Letters to the Editor

A few months ago Steve Bennett called me at home to ask for my support of his candidacy for U.S. Congress. I declined. I told him he would be a very good representative, but he would have more direct effect ...

The Obama campaign has declared Romney’s Mormonism off limits in hopes that Romney will continue to refrain from exploiting President Obama’s relationship with the controversial The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, which briefly threatened his 2008 presidential campaign. Obama’s damage control, and ...

I am concerned about what has happened to our once-great country since the “change.” Several of us were discussing the future of the CEO of Yahoo because of a misrepresentation and comparing his misrepresentation and the multitude of misrepresentations of ...

The most qualified Democrat running for Congress in this primary is Julia Brownley. After three terms, she is term-limited out of the California Assembly.

In Bob Roper’s campaign material he says he will start pension reform and cut costs by refusing a County Supervisor’s pension. What he does not tell you makes you question just how straight he is with the voters and taxpayers.

Julia Brownley, in my view, is the preeminent candidate for Congress in the 26th Congressional District. Judging by her legislative record of devotion to fairness of opportunity, of equal treatment for all, and her support of these principles in her ...

Americans kid themselves that they want to be represented by a "man of the people." Given the chance, we inevitably vote for the monied candidate, the career politician or the party hack, only to later complain that our political leaders ...

Re: Terry Paulson’s May 21 column, “Loans raise the cost of education”: Mr. Paulson’s current obnoxious right-wing column blathering about student loans is yet another fact-free screed.

I will be voting for the best job-creating candidate for the 26th Congressional District, who is Jess Herrera. It looks like Julia Brownley moved here as a carpetbagger for the election.

Regarding recent information about Bob Roper’s fat retirement of $230,000 at taxpayer’s expense, and his current bid for County Supervisor, which pays $125,000 per year — also at taxpayer’s expense — I wanted to let your readers know that I ...

I have been a voting Republican my entire adult life - until recently. The Republican Party has morphed into something I do not recognize. It has been hijacked by extremists and circus performers such as Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann. ...

Re: your May 21 article, “Tea party rallies voters”: I worked as a volunteer at the Simi Valley Moorpark Tea Party Family Picnic and Patriotic Celebration and was looking forward to seeing Monday’s paper. What was in it was not ...

Re: your May 16 article, “Final layoff notices issued”: I agree with our superintendent, “Today is a sad day in education.” With that being said, our district (Oxnard Union High School District) and school board need to do things that ...

Here’s a little tidbit you have never heard any politician mention or never will for that matter: J.P. Morgan Chase loses $2 billion, and the following week, gasoline prices across the nation go up 20 to 25 cents per gallon. ...

In this upcoming election, voters, as always, have an important decision to make: who will they vote for as their representative in Congress. Usually voters are forced to choose between the lesser of two evils; however, this year is different.

In less than a week I’ve received four mailings from-called Super PACs supporting the Democratic Party. All of these were blatant attacks on Linda Parks.

We need Linda Parks as our Congressional Representative in the 26th District. She has long resided in and know Ventura County well, and she has served the county well.

Most politicians are too rigid in their political beliefs, set in their ways and tend to want to make their friends happy and their enemies angry. That’s why I was so surprised when I saw that Tony Strickland has the ...

Re: your May 20 editorial, “June 5 election puts Congress in voters’ hands”: Your Sunday editorial was excellent. The only thing missing was the name of Linda Parks.

Primary election day is almost here. Like many, I relish the opportunity to vote and be part of this great democracy! We are so fortunate in the U.S. have a say in choosing those that will represent us in government.

Candidates who concern themselves with the needs of the people are a rarity in contemporary politics, and Tony Strickland is an outstanding example of such a candidate, which is why he has my vote for Congress.

The west side of Ventura would like to thank its City Council for recognizing that the west side has a critical need for open space/park space. We thank the council for its support and commitment to Kellogg Park and for ...

This is a letter to the 26th Congressional District’s soon-to-be-elected member of Congress (whoever it is): I congratulate you on your election and wish you the best. To help you be successful, I thought it would be useful since the ...

At the Simi heroin task force meeting May 15, Simi Valley police released the only statistic available from any participating agency regarding heroin use by children in our public schools: Zero heroin arrests in the past year on campus.

The June 5 election is a defining moment for this county. Julia Brownley (Democrat) is the strongest and best candidate to go up against Tony Strickland (Republican) in the general election.