David Hegg

David Hegg | Results and Recognition

By David Hegg We all recognize those traits in a person that speak to their intrinsic virtue. For example, integrity is displayed when people say what they mean, mean what

Letters to the Editor

Nancy Fairbanks | AB 495 Is No Perfect Fix

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo recently (commentary, Aug. 26) praised Assembly Bill 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, as if it were a perfect fix. It isn’t. Some critics, especially in the

Paul Butler commentary

Paul Butler | The Cost of Broken Promises 

Every business, no matter its size or industry, rests on an unspoken contract: a promise. When customers walk through the door, they place trust in a company’s words, policies, and

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | A Better Way

In response to Jack Teoli’s letter (Aug. 27) praising Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo for backing Gavin the Great’s Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, a spiteful and demented power grab that would make

Letters to the Editor

Ron Perry | The Socialist Prophecy Coming True

People of the United States, I want to introduce you to Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968). He was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and was a presidential candidate six times, for

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Tom | A Misleading Mask Analogy

Dr. Gene Dorio (letters, Sept. 12) likens community masking to the way doctors and nurses mask in an operating room, but that analogy misleads more than it informs. Surgical masks

Letters to the Editor

Peri Wright | Ruining the Good, Clean Vibe

I moved to Stevenson Ranch four years ago from the Sherman Oaks area. The city is planning all these new developments with affordable housing included so they can build. I

Letters to the Editor

Lois Eisenberg | Sabotaging Windmills

I would like to preface this letter to the editor by informing  everyone on the importance of the windmills for electrical energy and clean air. First of all, windmills do

Letters to the Editor

Michael Sandeen | Advocacy Flags Fuel Division

Re: Jack Teoli’s letter (Signal, Sept. 10). Jack, honestly, I’m not trying to pick on you. I don’t think you’ve thought this flag issue through. I believe — and I’m

Letters to the Editor

Dr. Gene Dorio | Time to Mask Up

COVID cases are rising again in California. Older adults are especially vulnerable, so, as a doctor, I strongly recommend they wear a mask. Since the virus spreads through the air,

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | Why Media Tactics Work

In his June 18 letter, Brian Spinger of Canyon Country scolds The Signal editorial board’s position on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and the accompanying protests. Mr. Spinger also

Commentary

Nik Kowsar | Kirk and Our Freedom After Speech

Winston Churchill nailed it when he told the British Parliament in 1943: “Democracy thrives only when free speech, free elections, and free institutions stand tall.” But here’s the bitter truth: