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Letters to the Editor

Rick Barker | On Deal Making

This term is one of the most overused and misunderstood phrases in our current political lexicon and foreign policy/strategy. Excuse my simplistic views on this but I’m a simple guy

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Philip Wasserman | The New California Pipe Dream

Dear Diane Zimmerman (Oct. 29 letter): “New California” may exist in your heart and mind, but the odds of splitting California into two states are insurmountable. The “New California” movement

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Dr. Gene Dorio | The Boys in Code Blue

Most Santa Claritans watching Dodger games this year knew not to turn off the TV until the final out. Again, this heart attack team came through in exciting and unexpected

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Larry Moore | The ‘I Hate America’ Rally

The No Kings, “I Hate America,” rally on Oct. 18 once again demonstrated how out of touch with reality these protesters are. Do they think their hateful signs and rhetoric

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Rob Kerchner | Those Times Have Passed

There was a time when you could vote Democrat and pretend that it meant you were a good person. That time has passed. There was a time you could vote

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Lois Eisenberg | My House Is Being Demolished

My house is being demolished without my permission and during a desperate time for many Americans who will not receive a paycheck due to the Republican government shutdown, yes due

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Porter’s Self-Inflicted Campaign Damage

In the broadest sense, political campaigns resemble military operations with mission goals, strategic plans to achieve them, logistical support and tactical maneuvers to weaken opposing forces. However, as Prussian Field

David Hegg, "Ethically Speaking"

David Hegg | Rhetoric and the Reshaping of Reality

By David Hegg I admit to being overly skeptical when I hear people exclaim about large, society-threatening conspiracies. But having seen many examples of influential people attempting to reshape reality

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Arthur Saginian | Not the ‘Good Guys’

Re: Commentary, Oct. 28, “One Branch of Stupidity in Our Government.”  Mr. Andrew Taban, let’s get one thing straight from the get-go. Despite everything you said about the administration of

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Nancy Fairbanks | The Path Forward on Energy

President Donald Trump supports both fossil fuels and renewable energy, as long as they’re fully American-made. His stop-work order on the Revolution Wind project in Rhode Island — 80% complete

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Arthur Saginian | The Gerrymandering Numbers

With all of the hoopla surrounding the gerrymandering issue, in California I decided to look up some statistics and see just how California voters are represented in Congress. My findings

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Larry Moore | That’s Some Salad

Re: Christopher Lucero’s letter, “Shouting at Clouds,” Oct. 9. Was he or is he a speech writer for Kamala Harris? His letter is a word salad deluxe, worthy of the

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Brian Richards | Destroy it to Preserve it

Hypocrites! The left constantly yammers about saving democracy, even though we are not one. In truth, the left does not care about democracy one bit and they will use all

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Frenemies Gavin vs. Kamala for President

Well, sports fans, how about this scenario — long-time frenemies Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris facing off for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination three years hence? The two Californians’ parallel