Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: Is there anyone else to vote for? By MICHAEL CARIKER Oct 16, 2022 After two or more months of listening to political ads for David Valadao and Rudy Salas, I have had it! No plans for our future, no ideas for …
Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: You go, Al By MICHAEL CARIKER Sep 14, 2022 I just finished reading Al Sandrini's Community Voices piece ("Americans have the right to know") in the Sept. 10 edition. I have but two thin…
Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: What were they thinking? Or, were they? By MICHAEL CARIKER Sep 5, 2022 I admit it. I'm an idiot. I couldn't pour water out of a boot if there were instructions on the heel saying "this end up." But even l know tha…
Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: You can make a difference By NADA NUANEZ BYRUM Jun 26, 2022 Previous letter writer substitute teacher Michael Cariker heartbreakingly describes his Latino students wondering and questioning why they are…
Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: Take care of all little ones By ANN REED Jun 22, 2022 It broke my heart when I read the letter from substitute teacher Michael Cariker when he said most of his students are Latino and they feel ha…
Community Voices Community Voices: We can't tolerate hate, mindless aggression By MICHAEL CARIKER May 26, 2022 I am a child of the 60s. I came of age in the time of change in our country. Citizens were coming to realize that they had a voice.
Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: You're kidding, right? By MICHAEL CARIKER Mar 16, 2022 I just read that former president Donald Trump is asking his followers and believers to send in donations to help him buy a new jet liner. A n…
Community Voices Community Voices: To protect and serve By MICHAEL CARIKER Aug 2, 2021 Like many others in Kern County, l was greatly saddened to learn of the loss of a Kern County Sherriff's deputy in Wasco last week. He was a l…
Opinion Letter to the Editor: Two great pieces Apr 18, 2021 Just when I had told myself that I was going to quit writing letters to the paper, you guys go and print not one but two pieces that express i…
Opinion Letter to the Editor: It can happen Aug 7, 2020 My daughter died on July 31. It was sudden. It was totally unexpected. We never realized just how ill she was. Even her own family was caught …
