Letter writers’ points well taken by reader Looking back at the newspaper’s letters to the editor, Ralph Correll was right. The potholes on U.S. 19 are astonishing. Thanks to Correll, […]
Opinion
Cigarette tax saved millions of lives. A soda tax could too
Benjamin B. Lockwood, Hunt Allcott And Dmitry Taubinsky Los Angeles Times You might want to think twice before downing that 12-ounce can of Coke. Since sugary drinks can cause a […]
Wrong vision for the GOP and America
Conservatives are engaged in a fierce intramural debate over their future in the GOP. Like all such debates, it can seem opaque — even its participants aren’t sure what they’re […]
Candidates’ proposals on climate just the beginning
What a difference three years make. In the last presidential election, climate change was virtually nowhere to be found as a campaign issue. Donald Trump denied its very existence, and […]
The president’s defenders are not bad people
John Pavlovitz is a liberal, widely read Christian pastor who has composed an internet article saying good people don’t defend a bad man. And you know who he’s talking about, […]
June 9 letters to the editor
Enforcing traffic laws might still save a life So today was the last straw. When does the running of red lights in this area become an important issue? When someone […]
Impeachment inquiry looks to be overdue
Is it really ever wrong to wait to do what’s right? That depends on why you are waiting to do the right thing. If your wait is contingent on political […]
A presidential Trump lands at Normandy
“These are the boys of Pointe de Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs … These are the heroes.” — President Reagan These are the presidents of Pointe […]
Agreement smacks of paying up twice for repairing road
Call it a bribe or call it ransom, but don’t call it an “agreement.” All right, maybe it does fit the concept of an “agreement” — an arrangement between parties […]
Where’s bioethics commission?
Hardly a week seems to pass without a major news story about another controversy in bioethics: A scientist in China uses CRISPR to produce genetically edited twins, an Italian surgeon […]
