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FROM A PRESS RELEASE By ALLISON GATLIN Special to the Valley Press By GREG BEACHAM Associated Press GIRDWOOD, Alaska — Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building, Alaska State Troope
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Letters From Readers, Sept. 10, 2026
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (487+ words) Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott froze state funding for automated license plate readers, acknowledging concerns about the warrantless surveillance enabled by such AI-assisted cameras. Abbott took that step the day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a fellow Republican, declared…...
A better Labor Day, celebrated without organized labor
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (632+ words) President Donald Trump’s tariffs aren’t popular, but he’s fo… Did you celebrate labor last Monday, Labor Day? But not organized labor. At least I get to choose. Organized labor isn’t a fan of choice. Joining CBS in NYC, I was…...
Use of force vs. man with sword deemed justified
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (324+ words) Kern County Sheriff’s Office body camera footage shows 22-year-old Joshua Dribin brandishing a sword at officers during an Aug. 3 incident where he was non-lethally shot by police. ROSAMOND — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has determined that the use of force…...
Letters From Readers, Sept. 8, 2026
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (430+ words) Is there a way to stop the raises? OK, so how do we go about legally stopping the mayor, the city council and our state officials from being able to vote themselves raises? Do we have the power to do…...
Searching WWII history at âWe Have Ways Festâ in Britain | Valley Life | avpress.com
1+ week, 1+ day ago (528+ words) Military personnel celebrate the end of World War II in 1945 in Europe. Labor Day weekend, the last weekend of summer, and nearly time for the Antelope Valley Fair. Will there be relief from the heat? In a world of punishing…...
Selective about who takes office | Letters
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1135+ words) A few points to ponder: I found Skip Thacker’s recent letter interesting where he wrote: “As for the Bible and Mr. Donald Trump: God puts into office whom he wants. He doesn’t have to tell anyone why. Mr. Trump didn’t…...
Democracy is in the trash — and that’s a good thing
1+ week, 1+ day ago (689+ words) The future of democracy is in the trash. And that might be a very good thing. The essence of democracy is not elections — which tend to produce oligarchs and conflict — but, rather, self-government to solve community problems. And refuse, in…...
Into the back-to school routine
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1032+ words) Rosamond families and students wait to play carnival games at the Southern Kern Unified School District Back to School Kickoff and Backpack Giveaway at The Parent and Community Center Carnival games and a backpack giveaway were the highlights Aug. 3 as…...
Rent control: It still doesn’t work, but they keep trying it
1+ week, 3+ day ago (552+ words) In 2022, politicians in Minneapolis and St. Paul voted for rent control. I said that would lead to bigger problems. My update video reveals what happened. St. Paul politicians pushed rent control, saying rent caps would stop “unfair profiteering.” But what…...
Letters from readers, Sept. 1, 2026
1+ week, 5+ day ago (320+ words) Mindset of wall has not died There was literally a wall running the length of Europe till it was dismantled about 1989. This wall plainly divided a free individualized and prosperous western Europe and a communist-controlled eastern half that was a…...