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Nancy Fairbanks | This Isn’t Ping-Pong

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

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Arthur Tom | A Service, Not a Right

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

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Denise Lite | We Can’t Be Silent on Courthouse

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

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Philip Wasserman | A Lesson from Virginia

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

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Jack Crawford | The Revolution and Expectations

Ken Burns is arguably the most prolific and greatest documentarian of all time. He has enthralled us with productions like “The Civil War,” “Baseball,” “The National Parks,” “Ben Franklin,” “Vietnam”

Commentary by Michael Reagan

Michael Reagan | Shutting Down the Shutdown

So big whoop. The federal government shutdown that never should have happened is over. One cheer for the Senate. It only took 44 days for Democrats to do what everyone

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Ed Bernstein | Get the Infrastructure Right

I’m writing to raise a serious concern about the Wiley Canyon housing project and to explain why it’s not just a matter of adding more homes, but about making sure

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Newsom Plays Part of Climate Warrior

Gov. Gavin Newsom still insists he hasn’t decided to run for president in 2028. But after persuading California’s voters to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts to grab more Democratic seats,

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Marcos Montoya | What About the General Plan?

I am writing in response to your recent article on the proposed development of the Smiser property. While the coverage was informative, it failed to address a critical point: The

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Robert Monroe | Wiley Canyon Project Non-Compliant

Your recent article on the Wiley Canyon Project by Tom Clark of Royal Clark Development quoted city Community Development Director Jason Crawford as saying the California Housing Accountability Act limits

Byron York

Byron York | Why Fight So Long Only to Cave?

The government shutdown lasted 40 days before Senate Democrats abandoned the filibuster that closed offices, left workers without paychecks, threatened supplemental food benefits for millions, saw the beginning of a