Historic mental health advances
Assemblymember Marie WaldronSpecial to Valley NewsThis session, I am honored to be recognized as a “Mental Health Super Hero” by the Steinberg Institute because...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,President Donald Trump continues to add to his shameful disrespect for the honorable men and women who have served our nation as members...
A rebuttal to ‘Misinformation is toxic’
I’m responding to the Sept. 2 opinion piece by Jeff Pack, “Misinformation is ‘toxic.’” The letter presents the Orwellian idea that only certain information...
This is an opinion piece
This is an opinion piece, a written expression of the opinions I hold as an independently thinking human being who lives in the community...
How leftists’ critical race theory poisons our discussion of racism
Eleanor Krasne / @EllieKrasne I recently revived my Instagram account in an attempt to kill time during the COVID-19 lockdown.Until three weeks ago, my Instagram...
Familly expresses pain after alleged racial profiling
Racism is a serious issue, an issue of character and one that brings great damage to individuals and society. But what if you call...
What can California do about wildfires?
Assemblymember Marie WaldronSpecial to Valley NewsThis year, devastation from California’s wildfires is at record levels of destruction – about 3.4 million acres already burned. California...
Rhetoric runs risk of rationalizing real racists
Political liberals have the right to free speech, so I won’t contest their right to call me a racist.I didn’t say that I am...
Water supply and delivery projects are the pipeline for economic opportunity
Greg ThomasElsinore Valley Municipal Water DistrictWhile health and safety of our water supply remains our top priority, reliable water service is an enabling force...
Reparations, systemic racism and the Democratic Party
It is hard to believe how we have got to the point that Democrats are intentionally fomenting racial discord between Blacks and Whites, and...