Letters to the Editor for September 23, 2017
Communicate, contemplate, consider To the Editor: Autocracy and intellect; two opposite words and worlds. Unfortunately we hear them used too … Read more
America’s engine is being slowed by complacency
It was an epoch-defining decision to place in Westminster Abbey, among statues of monarchs, priests … Read more
Letters to the Editor for September 22, 2017
Just ask Tom McClintock To the Editor: Tom McClintock faced public anger when he voted … Read more
The New Center seeks volunteers
This city’s annual gridlock festival, otherwise known as the United Nations General Assembly, is a … Read more
Heinous killers like the Mansons should never go free
Buried in the back pages of newspapers and not even making it onto many television … Read more
Letters to the Editor for September 21, 2017
Vision Sonora To the Editor: I guess we’re getting it rammed down our throats whether … Read more
Elections: Accusations of foreign collusion always ring hollow
On her current book tour, Hillary Clinton is still blaming the Russians (among others) for … Read more
Cheap speech and its steep cost to democracy
At this shank end of a summer that a calmer America someday will remember with … Read more
To DACA perchance to dream
President Donald Trump says DACA, Democratic leaders in Congress say DREAM Act. DACA is the … Read more
Of thee they sing with feeling
I’ve been riding around the country on a bus for six weeks, doing a dog-and-pony … Read more
Letters to the Editor for September 20, 2017
A funny thing happened To the Editor: A funny thing happened on the way to … Read more
Will lawsuits and fees frustrate Governor Brown’s tunnels?
The first time Jerry Brown was governor of California, his greatest policy defeat came when … Read more
Letters to the Editor for September 19, 2017
DACA — For or against? To the Editor: Should the children of parents who came … Read more
Good school attendance equates to a lifetime of learning
September is National School Attendance Awareness month. Students are back in class in our communities … Read more
Affordable housing needed, but in what form?
Everyone in California is at least peripherally aware of the state’s ever-worsening housing crisis: It’s … Read more
Letters to the Editor for September 16, 2017
Candidate’s forum To the Editor: For your readers who are interested in the future of … Read more
In war, equality of sacrifice essential
Three aging U.S. veterans of the war in Vietnam, each of whom still bears the … Read more
Letters to the Editor for September 15, 2017
Grateful landowner To the Editor As a resident of Twain Harte, who like so many, … Read more
Restorative justice works
Restorative justice is a conflict resolving method that focuses more on the mental aspects of … Read more
A lesson on the burdens of progressivism
Life is exhausting – and daily choices are unbearably burdensome -–for some Americans who are … Read more
Happy New Year
Labor Day has already come, and summer is all but over. Autumn — with shorter … Read more
Letters to the Editor for September 14, 2017
Not the man for the job To the Editor: If I told you I went … Read more
The case for government and its crucial role
Seeing the devastating effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and of wildfires out West, one … Read more
Letters to the Editor for Sept. 13, 2017
Climate change To the Editor: A recent Los Angeles Times editorial said, “Our civilization is … Read more
When will GOP leaders admit backing Trump was a losing bet?
House Speaker Paul Ryan promised Obamacare repeal, funding for the wall and tax reform, all … Read more
Common plight helps unite polarized people
I once had a very close friend named Charlie. We spent every day together, much … Read more
Letters to the Editor for September 12, 2017
What is fake news? To the Editor: Just watch any “live” broadcast of a speech, … Read more
Californians in Congress must back hurricane aid
It doesn’t seem that way now, with one hurricane after another battering the East and … Read more
Education Secretary ends a campus witch hunt
Suppose you’re the kind of thoughtful liberal who concluded from Donald Trump’s election that you’ve … Read more
Letters to the Editor for September 9, 2017
Save Wildcat Ranch To the Editor: All the rhetoric I’m hearing and reading about regarding … Read more
Will Congress be stirred from its slumber?
“Congress has been dropping in relative power along a descending curve of 60 years’ duration, … Read more
The comeback of the middle-class is real
The American middle class survives. Indeed, it’s expanding. That’s not the conclusion of some arcane … Read more
Letters to the Editor for September 8, 2017
Kudos for Trump To the Editor: My compliments to James Schlotthauer for his recent letter … Read more
Lefties want Feinstein out; classic age discrimination
None of the host of ultra-liberal Democrats who would love to succeed her makes the … Read more
Urban land management or lack there of
The waters are receding in Houston, and so, inevitably, is national interest. But Harvey will … Read more
