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As CO2 levels rise more rapidly than predicted, we need to re-assess infrastructure needs, from sewage plants and roads located along the coasts as the sea level rises, to our

Take a good look at the Signal masthead. That thing at the top of the paper with the fierce-looking Eagle. “Vigilance Forever,” the banner calls out. As long as I

As a business owner, and wife of another business owner, I’m not at all bothered by Assembly Bill 5, the newly signed bill that attempts to clarify what an employee

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor  When Ventura County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus went into the Borderline Bar and Grill on that fateful night Nov. 7, he was interested in just

By Katie Hill Congresswoman  Growing up here, it didn’t matter if you were a Republican or a Democrat. Actually, most people I grew up with considered themselves independents because they

By David Hegg In the 1988 movie “You’ve Got Mail,” Meg Ryan’s character laments over her inability to respond to a mean-spirited conversationalist with equally mean words. At an important

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”  — William Pitt the Younger, Speech in the

If you watched the news in late September, you were treated to footage of Greta Thunberg, a frightened, emotional 16-year-old Swedish girl lecturing world leaders at the United Nations. Thunberg

I’d like to set the record straight, right jolly up front. I’m not a racist. Having said that, I sometimes have a problem with People of Color, especially when the

Growing up, I can recall many memories of waking up early so I could eat breakfast next to my dad before he left for work. While the newspaper at the

I love the city’s River Rally Clean Up and Environmental Expo event (held Sept. 21, signalscv.com/2019/09/thousands-attend-25th-annual-river-rally/). It is my favorite city event of the whole year, because it is focused on

I am deeply saddened by the likelihood that the conduct of our current commander in chief has got himself into some serious hot water yet again.  Although I am already exhausted

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor  The man was behaving erratically. In the moment, it was anybody’s guess as to what was causing his strange behavior. Drugs? Mental illness?  Death wish?

By David Hegg Twenty-five years ago I suffered a freakish breakdown of my knees. As I pushed off to hit an overhead in a tennis match, my left patella fractured

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has pulled the trigger and announced the start of an “impeachment inquiry” targeted at President Donald Trump. I’m not really sure what exactly an “impeachment inquiry”

I attended an event two weeks ago that really raised the bar – LUNA bar, that is. And it was delicious.  Female film festival Lunafest has a tagline that includes the

Fall is here. I can feel it. Is it because I’ve been good that the forecast calls for Rain, my dear friend, Rain, to visit today? Would that be ducky,

“The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of children, the

As Americans we won’t always agree on the issues. There will always be two or more sides to any political argument. But what we should expect from our political leaders

This was to be an easy and lighthearted column to write. A rare but deserved praise to President Trump for aspects of his “China Trade War” policies. But then, the