
Patrick Lee Gipson | Contemplating the Post Office’s Role in Our Elections
“What does the Post Office have to do with mail-in ballots?” At first glance, the answer seems simple. The Post Office delivers the ballots. But this year’s election raises a

“What does the Post Office have to do with mail-in ballots?” At first glance, the answer seems simple. The Post Office delivers the ballots. But this year’s election raises a

In re: “How Many More Lives?” letters, Jocelyn Miranda, June 9. Perhaps Ms. Miranda can explain to the readers exactly how Everytown Research came up with the figure that they

Question! On July 21 I read a letter from Abigayle Monis where she claims only one party, the Democrats, is focused on the “opportunity to rebuild California in our image.”

Lois Eisenberg’s letter about Olympic athletes (June 19) and free speech misses the point. No one has to deny free speech in order to criticize how that speech is used.

The 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster in the San Francisquito Canyon, which killed more than 400 people, is considered America’s worst civil engineering catastrophe of the 20th century. Just to

I wish Gary Horton (Commentary, May 6) would stop trying to compare the people of the United States and how they live their lives to those in countries, like Finland

There are things I miss about a place called home. Clem Cox was a major uber old-time rancher and he used to grin that he had lived in nine different

An open letter to the pastors of Santa Clarita: “If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says, ‘Go in peace,

alters When the Legislature passed the Master Plan for Higher Education in 1960, it envisioned a seamless, three-level system that would provide high-quality and low-cost instruction benefiting those seeking careers

I have been considering the impact of an aging population on our health care system and our ability to provide adequate housing for the elderly. At the age of 73, I

Re: Dual citizenship, Lois Eisenberg, letters, July 16: Go for it, Lois. I am sure you would make thousands of Signal readers glad. Glenn Moore Canyon Country

In the letter to the editor “A Real Party Pooper,” by Larry Moore, published July 18, the author characterizes President Donald Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech as “positive, upbeat assessments of

In the past week, the war in Iran has seemed like a war again, after a long time in a gray area that was neither war nor peace. Now, with

When I was growing up, Americans argued about priorities. Should we build another freeway or another school? Should we cut taxes or expand education? Should we spend more on scientific

Something very interesting happened in New York City on Tuesday, June 23. Three candidates who describe themselves as “democratic socialists” were able to win the Democratic primaries for Congress. With

As L.A. County considers the future of Whiteman Airport, it’s important to remember the facility’s essential role in emergency response and regional transportation — an asset that has proven its

At a Senate hearing in June, Marco Rubio claimed that the U.S. Agency for International Development operated as “an independent state department,” working contrary to U.S. interests. Despite previously claiming

As the father of two teenagers, trying to manage screen time today feels less like parenting and more like working a second job as a frustrated information technology administrator. Our

Rick Barker (letters, July 15) and Max Morgan (letters, July 17) are both good friends of mine. Here is more to keep the uniform issue goin’. Rick, I got permission

To rephrase a quote from President Dwight Eisenhower, California voters “must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought” (“Military Industrial Complex”) of the Republican victim complex.