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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

Since the dawn of time, man has looked to the stars in wonderment. From the patriarchs of the Mayan empire to Aristotle and Galileo, humans have always seen the heavens

One of the most tired arguments I hear on the right goes something like this — to raise taxes on the rich in order to pay for new government programs

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Raise your hand if you’ve ever been denied employment, based on: A) Your gender B) Your skin color C) Your sexual orientation D) All of

By David Hegg I’ve been pondering the idea of “stepping out of my comfort zone.” Like me, you’ve heard this many times. We’ve been encouraged to do it, to go

That’s it folks! The upper middle-class in America doesn’t exist anymore, and Furbies, soccer moms, and mini-vans, are a thing of the past. This was the declaration made by the

I have questions about Mr. Crow Guy. For one thing, I don’t know if he’s a guy. Crow Guy could be Crow Girl, Crow Woman, Crow Lilliputian, or, in these

There are a handful of issues my constituents raise with me time and time again. Local schools, public safety, zoning laws, etc. Lately, I’m hearing from increasing numbers of hard-working

When pondering the future for Santa Clarita, I look to history for understanding and guidance, as we are blessed to live here. Our ability to overcome challenges and thrive stems

A couple of years back, our Starbucks friend Herman invited Carrie and me to attend a Holocaust memorial service at SCV’s Congregation Beth Shalom. This special event was shared in

Typically the argument against district elections has been it will create “turf wars” between the districts and individuals may put the interest of their district ahead of the city as

I believe there is too much talk and distraction with anything Trump.   I ignore his agreements and disagreements with himself, even when in the same sentence. I am tuning out

Don’t sleep on this one, folks: The decision-makers in downtown Los Angeles are preparing to offload the big city’s homelessness problems on you. Specifically, they’re making it Tesoro del Valle’s

If I have counted correctly, this is my 390th column written for The Signal. For several years now I have been privileged to put my opinions in print, and enter

What if I told you there exists an issue that we all — every Republican, Democrat, and Decline-to-Stater alike — could each agree on? I know, I know, that sounds

When you read Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In,” you get a seat in the boardroom with the author’s reflections about the climate for women in the tech industry.

Over the years, many historians have written about the Romans and the ups-and-downs experienced by the Empire due to its leadership. There were some really crazy emperors like Nero who