The escalation must stop. Blame who you want. Many on the left blame the right and President Trump, exclusively. Many on the right blame liberals, exclusively. Neither side seems capable of recognizing its own
Police say it was a grudge carried for seven years. On Thursday, a shotgun-wielding man blasted his way into the offices of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and
Let’s establish this: We can universally agree that it’s awful when children are separated from their parents. It was awful when it happened to more than 2,200 children in the
It’s good to be back. As we’ve reported in The Signal over the past 10 days, your community newspaper is under new local ownership and editorial management. Yes, it’s a
Tuesday’s election reminded us once again about the importance of becoming involved, and that elections are about the candidates. We can shout about what we want, and when we want
There seems little hesitation these days in the political arena to sling mud or attack to get ahead – even if the opposition is standing on the same side of
The California Primary is 10 days away. This will be the first real test of the post-2016 electorate — a supposedly more energized group of people on both sides who
The signs of homelessness are obvious in and around Los Angeles. We see the tents. The shopping carts filled with clothing and other personal items. The makeshift underpass shelters. We
Santa Clarita’s reputation as a great place to live—a neighborly city where people are friendly and we all help each other out—took a huge hit Tuesday night. Sadly, the blow
The state of discussion in the American political arena – an apt term now more than ever – leads us to wonder aloud from time to time: “Are we still
It seems that when good fences aren’t enough, good lawyers will have to do. The news of a pair of lawsuits by the operators of Chiquita Canyon caught us, and
The 2018 election season is starting to heat up as the June 5 primary gets closer. Up before voters locally are the major statewide offices including governor, US Senate for
We all understand that Santa Clarita is growing. Let’s understand this, too: That growth isn’t going to stop. In the first 18 years of this century alone, Santa Clarita gained
The Santa Clarita City Council needs to step back and do some research on the request by Councilman Bob Kellar for the city to declare itself a non-sanctuary city. Step
At the beginning of March, the White House held an Opioid Summit to discuss the administration’s efforts to combat a growing national addiction crisis—one that claims the lives of 115
It has been a long time, since perhaps the days of the Vietnam War, that young people in this country have become politically engaged. Years went by as each generation
This hurts. This really hurts. In a recent article in U.S. News & World Report, California ranked dead last in quality of life in a survey ranking the best states
Our View Feb. 24 No better time for civil discussion When we were going to school, we worried about the next algebra test. Or the upcoming science fair
After discussing the news of the week, The Signal’s Editorial Board felt a prevailing sense of how prescient the movie “The Truman Show” was for today’s society. For those who
The Santa Clarita Valley is home to the Oak of the Golden Dream, which launched the California gold rush in 1842, according to legend. Then there was another boom, as