THANK YOU BRITAIN: Robert Jenrick amazed as volunteers deliver one MILLION food parcels
The coronavirus emergency has brought uncertain and difficult times. It has changed how we live, separated us from our loved ones and tested our resolve as a nation. But the willingness of people to pull together and help those most in need is a powerful reminder of the strength of our communities.
Opinion: Who really has 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'? Not his critics, readers say
Letter writers who criticize the president are brushing off accusations from Trump's defenders that they suffer from some kind of insanity.
Letters to the Editor: Michigan's 2nd Amendment thugs aren't what the framers had in mind
The language of the 2nd Amendment suggests that the Constitution's framers did not want to empower rifle-wielding protesters to invade statehouses.
Letters to the Editor: Wealth inequality is on display for all to see during the coronavirus crisis
In one article, wealthy private schools get government aid. In another, desperate citizens beg for funds online.
Letters to the Editor: Trump is behaving exactly like the autocratic Chinese leader he opposes
The president brooks no criticism and disregards inconvenient facts, much like the Chinese government he opposes.
Letters to the Editor: Car crashes aren't contagious. Stop comparing coronavirus to them
Why the argument that we should reopen the economy because we don't shut it down over the thousands of car deaths every year is wrong.
Letters to the Editor: Protesting is a lot more difficult when you're poor and have everything to lose
An anti-war student in Ohio at the time of the Kent State massacre explains why the protests were led largely by well-off whites.
Letters to the Editor: Sweden can't explain away the fact that its lax coronavirus approach is killing people
Sweden's death rate is high compared with those of its neighbors, who took much more drastic and appropriate action against the pandemic.
Letters to the Editor: An absurd, insulting comparison of social distancing to Nazi Germany
A second-generation surivivor whose grandparents died in the Holocaust blasts a newspaper publisher for comparing coronavirus restrictions to Nazi Germany.
Letters to the Editor: Joe Biden's supporters need to explain their treatment of Brett Kavanaugh
You can't explain away your support for Joe Biden despite a sexual assault allegation without talking about Brett Kavanaugh.
Letters to the Editor: Trump can't handle a pandemic because he doesn't care about other people
The fact that Trump refuses to wear a mask, a precaution meant to protect other people, is evidence of his lack of empathy.
Letters to the Editor: Don't forget the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis in COVID-19 death comparisons
We're comparing the number of Americans to have died from COVID-19 to war casualties. Why not consider AIDS?
Letters to the Editor: How L.A. County supervisors' virtual meetings are 'one huge Brown Act violation'
The Brown Act doesn't give officials any excuse they want to shut out the public from their meetings.
Letters to the Editor: Lockdowns aren't working if we're laying off healthcare workers
COVID-19 lockdowns are inflicting too much economic pain and misery. We need to do more cost-benefit analyses.
Letters to the Editor: Coronavirus protesters turn the American flag into a symbol of selfishness
The people waving the American flag at lockdown protests are using it as a symbol of selfishness.
Letters to the Editor: Of course elites hate suburban sprawl. Don't listen to them
Professors don't want us living in single-family homes, the only option for average people to own something all their own.
Letters to the Editor: Start reopening California by rationing access to beaches and trails
Californians feel hopeless, so some are protesting. The solution is to limit access to public spaces without completely closing them.
Letters to the Editor: She's 73 and is fine with a younger COVID patient taking a ventilator
It's simply wrong when a much younger person dies. Let younger patients take the ventilator if there's a scarcity -- and let doctors make the decision.
Letters to the Editor: The Democratic Party's #MeToo hypocrisy on Joe Biden is stunning
Democrats who expect all voters sick of President Trump to vote for Joe Biden are insulting people who care more about the issues than the party.
Letters to the Editor: A 'right to literacy' in schools is meaningless unless children read at home
"right to literacy": children learn to read mostly at home
Feedback: Why a front-porch concert is so moving in coronavirus era
Readers weigh in on a cellist's front-porch concerts and TV ads in coronavirus time, pop-up bookstores vs. bookmobiles; renegade designs for anew LACMA and more.
Letters to the Editor: Don't expect debt-loaded students to save the world from climate change
A professor's suggestion for college student to take time off and turn out the vote is nice, but why not help them with the loan debt first?
Letters to the Editor: Yes, Democrats will brush off the Joe Biden assault allegation
Republicans didn't seem to care that Trump had multiple credible allegations against him; why should one accusation against Biden derail his candidacy?
Opinion: Readers aren't all doom and gloom on the coronavirus. Here's proof
Sprinkled in the deluge of negatives letters are uplifting tales of gratitude, humanity and service. This is a selection of those letters.
Letters to the Editor: Urban sprawl is bad for your health, with or without the coronavirus
Coronavirus: Los Angeles is doing better than New York, but much worse than San Francisco. Our experience with COVID-19 is not an argument for sprawl.
