Category: The Reader’s Turn

IOC Finally Makes US Hurdler a 2012 Olympics Champion

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—American runner Lashinda Demus officially became an Olympic champion on Thursday, at the age of 40 and more than a decade after the 2012 London Games. Demus was formally reallocated the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles by the International Olympic Committee because of the disqualification of Natalya Antyukh in fallout from the Russian…


Letter to Editor: Thank You for Publishing ‘How Humankind Came To Be’

In so many ways I want to thank The Epoch Times for the gift of features and subjects that make such great reading—refreshing, balanced, and weekly! “How Humankind Came To Be” by Mr. Li Hongzhi, founder of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong, was so well done in just so many ways. For me, it strengthened…


Dodgers Re-sign LHP Clayton Kershaw to 1-year Deal

The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing back rotation stalwart Clayton Kershaw for a 16th season on a one-year, $20 million deal. The team announced the deal Monday, Dec. 5. It reportedly comes with a $5 million signing bonus for the left-hander. Kershaw, 34, went 12–3 with a 2.28 ERA in 22 starts last season, earning…


‘Leave it to Beaver’: An Original TV Show with Great Values

Recently, my family and I re-watched the classic TV show “Leave it to Beaver,” which aired from 1957–1963. The pandemic brought religion into a more significant spot than where it had been before for us, and we began to notice how many good values that are taught throughout the series. The series follows the adventures…


Let’s Return to Our Civic Nationalism Roots

Commentary The U.S. Constitution established the United States of America as a federal republic within the principles of democracy and civic nationalism. According to Wikipedia, “ civic nationalism, also known as liberal nationalism, is a form of nationalism identified by political philosophers who believe in an inclusive form of nationalism that adheres to traditional liberal values of freedom, tolerance, equality, individual rights and has no ethnocentrism. The definition continues,…


‘By-Right’ Housing by Might Politics

What was once the American dream, to own a home for your family, is now becoming a fading fantasy for many Californians. The rate of home ownership in California is approximately 10 percent less than the national rate. Our state population is starting to decline for the first time in state history, and homeless numbers…


Depression and Antidepressants

Today you published an article by Dr. Mercola regarding the cause of mass shootings and specifically his opinion on antidepressants and “over diagnosis of depression”. First of all, you did not allow a dissenting point of view despite this newspaper’s constant criticism of China for the same reason. Second, I am also a practicing Ostepathic…


Violence and Crime in California: What’s the Message?

School shootings, gun violence, police misconduct, and catch-release are all headlines and issues that are impacting our communities and families in California. These are not issues that are happening thousands of miles away to people we do not know, but they are happening here on our streets and sometimes in our very backyards. What do…


Open up the Climate Change Debate to Include Alternative Views

Ever since Prof. Wallace Broecker put the term “global warming” into the public domain, the climate change debate has gotten hotter and hotter. I am a migrant Australian in my late 50s, currently settled in Brisbane after living and working in a few different countries. I have always believed and followed climate change science that…


Australia’s Major Parties No Longer Stand for the People They Are Meant to Represent

Since early 2020, all Australian state and federal governments have, under cover of COVID-19 restrictions, gone on a rampage of control and abuse of the Australian people. Owning up to this will be traumatic for people accustomed to trusting the government based on our unique historical experience. Nevertheless, in the last two years, all Australian…