Letters to the Editor

As the sun sets, the rats come out! The other day my son said, “Dad, this is crazy.”  He was talking about trying to buy essential everyday items.  I told

Dear Gary Horton: I don’t like being quarantined, either. Apparently, you get even more nasty and unreasonable when you are cramped up. In spite of your allegations (March 25), President

Just a thought: If the effects of the coronavirus can be lessened by hotter temperatures, is global warming now a good thing? Rand Pinsky Valencia

Every single day the media reports on the shortage of ventilators in the country. It has been reported that action has been taken to both repair the existing federal surplus

Editor’s note: The following letter was received before it was announced that gun stores would be allowed to remain open. Sheriff Alex Villanueva has arbitrarily ordered gun shops closed. People

Editor’s note: This letter was received before the COVID-19 relief bill was passed and signed.  President Trump has received a lot of criticism for the way his administration is handling

This saying encompasses the way many people would like to stop the madness and get back to normalcy and a slower pace. Someone is trying to tell us something, that

Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted before the COVID-19 relief bill was signed.  The relief bill will go through with some of the requests that have been made by

Drive-through COVID-19 tests brings no more comfort than toilet paper. Having been involved in installing COVID-19 tests in many California public health labs, I have been constantly asked, “When can

For several weeks, the president and the Congress have been negotiating a “rescue package” aimed at mitigating some of the economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.  The package, as advertised

To those of you who are waiting and need the check from the federal government, Nancy Pelosi is the one who has held your check up due to the fact

In his daily COVID-19 briefing, President Trump has made several references to a promising treatment involving hydroxychloroquine in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin. These two drugs have been in use

Despite (Signal Editor) Tim Whyte’s protestations to the contrary, The Signal constantly reminds us that they are indeed the local state media for the Republican Party. The latest example was

A quote for these times: He don’t know what he don’t know! Dick Ramirez Valencia

Wearing a mask is a symbol for many as a protection tool and the feeling of solidarity. Racism again raises it ugly head for many Asian Americans over concerns about

With the closure orders from the governor and local officials, it is imperative that we do all we can to support our local restaurants. They can serve online and take-out

Our county supervisors have taken extraordinary measures during the past weeks to prevent the spread of the Wuhan China virus, aka COVID-19. It is time that the county lend a

The dreaded coronavirus is one of the worst things to happen in the United States in my lifetime. Regrettably, I think we are only at the starting point of the

Saturday morning, the sun is actually out and shining brightly, the cool Santa Clarita Valley weather is refreshing and… I’m stuck in the house, due to, what else this terrible

Attention: California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. I am going to suggest that we entirely eliminate the May runoff for the remaining term for 25th Congressional District seat. There are