‘While missed chronic care appointments create individual health risks, the failure to diagnose and treat contagious conditions threatens our entire community,’ writes an L.A. Times reader.

‘I am happy they are not here to see the ugliness of the uniformed, armed and masked men taking over our streets,’ writes an L.A. Times reader. ‘My parents would have quickly been reminded of their past.’

‘Why wait to start reading? That’s a waste of three years when a child’s life can — and should be — more fulfilling,’ writes an L.A. Times reader.

‘I have noticed a cop or two on their phones, so if there’s no enforcement by officers, then by whose standards is anyone breaking the law?’ writes an L.A. Times reader.

‘I love baseball and used to love going to Dodger Stadium from the year it opened until 20-something years ago,’ writes an L.A. Times reader. ‘But now I’d have to wear industrial-strength ear protection.’