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Unique Christmas Traditions Around the World 

Christmas celebrations span the globe. According to a 2025 report from the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, there are roughly 2.6 billion Christians worldwide,

David Hegg, "Ethically Speaking"

David Hegg | Finding Each Day’s Joy

By David Hegg I think it was around my 40th year that I realized how much time I’d spent living in the future. Much of my life was filled with

Letters to the Editor

Thomas L. Cadman | The Gift That Is Marriage

For generations most people have stood before friends and family as a couple made promises to each other we call marriage vows. The most familiar being: I, (Name) take you,

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | Only Seeing One Side

Gary Horton writes of partisan extremism, divisiveness, and violence (Oct. 8) as if those on the far right are the only ones capable of, or responsible for, it. Being on

Letters to the Editor

Rick Barker | What’s In a Name? 

I am VERY aware that this is not going to go over real well with some of my fellow military veterans but that certainly would not and will not be

Robert Lamoureux

Robert Lamoureux | ‘Winter’ pool care questions in the SCV 

Question: Hello Robert, I love reading the articles you write. I’m a first-time homeowner with a pool and have already learned a lot from reading your information. My question is about the pool. Do I need to cover it in the winter months?

Rabbi Mark Blazer

Mark Blazer | A reminder of when courage shines brightest 

In the first weeks of 2025, our Southern California community endured a devastating loss. The fires that swept across our region — unpredictable, fast-moving, and ferocious — have left families displaced, homes destroyed, and neighborhoods forever changed.

National News

Minneapolis passes beefed-up sanctuary law  

By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer   The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a stronger version of the city’s local “sanctuary city” ordinance on Dec. 11, in opposition to federal agents’ illegal-immigration crackdown in the

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | They Got What They Deserved

For the bleeding-heart liberals who bemoan the loss of two narco-terrorist “sailors,” I have one thing to say: They got what they deserved. When these narco-terrorists sign up to pilot

Letters to the Editor

Diane Zimmerman | Where They Part Ways

The following comments were submitted to the Santa Clarita City Council on Nov. 25, regarding Denise Lite’s Nov. 22 commentary in The Signal.   Denise and I have cordially disagreed

Laurene Weste, City Council column

Laurene Weste | Happy Birthday, Santa Clarita 

As Santa Clarita turns 38, we’re not just celebrating another year — we’re honoring the vision that made cityhood possible and the bright future still ahead. When our city incorporated in 1987, it was a community in transition.

Letters to the Editor

Jack Crawford | The Enemy of Democracy

I am writing in response to Jack Teoli’s letter of Dec. 1, “A Concerning Endorsement,” which criticizes the City Council’s 5-0 vote recommending a “no” vote on Proposition 50 regarding

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | They Need a Focus for Hate

Folks on the right talk a lot about TDS — Trump Derangement Syndrome — but leftists also called George W. Bush “Hitler.” They even hanged him in effigy. They freaked

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Is it Gov. Gavin or Candidate Newsom?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a forum of business executives and other A-list figures last week and burnish