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SEC launches task force to overhaul crypto policy 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new leadership has announced the creation of a task force to develop a regulatory framework for crypto assets, marking the

Gary Horton

Gary Horton | Trump v2: Here We Go Again

Well, the dog finally caught the car. Now what?  One thing is self-evident: Donald Trump is one tough dog. I’ll admit Trump has determination if nothing else. Also, pride. In

Letters to the Editor

Rick Barker | A Resounding Yes

In re: Arthur Saginian, “Criminals in Eye of the Beholder?” letters, Jan. 11.  As most of us already know, the U.S. criminal codes and each of the state criminal codes

Letters to the Editor

Gerald Staack | Facing Our Choice

In this world, people who happen to be very fortunate by having all the necessary resources they need and who ignore the problems in the rest of the world will

The Savvy Senior

The Savvy Senior | The Surprising Dangers of Earwax 

Dear Savvy Senior,  I’ve heard that excessive earwax can cause serious health problems in elderly seniors. What can you tell me about this?  – Caregiving Daughter  Dear Caregiving,  It’s true!

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Photo. by Madalina Vasiliu.

An overview: Trump’s flurry of Day 1 executive orders 

Actions addressed border, Jan. 6 pardons, energy, inflation, bureaucracy and more  By Nathan Worcester, Jacob Burg, John Haughey, Darlene McCormick Sanchez, Andrew Moran Contributing Writers  President Donald Trump set a breakneck

Letters to the Editor

Brian Richards | Medicine vs. Food

A recent letter from Lois Eisenberg (Jan. 16, “Peace of Mind Thanks to Biden”) spoke glowingly about the reduction in out-of-pocket expenses for people on Medicare. The final sentence in

Letters to the Editor

Christopher Lucero | A Non-Western Attitude

On Jan. 11 (letters, “Criminals in Eye of the Beholder?”), Arthur Saginian promoted a distinctly non-western attitude toward men and women who had clearly violated existing civil statutes against certain

David Hegg

David Hegg | Do the Ethical Thing

By David Hegg Back in 1989, an epic, Academy Award-nominated film hit the theaters with immediate impact. It waded without fear into the controversial waters of social subjects of racism,

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | Go Ahead, Make Our Day

As the final toll of the calamitous wildfires has yet to be determined, one thing should be very clear to every politician in the state of California and Los Angeles,

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Lowell Kebschull | Cartoon’s Missing Ingredient

Wednesday’s political cartoon in The Signal depicted a burned-out landscape with two gasoline cans, one labeled “Bass,” and the other “Newsom.” However, it would have been helpful for the cartoonist

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | Who’s the Dictator?

For such a dictator, it’s odd that Donald Trump never prosecuted his political opponents. Not even “lock her up” Hillary Clinton.  And in an even odder twist, his kindly political