. 4, when voters elected the state’s first woman governor. But of the two women candidates, it was Democrat Abigail Spanberger — not Republican
There’s a website that I worship in this twisted, love/hate relationship. It’s the Babylon Bee. I’d add a “dot.com” to it, but management frowns at such shameless and non-hometown promotions.