
David Hegg | Yes, Put Up the Lights; You’ll Be Glad You Did
By David Hegg I almost didn’t put Christmas lights on the house this year. It wasn’t that I came across some cogent intellectual reason to end the tradition. I was

By David Hegg I almost didn’t put Christmas lights on the house this year. It wasn’t that I came across some cogent intellectual reason to end the tradition. I was

With the congressional impeachment hearings over the last couple of weeks going on in public display, you have to wonder if this is just a bad pilot episode for a

For most football players, or, for that matter, oboists, it’s harder to get a second napkin in a Chinese restaurant than an NFL tryout. Colin Kaepernick has been out of

If you are like me, every year at Thanksgiving you consider some things to be thankful for, but some years produce greater blessings than others. This Thanksgiving, our family is

By Richard Budman Owner/Publisher, The Signal Thanksgiving is a family day, a day when multiple generations gather together to celebrate and remember the good things we have in our life

It’s been a couple of weeks now. The shock is still there, but is fading with time, as expected. The appropriate silent respectful phase is phasing out — and soon

Less than two months ago, I decided to get serious about my personal carbon footprint. Like many people, I bring my reusable bags to the store and do my best

Now that the initial shock and disbelief has gone away, I feel as though I can (hopefully) articulate some thoughts and emotions about the senseless tragedy that occurred. First off,

The power of faith is once again shaping up to be a key determining factor regarding immediate political sentiment. Whether there is Republican incentive in the Senate for an honest

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor There are parents in the state of Washington and right here in Santa Clarita who have had to deal with the worst thing any parent

By David Hegg As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, the cloud of anger and despair brought on by the Saugus shooting still lingers over us. For some, a time of

With the warm days of summer now behind us, and Santa Clarita beginning to cool down, both the nonprofit and business community circuit of events has shifted into high gear!

Years ago, I had a gal pal. She was a competent, flirty-skirty attorney. We agreed on many things, except of course, politics. Being a lawyer, she passionately loved debate. Or

On Sunday night, the community of Santa Clarita and surrounding areas mourned the losses from the recent shooting Saugus High at an evening vigil. As the healing process moves forward,

Our news has been bleak. Santa Clarita has suffered tragedy like none other here, before. And also fires. And, a continual run of traffic deaths… The news has been sad

Just last week, here in Santa Clarita, where we live, a young boy took his life and the lives of two other teens on his 16th birthday. Along with my

On Thursday Nov. 14, 2019, the lives of all Saugus High School Centurions, alumni and present, were changed forever. A young man among you committed a horrendous act that nobody

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor I’ve learned some hard lessons being a crazy hockey dad for the past 20 years. There have been more great times than bad, but I’ll

By David Hegg Winston Churchill is credited with reminding the world “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” History, in many ways the succinct compilation

The newest water agency in California, the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, or SCV Water, has been one big success story. Formed on Jan. 1, 2018, it’s hard to believe