Since its founding, individual responsibility and self-determination have been core principles of our country. Indeed, America was founded after a revolution fought by rugged individuals who bristled under the oppressive
Dear Democratic Friend, Hey Precious. Drat we haven’t chatted in eons. Hope all’s beyond duckiness with you and yours. Hug. Fond smile. Wish you joy, good adventures and happy days
Thanks for all of the pictures and acknowledgments of our Santa Clarita Valley 2020 high school graduates. You have given them their “special moments” albeit unlike any given in previous
George Floyd’s brutal asphyxiation in Minneapolis ripped open the wounds of slavery for the entire African American community in our country. Being captured on video by eyewitnesses made it more
Dear Councilman Bob Kellar: I wish to make an important statement. As a resident of Valencia since 2006, I am an active citizen and care about my community and the
If you see or hear of a wrong being perpetrated and say or do nothing, then you are complicit in that wrong. Hence, after reading the letter to the editor
T oday I write about, “being called upon.” You know, those situations when you have an opportunity to do GOOD in this world. One day I took a drive to
I am heartbroken… yet now steadfast. Compassion calls our collective conscience. Answer. Now is the time for deep repair. Too many have suffered and died. Black and brown lives matter
Dear Rep. Mike Garcia, Please excuse this open letter to you, but since you didn’t answer my correspondence to your office, and the public interest in this topic is high,
I am grateful to the deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and all other deputies, L.A. Police Department, and all law enforcement officers for the outstanding job they
We are tearing down statues of our history. We are deleting movies that are our history. Will we start to burn “Huckleberry Finn”? Does anyone know the history of Nazi
Most mornings I get out for a 5- to 8-mile bike ride along the Santa Clarita Valley’s wonderful paths and paseo system. It’s a near-daily ritual in my yet unsuccessful
It’s time to send the airlines a message and choose another mode of transportation. Over the years their services have deteriorated to the point of dismal failure. We have been
What do you get when you take a virus from China and send it to the U.S. besides millions of sick people and awful premature deaths? You get a lot
My name is Julia Estrada and I am an extremely involved student and 2020 graduate of Hart High School. I am writing in regard to the need to retire Hart
It was a steamy Georgia morning, July 1975. I was about to embark on half-day adventure with a friend to visit an old historic district called Pigtail Alley. Somehow, I
Conservative Jewish commentator Dennis Prager occasionally jokes, “If two Jews are alone in a room, there will be at least three opinions.” Christians have quipped that even God himself could
On March 19, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. By March 20, most Americans started submitting to strict directives to stay home, in what The New York Times
By David Hegg I have to admit I love old movies, especially those that have some sappy allegiance to themes like loyalty, chivalry and love. As old-fashioned as it may be,
In my almost 30 years of my family and I living here in Santa Clarita, I have encountered Bob Kellar in many different settings. First, he has been a member