Gary Horton: Friendships are everything
June 6, 2018
Nearly 43 years ago I was a “greenie” – a brand spanking newly minted Mormon Missionary in Finland. I’d turned 19 just months before; had completed an intensive two-month deep
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Robert W. Burton: Missing Buckley
June 6, 2018
I miss William F. Buckley, Jr. and his television program “Firing Line” for both he and his program brought out the best in educational awareness. Each week, Mr. Buckley debated
Nick Jensen: Day in the life on an ill-advised development site
June 6, 2018
When the naturalist John Muir walked from California’s coast to the Sierra Nevada, he crossed vast fields of wildflowers noting that his feet “would press a hundred flowers at every
Brett Haddock: Open letter to council candidates
June 5, 2018
It seems the discourse for everything political has become so divisive, so heated, that we are unable to even entertain ideas or positions that may be contrary to our own.
Jonathan Kraut: Let the trade wars begin
June 5, 2018
One can make the argument that leadership starts with finding common needs, moving others towards meeting those needs, and creating trust through keeping one’s word and acting as promised. The
David Hegg: The secular malaise
June 2, 2018
In his monumental work A Secular Age, Charles Taylor explores the shift in society from what he calls the “porous self” to the “buffered self.” No, he’s not talking about
Kevin Eliason: Priorities of politics
June 2, 2018
I know we have all asked this before but I need to ask it one more time because I am just fuming mad at what has become political waste. If
Howard H. Gething: Second amendment cases
June 2, 2018
School shootings continue and our legislators do nothing; the implied mantra being that the Second Amendment is sacrosanct. It seems they need a refresher course on what has already been
Our View: Taking a toxic path
June 2, 2018
There seems little hesitation these days in the political arena to sling mud or attack to get ahead – even if the opposition is standing on the same side of
Charles Vignola: Visionary candidate
June 1, 2018
With the rise of a president like Donald Trump, our youth sees the danger of abstaining from voting. That apathy seems to have been all but squashed now, replaced with
Sergio A. D’Agustini: Missing an event
June 1, 2018
Democrats, Independents, and most likely some Republicans in our area have been giving Republican Congressman Steve Knight a great deal of grief for not doing town halls and not showing
Brandon Quintero: Science on her side
June 1, 2018
I’m supporting Jess Phoenix because her scientific background as a volcanologist makes her the perfect representative to combat climate change. The annual fires in California have been getting worse every
Glenda Johnson: Supporting Republicans
June 1, 2018
Normally I do not participate in pre-election comments re: candidates. Lately all letters and comments have been by writers with whom I do not agree. Why are theirs the only
Raven Yule: Vote for her
June 1, 2018
We (you and I and pretty much every other Jess supporter) keep on running into people who say “Jess is so awesome”, and that fills us with joy because we
Jeff Knowlton: The evidence
June 1, 2018
I am not voting for Jess Phoenix to represent the 25th district because she is a woman, though we certainly need to see equal representation in Congress. I am not
Bob Keys: Does integrity still matter?
June 1, 2018
I find myself asking this question like many of us do as we look around our country. But right now, it’s a little more in my face, a little closer
Gretchen Zovak: It’s that simple
May 31, 2018
Jess Phoenix is whip smart, has won every debate she’s participated in, and has a message that means a lot to me: We need to bring back evidence-based policymaking. Jess
Cathy Marketti: Inappropriate remarks
May 31, 2018
There was a lot of hype around a “Vice” special that followed one of our local candidates, Katie Hill. I’ve lived in Santa Clarita 20 years and was excited to
Stacy Fortner: A great leader
May 31, 2018
I am the Democratic Regional Vice Chair for Assembly District 38, and I support Katie Hill for Congress. As a local leader, and party official it is pretty easy for