Letters to the Editor |

Your editorial board is just so very liberal!: Letters

Re “HB goes ahead with library censors” (Nov. 2):

Well it’s good to know, not surprising, but still disappointing all the same, that your editorial board is another liberally biased media outlet in this state.

There used to be a fair amount of conservatives in Orange County. I’m not sure of the percentage anymore but I can assure you we are underrepresented in the media.

The column today, “Huntington Beach goes ahead with dystopian library censors,” is a clear attack on conservatives and conservative values. God forbid there are many (if not most) of us who don’t want our kids to have liberal garbage ideology forced upon them and gender/sexuality nonsense shoved down their throats. Good for the Huntington Beach City Council and shame on the editorial board.

— Jennifer Ingles, Orange

Hamas-Israel Gaza war: Is the end game annihilation of each other or a peace accord that works for all?

Similar to the Troubles in  Northern Ireland (1968-1998), the Israeli-Palestinian wars are between ethnically identical peoples who are native to the region for over 3,000 years.

The sectarian differences, Islam-Judaism, have existed since 600-700 AD. The two-state peace solution is unlikely to bring about true reconciliation. As I see it, the only solution is to merge Gaza into Israel as one state, with Palestinians accepted as fellow countrymen by Israelis and vice versa. Hamas and its terrorism and vitriol has to go. Israeli settlers encroaching on Gaza land have to be labeled as poachers and land stealers, and stop their aggression. The Old Testament “eye for an eye” retaliation from both sides has to go in the 21st century. A one nation is a win-win outcome. The international community, as well as many reasonable Israelis and Palestinians, should broker this deal and end the horrific bloodbath and suffering of war.

— George Chung, Redlands

United Airlines flight attendants’ lawsuit

Re “Flight attendants want answers from Dodgers” (Nov. 1):

I read with bemusement the lawsuit that the United Airlines flight attendants filed for racial discrimination because they were not selected to work on L.A. Dodger charter flights due to age and not being White. This is the same airline that has announced that it will preferentially hire pilots based on being non-White, with aviation skills being a less important consideration. I’m going to sit back, relax and see how this lawsuit shakes out. It will be settled, I predict, since United will have trouble proving that they don’t use race-based hiring.

— Andre Beverly, Torrance

RVs for the homeless right here in Granada Hills

Re “RVs eyed as possible homeless shelters” (Nov. 1):

Been there, done that. During the pandemic, the powers that be decided to move rows of RVs into the Granada Hills parking lot. They put up fencing and had 24-hour security.

Because those living on the street didn’t want to abide by any rules, they ignored the free housing and set up tents outside the fencing and further dirtied the surrounding area.

Our leaders keep trying the same solutions to these problems and getting the same poor results. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. Start coming up with new and better ideas and stop wasting our tax dollars.

— Susan Mueller, Granada Hills

Immigration crisis across the states of the nation

Re “In Chicago, a neighborhood of immigrants at odds over arrivals” (Nov. 1):

Wow! When the immigration problem is hundreds of miles away, people are all sympathetic for the “plight” of immigrants, and say that people should “do more” for these immigrants.

However, when the immigration issue is right at their doorstep, this do more attitude comes into question.

They are now getting an idea of what people of the bordering states (e.g., California, Texas, Arizona) have been dealing with for years.

And, their idea about “helping” immigrants is now changed. Welcome to the real world!

— Scott Irwin, Fullerton