Drug treatment equals less crime
Assemblymember Marie Waldron, Special to Valley NewsIn California, opioid and heroin use is a major threat to public health and is the leading cause of...
Some Black lives don’t matter
Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D., Special to Valley NewsI grew up in a segregated neighborhood where within three months of our Doberman’s death, our house...
Universities and politicians don’t save trees when seeking money or votes
The idea of saving trees or otherwise not using paper turns out not to be such a great idea when those promoting a paperless...
Letter to the editor
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and the Riverside Sheriff’s Association’s reluctance to allow oversight is telling and dissuades a healthy dialogue on police reform.“The...
It feels like all the adults have left the room
It seems like recently we have been asked to rethink our core beliefs and ideals. From capitalism, religion, gender identity to racism, everything that...
Re: ‘Marxism is the disease we should fear’ [Village News, Letter, 7/2/20]
To Julie Reeder,Just a personal comment to you, regarding the above referenced “opinion.” First, let me say, as an “off and on” reader of...
Independence Day thoughts
Assemblymember Marie Waldron, Special to Valley NewsIndependence Day is traditionally a time to go to the beach, have backyard barbecues and close out the day...
Conversation for genuine solutions needs to be rounded conversation
“Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance,” filmmaker Albert Mayses said.To allow for nuance means everyone needs to think for themselves and a need...
Marxism is the disease we should fear
A video interview has surfaced in the last couple weeks where one of the Black Lives Matter founders explains that she and another founder...
Wearing a mask keeps everyone safe
We’ve all seen the headlines, “Newsom recommends bars in Riverside County close amid spike in COVID-19 cases,” “501 new coronavirus cases reported in county,...