Commentaries Archives

Increasing minimum wage increases costs and does nothing to ‘help the poor’

The Harris/Walz ticket is the way forward

The 2024 election is fraught with information overflow and faulty facts

Democrats are sporting fresh faces and ample energy heading into Electoral College decisions

Democratic Party’s style is to avoid democracy by simply anointing a candidate

Can democracy survive the corporate media? Our country deserves a true Fourth Estate

The kerfuffle over the Ten Commandments in public view is totally unnecessary

The center must hold if there’s any hope for the presidential election

The presidential debate lacked substance but cleared up one serious question

We should not shrug off Trump’s potential to be a dictator

Affordable housing is wishful thinking in this state

We need to transition away from fossil fuels, and wind is part of the solution

Has your family’s standard of living improved in the last four years?

We’ve come close to an actual dictator in the Oval Office

Santa Maria High teacher and coach Bill Yanez deserves to be inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame

City clarifies that it won’t implement the grand jury’s recommendations for Visit Lompoc Inc.

Using an electric vehicle will make driving cheaper for everyone

We cannot achieve greenhouse gas reduction if the goals are continually changing

Peaceful student demonstrations shouldn’t be disrupted by the university or police

The electric vehicle mandate will cost more and cause more problems—for everyone—than it solves