Gary Horton: Dotard made it a movement
September 27, 2017
Yes, the newly-nicknamed dotard made it a movement. Incredulity, travesty, shock, and recklessness in the White House moves so quickly these days it’s hard to remember at week’s end what
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Jim de Bree: Thank you, John McCain
September 25, 2017
Senator John McCain, who is free of any constraints caused by re-election concerns, continues to serve his country by objectively looking at health care legislation. I spent eight hours in
Joshua Heath: I am a populist and an elitist
September 25, 2017
I adore the young activist, marching downtown, across her campus, down the highway and through the mall; writing elegant op-eds, blog posts and term papers on poverty; arguing with the
Lila Littlejohn: The next 30 years in Santa Clarita
September 22, 2017
Certain recent events at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration remind those who have been in the Santa Clarita Valley long enough just how alienating things were before residents rose
Keith R. Smith: Congress needs to legislate a DACA solution
September 22, 2017
There are many opinions on DACA these days – some good, some bad – but few that I have read really strike at the core issue: Who really is to
David W. Hegg: Lies we tell ourselves
September 22, 2017
Deception is both prevalent and pernicious in our society. Liars lie, and we sense it all around us – in lofty arenas like politics and advertising all the way down
J.P. Rose: Centennial threatens untouched corner of L.A. County
September 22, 2017
It’s a massive sprawl development that would increase traffic, add to our region’s air pollution burden and destroy some of California’s last remaining native grassland. Dubbed “Centennial” by developer Tejon
Anthony Breznican: Hart’s Messina wrong man for leadership role
September 22, 2017
Kindergarten moms. The only thing more emotional and clingy are Kindergarten dads. Even weeks after the start of school, you can still see them lingering at the schoolyard gate. It’s
Our View: City needs to tighten ethics rules
September 22, 2017
Santa Clarita City Councilman Bill Miranda did something recently as a public official that is truly mind-boggling. In the latest issue of a local magazine, an advertisement from a local
Catharine Gero: Tattered flags are disrespectful
September 22, 2017
It’s a shame the city of Santa Clarita doesn’t have respect for the American flag! The flags flying on city poles are ripped, tattered and wound up on the poles.
William L. Picketts: On Dreamers and presidents and La-La Land
September 22, 2017
Mr. DeBree hits all the liberal nails on the head. I am a native Californian who, for the first 55 years of my life, considered California the greatest place on
Richard Cattermole: Where’s American freedom in Canyon Country?
September 22, 2017
We, the veterans of many wars and conflicts, have risked our lives and in many cases lost them so that our country could remain free. But it seems that the
Jim de Bree: Hurricanes, quakes and tax reform
September 22, 2017
Many of my former business partners moved to Florida when they retired. The most popular community for those partners is Naples. When Hurricane Irma devastated Florida in general last week,
Christy Smith: Time to hear what Dreamers have to say
September 22, 2017
I was born in Wurzburg, Germany. My birth certificate(s) are a mish mash of documents in German and English and include a “souvenir” birth certificate courtesy of the U.S. Army,
Sally White: A few Santa Clarita Valley water predictions
September 21, 2017
A few Santa Clarita Valley water predictions Sometime it is quite easy to predict the future. Though it was expected, I did not really think the attempt to raise water
Steve Lunetta: Fun with the grandson
September 21, 2017
We just got our first grandson, Mathew (with only one “t”), back in June. His folks live in Las Vegas so we may not get to see him very often.
Charles Vignola: Trump’s new rules for presidents
September 18, 2017
Like a politically incorrect hurricane, Donald Trump has decimated the conventional expectations of how a “real” president ought to conduct himself. Language and behavior from the chief executive that would’ve
Do you support a renewal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy?
September 16, 2017
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David W. Hegg: Promises to keep in everyday life
September 16, 2017
Few things anger us like promises unmet because the making and keeping of promises is one of the planks in the foundation of any healthy society. Everything from commerce and