Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Roger Ickes | Restore Sanity to Government

Kudos to Nuné Gipson’s Aug. 8 opinion piece. We citizens of Assembly District 40 should be aware of the dirty dealings going on under our noses. The supermajority Democrats were

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Lois Eisenberg | They’re Americans First

The sucide hotline for LGBTQ Americans is being discontinued by the Trump administration, which is (like) sending a message saying, “We don’t care whether you live or die.” The suicide

Commentary

Tom Purcell | The Root Cause of D.C. Crime

My friend and his wife, longtime residents of Washington, D.C., helped me understand one of the root causes of crime in the nation’s capital — truancy. “It starts there,” said

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Gary Curtis | Parental Rights, Cultural Impacts

Journalist Dan Hart reports that some legal experts and parental rights advocates say that California Assembly Bill 495, authored by San Fernando’s new Democrat Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez, could ironically threaten

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Bill Lyons | Consistent with the County Charter?

It’s apparent that the L.A. County supervisors feel that their charter is to solve the inconveniences of the county’s population. Landlords of certain rental homes are mandated to provide air-conditioning

Commentary by Michael Reagan

Michael Reagan | Ancient Art of Gerrymandering

Everyone gets what President Donald Trump is trying to do in Texas. He’s pushed the state’s Republicans to redraw the boundaries of its congressional districts now instead of at the

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Rick Barker | Sad Facts

Many people out there seem to be concerned that the enforcement of the laws in this county, federal and state will have a negative effect on what they always love

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Arthur Saginian | Two Simple Questions

I recently had the honor and privilege of chatting with a prominent Democratic senator from a northeastern state at an event. I won’t reveal the name of the senator, not

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Philip Wasserman | Don’t Sanitize It

I am tired of hearing the news media, pundits and politicians refer to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as “young women.”  They were not young women —

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Rob Kerchner | California’s Sharp Left Turn

When and why did California turn left? Some say the turning point was in 1994, with Proposition 187 denying social services to lawbreaking immigrants. It won by an overwhelming 18-point