Many Dems think that those who entered the border illegally or overstayed their visas, so long as they are henceforth law-abiding, family-oriented, and hard-working, are “good” and should automatically be
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor It turns out, we were all asking the wrong question. When a College of the Canyons student tried to crash a private meeting hosted on
By David Hegg As a member of the clergy the past months have been gut-wrenching. We have all watched as men in positions of religious power have been exposed as
In 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that California prisoners’ Eighth Amendment rights were violated due to overcrowding. Gov. Jerry Brown’s reaction brought about Proposition 47, the Reduced Penalties for
I had the strangest supper the other night. Five of my friends and I decided to take a business dinner over to Malibu at this beautiful new restaurant north of
I often say that when it comes to politics the only person I agree with 100 percent is… me. I think Ronald Reagan was the greatest president this country’s had
Last year when President Trump and the GOP majority in Congress — with the vote of the Santa Clarita Valley’s representative, Steve Knight — repealed a key part of the
Our daughter has cystic fibrosis. Over the past 30-plus years the cost of our family’s health care has represented our largest expenditure other than taxes. More than most families, we
I don’t know how single parents get it all done. Even more, single moms, who often have more tenuous jobs at lesser pay than their peer single dads. And let’s
Like children, words grow and change. This process happens naturally and, left unburdened, leads to greater understanding. As children grow and change, they better understand themselves and the world; as
It may sound like a cliché, but in my experience as a former teacher and a legislator, education is no doubt the single biggest public policy tool to prepare children for
It is well past time for political extremism and the resultant inaction to become a thing of the past. It starts with us. I recently finished two awesome books. “Thank
By David Hegg Why is it we are more prone to act poorly if we think we’re anonymous? Every so often, we hear news reports of hurtful things speakers have
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor I’ve been accused of instituting a partisan bias at The Signal since I returned as editor, and it’s time to come clean: I’m guilty. All
In 2006 I decided to move my business and my home to the city of Santa Clarita for reasons of the good schools, unconditional support for small businesses and especially
It started with a compelling need. Years of drought and water source contamination have brought some small California water systems to the brink, if not past the breaking point. Small,
Spending time with Aazam Irilian is like being in a master class. You’re in the presence of both a teacher and a guide, sometimes unaware that she’s taken you on
As I start to flirt with middle age, more things irritate me. I used to be more tolerant of mimes, as long as they stayed where they belong in France.
I was watching a video on my phone last weekend (OMG, am I turning into a millennial? LOL). The video had the two hosts of SNL’s “Weekend Update,” Colin Jost
Richard Russell may go down as perhaps the most innovative, eccentric, captivating and thought-provoking suicide of our time. Russell, a 3.5-year employee of Alaska Air, stole a 76-passenger Bombardier Q400