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I love campaign literature. Somehow, I got on the Democratic Party mailing list so now I get both red and blue mailings. A couple years ago, I gave Christy Smith

“In the township, as well as everywhere else, the people are the source of power; but nowhere do they exercise their power more immediately. In America the people form a

Here we go. Two weeks from The Most Important Elec- tion in Our Lives. You get to choose more of the unrestricted, anti-democratic, anti-civility, crazy-making from the Trump White House

On Oct. 9, the Santa Clarita City Council issued a proclamation naming October German-American Heritage Month. This was wonderful on many levels. Mayor Laurene Weste shared a little bit of

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor It was one of my earliest cloak-and-dagger experiences as a reporter. It was the early 1990s. I got a call from a guy — let’s

By David Hegg The basic question in the study of ethics has always been that of determining right and wrong, moral and immoral. Some find right to be that which

Senate Bill 1 was not passed by or with voter approval. Gov. Jerry Brown broke his promise of no new taxes without voter approval by passing SB1 with his Democrat

Our climate is changing. Whether it’s part of a long-term cyclical trend or driven by cars and other pollution matters little, it is happening. Here in the Golden State, the

Carousing in Downtown Los Angeles a few nights ago, I witnessed an interesting spectacle, part performance art and part gym class ballet. A legion of the Los Angeles Police Department’s

Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down with my beloved (albeit cranky) Uncle Earl to get his take on the upcoming election. Feel free to tear this column out

I’ve said it before, right in these pages: We’re in the midst of a civil war in this country every bit as profound and fundamental as the one that took

The closing argument between Democratic challenger Katie Hill against Republican incumbent Steve Knight really comes down to this: Knight is a pawn. No matter how likeable a man, no matter

Last week the City completed its 24th successful River Rally. SCOPE (Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment) has been a proud participant in the Environmental Expo at this

As everyone in Santa Clarita knows, this November we must choose between Rep. Steve Knight and Democratic challenger Katie Hill on election day, in their fight to serve as our

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor There’s a bit of a contradiction circulating among candidates for local and regional office, and it goes something like this: We have a housing crisis.

By David Hegg Given that critique has become one of our most enjoyed national pastimes, I’m offering some thoughts on how to shape our criticisms in ways that can spur

Hillary Clinton can no longer tolerate her position as a lowly spectator in the peanut gallery of the Democrat Party. As her party is taken over by the radical left,

Dearest Pops, Sunday, hanging over the crispest blue Canyon Country sky, I saw a stratocumulus cloud. Fluffy on top, flat as a board and darkly ominous on bottom. I smiled

By the end of last week’s drama, the only Supreme I wanted to hear about was Diana Ross. But, alas, there was “no mountain high enough” to keep away from

In ancient mythology, Odysseus had to navigate his boat around a group of sharp rocks but beautiful women stood on the shoreline behind the rocks singing songs that promised love