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Women in the second half of life understand the physical and emotional changes that occur naturally as we progress through various stages. And for females in the company of those

I’m a terribly sentimental fellow, which is not a bad thing. I don’t sob hysterically, fondly recalling a New England Patriots Super Bowl victory. But, a silly smile forms when

The play “Eight Nights” has premiered at the Antaeus theatre in Glendale. The acting is wonderful and elicits an emotional reaction from the audience, but the most important thing about

In the past few weeks California’s 25th Congressional District has received a significant amount of national attention, regrettably almost all negative. Rhetorically charged words like abuse, revenge porn, and victim

Do military service veterans play a role in combating climate change? The answer is a resounding “YES!”  Military members and veterans generally tend to vote conservatively. However, a January 2019

America has some 45,000 to 60,000 homeless veterans on our streets. This Veterans Day, that statistic trended strong and emotionally raw, all over social media. American military veterans, we learn,

We have observed President Trump as he perpetually goes to verbal war, casts insults, demeans, and claims as weak, ugly, stupid, or unfit anyone who does not fully agree with

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor  Other than the NFL, football has always had a weird way of choosing its champions and playoff teams.  In a sport where there’s a clear

By David W. Hegg Someone has rightly said that a true friend is one who walks in when everyone else is walking out. In most areas of life, tragedy and

In mid-January, major news and prominent personalities got caught red-handed defaming innocent teenagers from Covington Catholic High School. It did not take long before lawyers published a list of 50-plus

It’s nearly 2020 and Hillary Clinton remains stuck on Nov. 6, 2016. Her blame list for her election loss is long: James Comey, DNC, Russia, Wikileaks, Bernie Sanders, journalism, the

Here’s a shameless plug. Every Saturday for nearly a year, I’ve been writing 2,000-words-plus on the century-old history of this most wonderful newspaper, The Mighty Signal. When I finish, wordy

As the devastating Santa Anas roared through Southern California last week, everyone was talking about the wind but nobody could do anything to stop it. But once, well over a

Back in 1973 when I studied at Cal State Northridge, I took a sociology class. As an accounting major, I wasn’t really interested in sociology. Rather, I was interested in

Divorce is sometimes bitter and ugly and can lead to people doing all sorts of irrational and hurtful things. Sometimes, that escalates into a criminal act or domestic violence.  Revenge

Other than an envelope of a suspicious “white powder” showing up at Katie Hill’s old Antelope Valley office, it’s been a pretty quiet Katie Hill week. Perhaps we’re all taking

Editor’s note: The following column was submitted before Rep. Katie Hill’s resignation became official and additional candidates entered the race.  There are three Republicans running for Congress in California’s 25th

Well, it’s been fun, but the time has come for me to pull up stakes and move on. Yes, I’m leaving Commiefornia. I’m sure this announcement will be welcome news

A good portion of my job as an engineer involves process hazard analysis. A similar approach would help power companies and regulators seeking to reduce fire risk.  This year, the risk-reduction