Letters to the Editor

Stephen Maseda | Doing the Homework on Taxes

I was preparing to respond to Mr. Jim de Bree’s (May 20) column arguing for an increase in the rate at which long-term capital gains are taxed (short-term capital gains

Saugus playoff run ends in tough loss to Millikan

By Nikash Nath For The Signal  The Centurions’ underdog run came to an end Friday as Saugus High baseball fell 9-0 to Millikan in the teams’ quarterfinal matchup for the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs.  Despite the tough loss, Saugus head baseball coach Carl

Trinity girls basketball wins CIF championship

By Ryan MenzieFor The Signal  Trinity Classical Academy girls basketball players rolled into Friday night’s CIF Southern Section Division VAA Championship matchup with the poise and confidence a team earns by winning its past three playoff games by an average of 21 points.   For their title

Letters to the Editor

Rick Barker | Was it Telepathy?

Ms. Stephanie Green (letters, June 2), have you taken the time to actually ask Rep. Mike Garcia, rather than just readers in The Signal, why he voted the way he

Letters to the Editor

Richard Myers | A Question of Civics

I just read Stephanie Green’s letter, “Garcia Should Fight for All of Us,” in your June 2 edition, and although I certainly agree with her that Rep. Mike Garcia should

Letters to the Editor

Michael Sandeen | Joe Biden as Creator?

Re: Lois Eisenberg’s letter of June 5, “President Biden will be giving respect, dignity and rights to the LGBTQ across the country.” Yet, according to her own letter, where she

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Dave Bossert | Stevenson Ranch: Best-Laid Plans

At the May Stevenson Ranch Community Association meeting, the L.A. County Public Works Department presented its plan to rehabilitate the landscaping in the Stevenson Ranch Landscape Maintenance District. On the

Letters to the Editor

Richard La Motte | The Left’s Dishonesty

I just read Gary Horton’s latest (column, June 2). The first thing that came to mind was the term, “pathological confabulation,” a situation in which a person adopts a fanciful

Press release

Local educators awarded scholarships from DKG Society International

By Penni Perrault Signal contributor  Eta Rho chapter (Santa Clarita) of DKG Society annually awards scholarships to local educators who show excellence in education. This year the recipients are Katie Colletta (Newhall School District), Mary Jane Harmon Saltz (Sulphur

Community | Education in brief

2 local Bucknell students named to dean’s list  Bucknell University has released the dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year. A student must earn a grade-point average

Ronna McDaniel | Newsom’s Master Class in Failure

Democrat governors nationwide have failed to effectively manage the coronavirus pandemic in their states, leading to nursing home death cover-ups, economic devastation, and jaw-droppingly hypocritical scandals.  Here in California, Gavin

Letters to the Editor

Betty Arenson | A Commission Would Be Useless

Columnist Gary Horton and letter writer Stephanie Green have some angst concerning Rep. Mike Garcia’s vote to not appoint a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 chaotic event at the

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | Our Frightened Foolishness

In the Santa Clarita Valley, (as of May 19) there have been 26,933 recorded cases of COVID-19, and 26,642 recoveries. (About 300) people out of a population of 300,000 have

Cameron Smyth | Summer reading at the library!

With summer break finally here, many of our residents and especially our students are ready to take time to relax, go to the beach and start their vacations. However, some students experience learning