Paul Thornton is the Los Angeles Times’ letters editor. He joined the editorial pages in 2005 as a researcher and occasional editorial writer and also served as a Web producer. A UC Berkeley graduate, he lives in Alhambra with his wife, two sons and two cats.
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Yet another mass shooting, and yet another unarmed Black man killed by police — plus more from the week in Opinion.
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Do any of us actually remember what we were doing when what would be the longest war in U.S. history began on Oct. 7, 2001?
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Transit ridership and public school enrollment will need a boost after the pandemic, plus more from the week in Opinion.
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Two op-eds — one on Good Friday, the other on Easter — didn’t sit well with readers who questioned the timing of the pieces.
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Atlanta this week, Boulder last week — or was it Boulder this week, Atlanta last week? That and more from the week in Opinion.
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There’s only so much readers can say about mass shootings, even though they happen with alarming frequency in this country.
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We were warned and warned again about the rise in anti-Asian violence, plus more from the week in Opinion.
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The letters responding to the L.A. Times’ special section on hiking reveal a truth about hikers: We love to sing nature’s praises and complain a lot about people.
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Taking a look back at our pre-pandemic lives a year later, plus more from the week in Opinion.
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Readers recall the mundane goings-on in February and March 2020 -- the planned parties, the trips and the interactions that would soon be forbidden.