Maria Gutzeit | On the Evolving Role of Moms
May 13, 2023 6:24 am
Like so many other social issues, the expectations and the reality of motherhood are changing. What I’d like for Mother’s Day is not flowers, but sanity. I recently heard an
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Robert Lamoureux | What’s that residue on the concrete?
May 13, 2023 2:49 am
Question No. 1: Hello, Robert. I noticed that when we had the first hard rain, water came under my garage door. When I opened the door after the rain had
Diane Zimmerman | Racial Gerrymandering in SCV
May 12, 2023 3:59 am
If you pay any attention at all to news other than the mainstream news and out-of-town radio stations, you are no doubt aware of the mounting tension over the City
Christopher Lucero | A Charade of Brinkmanship
May 11, 2023 3:16 am
So, I guess we are destined to witness the brinkmanship and Kabuki theater that goes along with debt limit negotiations, again. The great enterprise called USA Inc. will be figuring
Cameron Smyth | Pedal Your Way into Bike Month!
May 11, 2023 1:18 am
“Life is like riding a bicycle – in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein Each year, the city of Santa Clarita welcomes the month
Following the trail of the Pink Panthers
May 10, 2023 12:56 pm
By Kelly Hadsell Contributor First-time coaches Kelly and Susan Hadsell brought fans, misters and Super Soakers to practice to cool down this hot group of kids. At first, we knew we
Gary Horton | Only Sanity Will Stop Gun Slaughter
May 10, 2023 4:55 am
Another week, another mass shooting; or three or four, in America. Mass shootings are so regular you can almost set your clock by them. You know for sure every weekend
Larry Moore | The Border: Thinking Outside the Box
May 10, 2023 2:32 am
Poor Joshua Heath. His article “I’m a Democrat and I Support Trump’s Wall” (May 2) is so insane that it begs a thoughtful response. Where do I start? Like so
Thomas Oatway | Campaigning from a Jail Cell?
May 10, 2023 2:27 am
It is interesting to see that polls suggest that 57% of Americans say an indictment of a former president should disqualify that person from holding the office again. Yet 75%
The Savvy Senior | Best Dating Apps for Retirees
May 10, 2023 2:24 am
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good online dating apps or sites for retirees? I’m a 66-year-old widow and would like to find a new friend to spend time
Pilar Schiavo | Standing Up to Big Oil in Sacramento
May 9, 2023 3:47 am
Six months ago, I was talking with one of my friends when they picked up their son from my house after a playdate. For so long, while their family relied
Rob Kerchner | Hunter’s Laptop Eclipses Watergate
May 9, 2023 2:18 am
The suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop is emerging as an enormous news story. It meets or exceeds Watergate — the classic measuring stick of American scandal — in every
Rick Barker | What’s Missing?
May 9, 2023 2:16 am
In re: Signal article “Parents speak out: Kindergarten bullying not being addressed,” March 29. Read this article and then tell me what is glaringly missing! If you said the part
Max Morgan | An Ironic Proclamation
May 9, 2023 2:15 am
In his latest weekly strident attack on Republicans, Thomas Oatway (May 2) proclaims that Republicans “love guns more than they love children.” This, coming from a spokesman for a party
David Hegg | Toward a More Perfect Union
May 7, 2023 3:57 am
By David Hegg Every American should be both aware of, and conversant with, the preamble to our Constitution. It reads, “We the People of the United States, in order to
Larry Moore | Let the Town Center Stay the Center
May 7, 2023 3:56 am
Santa Clarita, even though it has had enormous growth in the last two decades, has always had a small-town feel. You see the same people, your neighbors, at our many
Suzette Valladares | Drug Cartels Have Lobbyists and Legislators
May 6, 2023 6:49 am
Last month I wrote about the California State Senate Public Safety Committee’s failure to advance an important bill to help end the fentanyl crisis. This is part two to what
Randi Kay | A Canadian Expat’s Memories
May 6, 2023 6:48 am
Today, Canadian expats are mourning the death of a true musical icon, Gordon Lightfoot. His popularity as a folk singer skyrocketed during the 1960s, and he wrote about all things
Robert Lamoureux | Wanted: A patio flooding solution
May 6, 2023 2:40 am
Question: Mr. Lamoureux, I have been enjoying your column in The Signal since we came to Stevenson Ranch 21 years ago, and you have given me good advice in the
Arthur Saginian | Why So Much Fuss Over Districts?
May 5, 2023 7:23 am
The letter by Andres Sanchez-Sanchez (March 22), and all of the similar letters before his, got me to wondering why there has been so much of a “to-do” with our