David Hegg

David Hegg | The Business of Peace

By David Hegg As you read this, it is either Christmas Day, in which case you should probably be with your family singing carols, drinking eggnog, or cleaning up the

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | Lessons from the Spanish Flu

Instead of killing a tiny 0.07% of the world’s population, what if COVID-19 killed between 1% and 5% of the world’s population?  And instead of an average fatality age of

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | Is Homelessness a ‘Problem’?

I read Thomas Oatway’s letter (Nov. 4) regarding Gary Horton’s solution to the homeless “problem.” It was just another set of impractical (considering the politics of the state of California)

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Lois Eisenberg | Switching to the Sequoias

Being inundated with politics and the resistance of getting vaccinated or wearing a mask to help to prevent COVID-19, I would like to switch my thoughts and energy to saving

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Rob Kerchner | The Biggest Vaccine Hits

Remember these vaccine hits? They play best in succession: Donald Trump is behind the vaccine, so it’s bad. Now Joe Biden’s sort of president, so vaccines are good and will

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Thomas Oatway | No Vaccination? Not a Patriot

Today I heard that the Army has reached 98% of its members who are fully vaccinated. The Marines are removing 100 who refuse vaccinations. The Air Force is beginning to

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Ron Perry | A Pair of Thanks

First to Dan Walters for his article “California Gun Law Headed to Supreme Court,” Dec. 7: I personally have never owned a gun, and never will. However, for California to

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Michael Dempsey | Tough Decisions on Homeless

Regarding the letter Dec. 10 by Daniel LaForteza:  Daniel said he has had a long association with the homeless community. What he was told as a child and his interaction

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Susann Rizzo | Amen to Horton Column

Thank you, Gary Horton! Your Dec. 15 op-ed titled, “We Must Reclaim Our Reputation as a Democracy,” was insightful and truthful. Thank you for clearly describing the consequences of accepting

Prep sports roundup: Basketball  

The following summaries were provided by team coaches and/or representatives for some of this week’s Santa Clarita Valley prep sports action. The Signal thanks all who submitted for helping get

The Best of 2021

By Ken Striplin Santa Clarita City Manager Another year has flown by, Santa Clarita. Local businesses are getting back to normal operations, local youth are engaging in competitive sports again,

Simple ways to be kind to yourself

Practicing self-care is good for the mind, body, and spirit. There are several things you can do to put the mind-body connection to work for you. One example is to

What causes headaches?

The exact causes of many headaches continues to confound medical researchers. Though the Cleveland Clinic notes that certain environmental factors, such as exposure to allergens or strong odors from household