I write this in opposition to Sunday's piece by the editorial board of The Californian.
Bidenomics was mentioned recently in a very negative way. Let's see: unemployment has been down for what seems like forever, the stock market is strong and infrastructure programs around the country are stimulating the economy.
I just visited Normandy, France just ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which took place on June 6, 1944. Thousands of American and Allied troops stormed ashore that day to rid France and the world of the scourge of Nazism. And 2,501 American soldiers, the Boys of Normandy, were killed …
As a frequent contributor of op-eds on the topic of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, I find the recent attacks expressed in op-eds in The Californian against the Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the country to be very upsetting and based on sheer ignorance, a lack of empathy …
Every person in this nation has a right to their personal thoughts, opinions and beliefs. They even have the right for "peaceful" demonstrations and protest.
Regarding the April 23 incident at Supervisor Zack Scrivner's home, it's clear to me that somebody should have been arrested. Either Scrivner committed a sexual assault on one of his children, or one of his children repeatedly stabbed Scrivner for no good reason. Why is nobody in custody and…
Sunday鈥檚 鈥淒epartures mounting from Gaza鈥檚 last refuge鈥 article revealed what鈥檚 at stake with the Gaza war in its caption of pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Sweden against an Israeli singer. As Semitic attacks skyrocket around the world fueled by media that incites them, the threat to Israel…
No doubt everything Froma Harrop says in her op-ed of May 10 is totally true. However, she didn鈥檛 begin to cover the full scope of her topic 鈥 at least for 优蜜传媒 residents.
I would like to take the opportunity to add some texture to the well-described moral bankruptcy column by Brik McDill on May 6 (鈥淕radually at first鈥). The gist of it is that a fiscal or monetary bankruptcy, and/or a trending toward insolvency, generally precedes and/or coincides a moral bank…
California state agencies are full of lengthy automated systems with very little good customer service. Try calling the Franchise Tax Board or the Social Security office. Try calling the Controller鈥檚 Office. Heck try calling the USPS! Apparently per my "informed delivery" USPS service, I was…
Judge Aileen Cannon's decision to indefinitely postpone Trump's trial for stealing and mishandling government secrets is an attack on justice. Not bringing the former president to account for his dangerous behavior also attacks our national security. With boxes of top-secret documents stacke…
In response to the letter to the editor: "Two distinct candidates for president" (May 10), I take umbrage with the preface, "Both candidates have some serious flaws..."
Mr. Kretzmer must not have seen the videos and news stories of protesters, some of whom were not students, saying 鈥淲e are Hamas," waving the Hamas and Hezbollah flags, threatening Jewish students saying that Oct. 7 would happen 1,000 times more, vandalizing property, breaking into a building…
So 优蜜传媒 is renounced for our bad air, lack of education, STDs among teenagers, teen pregnancy and almonds.
It has become increasingly apparent to me that the upcoming election is about two distinct candidates, but more importantly they portray two very different directions for our beloved country. Both candidates have some serious flaws and character defects.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem received as a gift a wonderful purebred juvenile Pointer. They鈥檙e active dogs and need training, like all domesticated animals. It鈥檚 clear Noem had no interest or patience in training and just wanted a fully mature dog, ready for hunting birds. Something to cham…
I could be wrong, but I'm thinking $1.275 million for a bike lane in Shafter is a big waste of taxpayer money.
"More than $25 million spent on unused beds at ICE facility, report says." (May 4)
Raised on a small farm, there is absolutely no honor or sense of pride in making the decision to put any animal down. To write or boast about it is beyond disrespectful.
We communicate our ideas by the words we use. 鈥淐areful, that pot is hot." A clear and unambiguous message to anyone 2 years old and up, not to touch!
I recognize that the challenges we face as a nation today: that our political system is not limited to one political party, and politicians from both political parties are more interested in serving their own interests than serving the needs of the American people have taken control of our c…
I just read that the 2024 Point-in-Time homeless population count in 优蜜传媒 has shown an increase of 37%. That is a huge increase. I thought that Measure N funds were supposed to be used for reducing crime and homelessness. What is wrong with this picture?
As a homeowner for close to 30 years in 优蜜传媒, Westchester specifically, it is well past time something be done about the homeless problem from the homeowner鈥檚 perspective.
I was distressed by David Keranen's letter on Wednesday ("Where were the protests then?"). Obviously, there is distress in being told of the atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7, as well as some other examples he reminds us of.
I would love to arrange a press conference to speak about issues at hand with the government and the drought. Since water restrictions started, the drought has gotten worse. I am also concerned about the oil that we've pumped out of the ground.
