After reviewing a long-standing policy prohibiting Letters to the Editor, the Saddlebag Notes staff has decided to create a space for resident commentary both in print and on the website. Due … Read more
Letters to the Saddlebag Notes
Most of us don’t like speed bumps, but many of us like to go too fast. There is a way to eliminate the need for more speed humps which disrupt a smooth drive, potentially damage vehicles, and … Read more
SaddleBrooke has a brand-new public forum for opinions, discussions, and observations. For the first time SaddleBrooke residents can submit Letters to the Editor potentially for publication mo… Read more
Letters to the Arizona Daily Star
Democrat Senate candidate Mark Kelly needs to get with the Democrat play book on America. Doesn't he know by now that we are racist, unjust and full of inequalities with no chance of success b… Read more
I would like to see the following. U S citizens referred to as Americans, including Native Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, etc. Pensions of all elected offici… Read more
The book, Too Much and Never Enough by Trump's niece, Mary Trump, PH. D., (advanced psychology) is a psychosomatic thriller about the man who “threatens the world’s health, economic security, … Read more
Outfitted in battlefield gear, the secret deployment of unidentified federal forces to Portland, OR without the city or state’s request or advanced knowledge is extremely ominous. That other c… Read more
I appreciate the high-humor in Toni Schlecht's Saturday letter. She dislikes biased opinion pieces from Trump-haters. She likes "facts." She then proceeds to march out her Trump-loving biased … Read more
I do not believe that most Americans are far leftists, but too many are remaining silent and tolerant of far leftist Democrats who are wreaking havoc on America. Whether it is de-funding polic… Read more
Remember Sarah Palin's quote,"How's that hopey changey thingy workin' out for ya"? To paraphrase her, one could ask Trump, "How's that disapperin' thingy working out for ya?" Read more
The President and a majority of parents want to open our schools. Media, politicians and parents need to read the report co-authored by Finland and Sweden (reference Public Health Agency of Sw… Read more
Is there more racism, not less, now than before the protests over George Floyds’ death? Are the protests, with continuing riots and property destruction, setting race relations back, not impro… Read more
My grandson has his first real job in downtown Chicago. He loves the city. This year over 400 PEOPLE have been killed by gun violence. That is somewhere close to double of the previous year. T… Read more
As a retired engineer I dealt in facts, not predictions. This administration has been warning us of the by-products of the pandemic. We were told by the “chosen one”, that the suicide, murder … Read more
Re: the July 15 article "Virus kills more Blacks than whites because of systemic racism." Read more
Attention Gov. Ducey: Stop whatever you are doing; you are killing us in AZ. We don’t need a poll to discover how deficient your Corona Virus management judgment is. We feel your pathetic deci… Read more
Saturday, your paper published a letter from Rosalie Wright, complaining about an opinion piece by Michael Gerson, and concluding that it is evidence of a "fake and corrupt" media. I don't get… Read more
I want to express my gratitude to the surgical team at the SAVAHCS, otherwise known as the VA Hospital in Tucson. I have been well cared for by the doctors and the entire staff at both the hos… Read more