Letters to the Editor: Use plastic bags or catch coronavirus is a false choice
There's no evidence that the use of plastic bags prevents exposure to the coronavirus, so why use them instead of reusable bags?
Letters to the Editor: Sedona wasn't a secret hideaway before the L.A. Times wrote about it
Just like in Sedona, people have been fleeing to Palm Springs to ride out the pandemic. It happens in every small resort town favored by rich people.
Letters to the Editor: Herd immunity, or culling the herd? Don't mess with COVID-19
We don't know enough about the coronavirus to experiment with deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19.
Letters to the Editor: Newsom's right. Crowding beaches in a pandemic is not your birthright as a Californian
Calls to open all beaches because Californians have a right to them are silly and dangerous. Gov. Newsom is making the right call.
Letters to the Editor: Why you shouldn't shame the shopper wearing gloves and an N95 mask
Someone wearing gloves and an N95 mask likely had a stockpile at home before the pandemic hit.
Letters to the Editor: Rationing COVID-19 treatment to the elderly and disabled is illegal and immoral
The author of the Americans With Disabilities Act warns that coronavirus treatment that takes disability and age into account is immoral and illegal.
Letters to the Editor: Coronavirus might cause us to eat less meat? Good
The COVID-19 pandemic is a full-blown disaster, but if shortages mean Americans eat less meat as a result, then so be it.
Letters to the Editor: She had a ruptured appendix, but fear of COVID-19 scared her from the ER
A patient who had server abdominal pain has a warning: If you think you need to do so, go to the ER, even with a pandemic raging.
Letters to the Editor: Packed flights, unmasked TSA agents: How is this still allowed?
If there are still crowded flights and TSA agents are not required to wear masks, how will we ever be able to return to normal?
Letters to the Editor: Contact-tracing apps on our phones sound frighteningly Orwellian
Tech companies make money from our information. Why would their development of COVID tracking apps be any different?
Letters to the Editor: Rich people riding out the pandemic in country homes put locals at risk
A resident of Sedona, Ariz., did not appreciate an L.A. Times story on wealthy out-of-towners fleeing to their second homes.
Letters to the Editor: Make working from home permanent to keep traffic at pandemic levels
Not everything has to go back to normal after the pandemic, including L.A. traffic. More businesses need to make working from home permanent.
Letters to the Editor: Add teachers to the list of coronavirus outbreak heroes
An Inglewood teacher distributes food to families before doing hours of instruction work online. She deserves praise and help.
Letters to the Editor: It's finally time to demand Trump's resignation over coronavirus
It's too dangerous to have Trump remain president for another eight months during a pandemic. Let Mike Pence take over.
Letters to the Editor: Jackie Lacey: How L.A. County has curtailed crime and coronavirus in jails
The Los Angeles County district attorney says work was already underway on reducing L.A.'s jail population before a zero-bail order was issued.
Letters to the Editor: What are O.C. cities thinking keeping their beaches open?
If most beaches in Southern California are closed, so should those in Orange County, which attracted thousands of people on a hot weekend.
Feedback: What readers think about petition to name Dr. Anthony Fauci 'sexiest man'
Calendar Feedback: Is competence sexy? Readers on whether it trivializes Dr. Fauci to call him 'sexy.' Plus, differing opinions on the Peter Zumthor design of LACMA.
Letters to the Editor: Your N95 mask might be worthless without a proper fit test
Healthcare providers undergo a complicated process to make sure their N95 masks are doing their job. Members of the public may have a false sense of security.
Letters to the Editor: A high school student's plea — always remember the clean air of April 2020
A high school student who grew up knowing the threat posed by climate change asks for everyone to remember how the environment seemed to heal in April 2020.
Letters to the Editor: Stubborn enough to go see the poppy bloom? At least stay on the trails
Publishing photos of maskless tourists romping in poppy fields does not help the cause of social distancing.
Letters to the Editor: Coronavirus isn't making cancer less deadly. Patients need treatment now
If you're a cancer patient, you should not avoid treatment because of the pandemic. Surgery and follow-up care cannot wait.
Opinion: These protestors crying oppression get almost no sympathy from readers
Rarely does any group of people draw so many howls of protest from readers as the anti-lockdown demonstrators.
Letters to the Editor: Gavin Newsom's briefings are reassuring, even if they're filled with jargon
Gov. Gavin Newsom's daily coronavirus news conferences may drag on, but he's hitting all the right notes with the public.
Letters to the Editor: Enforcing Trump's anti-immigrant policies makes no sense in a pandemic
The spouses of immigrants need economic help too so they can stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
Letters to the Editor: It's time to trade mass lockdowns for more tailored protection measures
Our healthcare system has not been overwhelmed. It's time to return to normal for most people while taking measures to protect the vulnerable.