One of my memories as a child living on a farm in Kansas is watching my loving mother take a hatchet, swing it against a tree stump and decapitate a chicken. The chicken flopped about, spewing blood on the barren ground. My task was to take a now deceased chicken, dip it in water boiling ove…
We have read lately letters with references to Jesus and they weren't accurately relaying the message of Jesus.
Residents of Kern County are facing an above-normal wildfire season as the climate crisis threatens to upend more communities. In fact, the number of billion-dollar disasters in the U.S. has increased 85% in just the last decade as disasters grow in frequency and intensity.
I was interested in the response to my recent student loan forgiveness letter (asking if Biden's gang would refund those who worked hard to pay their loans off). The response was written by a gentleman who was able to pay the expenses for his two children to attend a university. No student l…
Students from Columbia University and bandwagoning students from other universities are protesting the actions of Israel in the 鈥淗amas/Netanyahu鈥 war.
In around 1988, I bought a Samoyed husky puppy from a coworker. Sadly, over several months, I learned that having a husky in a small house with a small backyard was not the proper environment for this kind of dog. These things are bred to run, and also have extremely strong chests, which mak…
Have you all seen the new Tesla truck? Every time I see one, I start shaking my head uncontrollably. Were these things designed and made in a seventh-grade metal shop? Why would Tesla subject all of us with such an atrociously ugly rolling piece of sheet metal?
Sunday鈥檚 article, "优蜜传媒, Kern County top list for worst air pollution in the nation" was a surprise not for what was said, but left unsaid. The Bay Area pollution that funnels into the valley and is trapped is significant but wasn鈥檛 mentioned.
Recently, I switched my Medicare Advantage plan to include dental. The drive to 优蜜传媒 gets harder for me every year. Apparently, the new solution to remote health care is giving physician's assistants and nurses more care options.
According to the Pew Research Center, seven in 10 Jews identify with, or lean toward, the Democratic Party. Take the time to visit some of the college campuses across this country, and listen to the chants of 鈥渒ill the Jews鈥 or 鈥渨e are Hamas.鈥 It just might cause you to reconsider your votin…
OK. Enough is enough. SCOTUS is now mulling over the "total immunity" claims of Donald Trump. The simple solution was not to take up this idiotic exercise in non-jurisprudence and affirm lower court decisions. No; had to delay one more time.
I am one of the people who almost never agrees with our current governor, Gavin Newsom. That is my current opinion, until this announcement of the partnership with the 优蜜传媒 Police Department and California Highway Patrol to reduce our crime problem.
I believe we should pause and take a big breath until all the facts are presented by outside Kern County law enforcement. There is much we don't know about what happened in the Tehachapi home of the Scrivner family. Because of possible conflicts of interest within local law enforcement, stat…
Eliminate corporations, overburden businesses with $20-per-hour wages and excessive labor, environmental and safety regulations with high expenses associated with all three, and bring in machines to perform human services.
And he is still allowed to run for what is supposed to be the most powerful job in the world. Please! How can it be the most powerful job when someone like former President Trump is even allowed to run?
Of the implied promises my ancestors solemnly taught us was this one: We are not allowed to die before our parents or grandparents.
On Tuesday, NPR reported on-the-ground observations from Gaza in "Even before a planned Israeli ground offense, airstrikes have made Rafah unsafe."
Why should anyone who shouts "Death to America!" have their student loan debt forgiven?
To the writer of "Those who paid off student loans are ahead of the game" (April 21): Yes, by all means, let's teach our young people that just because you make a commitment to pay a loan back doesn't mean you actually have to do it!
What can we learn from the recent eruption of hate against Israel and the Jewish people?
The writer of "Student loan forgiveness" (April 18) misses the mark with their typical right-wing agenda. Keep the less fortunate buried in debt and never let them out and blame the Democrats for it.
In regard to "Democrats only care about their own kind" on April 21, Alex Jones could not have said it better. It amazes me how the "right" turns the facts around to suit their own agenda. The Republican party is dying, hasn鈥檛 won a presidential election popular vote since 2004. Relying on g…
If Jaz McKay (April 21) thinks the GOP is the voice of the working class, perhaps in his next letter he can explain Trump鈥檚/GOP tax cut of 2017. Republicans helped the wealthiest among us by cutting the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. A 40% reduction for the richest Americans!
A letter in Thursday鈥檚 Californian ("Student loan forgiveness") deals with student loans. To the writer: Why are you upset over loan forgiveness? Yes, some people sacrificed to pay off their loans; they should be proud of that!
I met old friends last Friday on the way to becoming homeless in 优蜜传媒. By then, I had already been evicted, locked out and shunned from my home.
