Contributor: Why we neglected wind energy for a century
A modern windmill (or wind turbine, to be exact) is not so much a construction that invites affection or radiates…
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A former White House Christmas volunteer reflects on the East Wing
November 19, 2025 6 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: I was struck by guest contributor Rosa Lowinger's op-ed about…
Presidents can no longer be trusted with pardons
Ours is a system of “checks and balances.” The president can do this or that, but the courts and Congress…
Letters to the editor: Thanks for 'classy move' from charitable Dodgers fans
November 18, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: While I would prefer to see the shoe on the…
Letters to the editor: Schools should focus on real learning, not just passing grades
November 17, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The most important statement in this article is “statewide, 48.8%…
Contributor: Do our military leaders have the audacity to disobey illegal orders?
If killing men on ships at sea were really legal, we wouldn't need a secret memo to say so. According…
Contributor: Trump cut aid to Nigeria in March. Now he wonders why he is so violent.
In Social Truth Earlier this month, President Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “prepare for possible action” to protect…
Column: Why is Trump so desperate to distract the country from the Epstein files?
Watching our national political dumpster fires (the longest government shutdown in history, the nearly eight-week shutdown of the House of…
People with autoimmune diseases are often ruled out
November 16, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Lauran Neergaard's article exploring the medical mystery that is lupus…
Letters to the editor: If California is not careful, it could replicate Tehran's water crisis
November 15, 2025 5 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Has Iran followed policies that allow industries to use too…