Category: Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor: While we weather the coronavirus crisis, it’s a good time to make sure we’re ready for other kinds of emergencies. May 9 is National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day, but according to a survey, 91% of animal guardians are not prepared for a natural disaster. Animals are even less equipped to survive wildfires, tornadoes, […]

To the Editor: April 17 is International Bat Appreciation Day, and it could not come soon enough. We need to celebrate these intelligent, beneficial animals, and defend them from COVID-19 scapegoating. Bats hold an important title—the only mammal who can fly—but do so much for humankind. Bats help with pollination and seed dispersal for food […]

Dear Editor,   On September 18th, you reported on the two ways someone could get Medicare. This is necessary because Medicare continues to be a confusing topic to most of its recipients.  As a community member of the San Fernando Valley, I was excited to see that there was an article distinguishing Traditional (or original […]

To the editor: If you’re a parent who is vacillating about your child’s plea for an Easter rabbit, please listen to your instincts not to get one. It’s a misconception that rabbits are “easy pets”; they have special needs that often come as a big surprise to people who acquire them on a whim. Rabbits […]

Letter to the Editor:   I have been volunteering in our community for many years. I have been part of the Community Police Advisory Board known as (CPAB) and part of our neighborhood watch program. It was brought to my attention that LADWP has started a large project in our community called the Mission Well […]

To the Editor San Fernando SUN Reference: Candidates Forum   Kudos is due San Fernando Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring the Candidates Forum at the Middle School on February 16.  This was a wonderful opportunity for voters to know the candidates and ask questions to find out how they stand on current issues.   However, […]

Dear Editor:   Tilikum, the orca who died at SeaWorld on Friday, was torn from his ocean home when he was only about 2 years old. Little could he know that he would never see his family again and would spend the next three decades in tiny tanks and enclosures. He found himself in a […]

Dear Editor, There’s no ban (or fee) on disposable bags in Sarasota, Fla., where I live, but it’s just as easy—and more responsible—for me to stash tote bags by the door and grab them when I go shopping. In One Can Make a Difference, Rebecca Hosking, the woman who made the documentary Hawaii: Message in […]

Dear Editor: Seeing people jogging with their dogs in this heat gives me the chills. Anyone forcing them to run behind them or behind a bicycle is asking for trouble. You may save a life if you step in and warn these folks why they are putting their dogs in serious danger. I once pulled […]