Opinion

Jim de Bree

Jim de Bree | How Realistic Is Musk’s DOGE Plan?

Amidst great fanfare, President Donald Trump recently appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a newly formed Department of Government Efficiency to reduce government waste. Musk and Ramaswamy described

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Rick Barker | Reality Check

I would like his naysayers posting on here to give me an example of something that Rep. Mike Garcia did while he was in office that actually had a negative

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Gene Rostalski | Bribing Us with Our Own Money

Nov. 19 on the opinion page, two items grabbed my attention; Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo shared an update of her accomplishments, especially the $95 million in “investments” (I just love that

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Walter McKee | A Silent Majority Prevails

Re: “Trump Triumphed Due to Left’s Overreach” (letters, Nov. 21). I couldn’t agree more with Clair Bennett’s explanation as to why Donald Trump won the election. I, too, believe there

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Anna Meeks | Calling Their Bluff?

I find it comical that liberal/leftist women across the country are pledging to withhold sex “in protest”  of President Donald Trump’s re-election. If they actually possessed that level of discipline,

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Lynn Wright | A Noteworthy Election Defeat

Given the pronounced rightward bent of the election it was gratifying to see George Whitesides defeat Mike Garcia — as of this writing the only California congressional district to flip.

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Larry Moore | Kamala’s Mulligan

After listening to Kamala Harris’ disingenuous and self- serving concession speech, I thought that, had she not used the word concede, she was giving a campaign speech, urging her teary-eyed

Jason Gibbs

Jason Gibbs | A Message of Respect for Our Leaders

It seems like yesterday the world watched with hope, fear, or maybe just for shear entertainment, as America would choose a new president.  Political analyists, professional pollsters, and long-time “insiders”

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Larry Moore | The Grinch Who Stole the Joy

After Nov. 5, a strange and wonderful change came upon us. The sun shone a little brighter, people wore once-dormant smiles on their faces, and the optimism was so overwhelming,

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Rob Kerchner | This Is a Dictator?

If Donald Trump is a “dictator,” why did he hand the presidency over to his sworn enemy? If he wanted violence, why did he ask for peace, and the National