Martha Michael: Running the bases
March 30, 2018
While many Americans have their attention fixed on Opening Day (yesterday for the Dodgers, next week for my favorite—the Lancaster JetHawks), there are other players stepping up to the plate,
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Anthony Breznican: Stop saying that Parkland students are fakes, actors
March 28, 2018
In a March 23 column, “Talking about school safety,” writer Ron Bischof suggests a conspiracy theory: “Ask yourself: what’s the probability that teenage survivors, understandably distraught and traumatized, would be
Jim de Bree: Algorithms continue to change baseball
March 27, 2018
In 1961, I attended my first Dodger game at the Coliseum. As Vin Scully would say, the game was a dandy. The Dodgers played the Giants. Koufax faced Marichal. Both
Joshua Heath: Gov. Brown will leave a mysterious legacy
March 26, 2018
Jerry Brown, the only four-term governor in California history, is set to leave public life next January, when his likely Democratic successor will take his place in the governor’s mansion.
Jennifer O’Shea: A professor’s perspective on Saturday’s March for our Lives in Santa Clarita
March 25, 2018
By Jennifer O’Shea For The Signal Three doors separated me and my 35 students from the outside. Three doors separated us from fresh air, sunshine and possible bullet spray. In
David W. Hegg: The ‘cult of victimhood,’ and minority rule
March 23, 2018
In a previous column, I made mention of the “cult of victimhood.” For many months I have thought about writing a column on the rise of this cult, and the
Jess Phoenix: Time to talk about it
March 23, 2018
It was April 20, 1999. Sirens blared in the distance as I hurried along the broad sidewalk next to my high school’s administration building. I had just picked up my
Gabriela Yearick: Combating homelessness as a community
March 22, 2018
I come from a military family, and this has allowed me wider view of the world as a whole. As a new transplant to the Santa Clarita area, one of
Ron Bischof: Talking about school safety
March 22, 2018
“Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.” — H. L. Mencken, twentieth-century journalist, satirist,
Cher Gilmore: Community choice energy—a golden opportunity
March 21, 2018
Last month, the Santa Clarita City Council wrote letters to California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris and Representative Steve Knight in support of national policies that “acknowledge the threat
Steve Lunetta: The dangers of pulling the state’s thread
March 21, 2018
Have you ever been really bored in a long meeting, never-ending church sermon or a romantic-comedy movie and you see a thread sticking out of your shirt? It’s a very
Ken Dean: Misinterpretations, clearing things up
March 21, 2018
I always find it interesting how a person can read something and misinterpret what the writer was trying to say. And, so, this is a rebuttal to Jason Gibbs’ editorial
Gary Horton: System overload requires a reboot
March 21, 2018
By now you’ve heard it all before. You may think there’s nothing new to add to the conversation and, if there was, you’re already far to overloaded to add anything
Jim de Bree: The absence of civility and integrity hurts us
March 19, 2018
“Right is right—even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong—even if everyone is doing it.” — Saint Augustine Our society has become increasingly tribal in recent years. Some
Maria Gutzeit: Eagerly awaiting the on-demand, futuristic life
March 19, 2018
One of my perennially favorite speakers, Mark Schniepp, PhD, seemed quite enamored of self-driving cars at the 2018 Economic Outlook, presented by the Santa Clartia Valley Economic Development Corporation and
David W. Hegg: Taking the time to learn from a Biblical hypocrite
March 16, 2018
I just finished preaching through the biblical book of Jonah. Even if you know the story, you may not have grasped its significance. As you may know, Jonah was told
Jess Phoenix: Climate change is a science fact
March 16, 2018
In 2010, I joined another scientist on a scientific research expedition to study evidence of climate change in the mountains of Peru. We hiked into remote locations, looking for current
Jason Gibbs: Dissecting Second Amendment rights
March 15, 2018
My opinion piece, “Jaded logic behind gun control debate,” published last Friday, created a flurry of comments and discussion online. Writers undoubtedly enjoy supportive feedback and accolades. Criticism and rebuttals,
Sally White: The ills of society
March 15, 2018
This morning I listened to a radio interview with Dr. Gabor Mate, a Canadian physician, renowned speaker and bestselling author, with considerable expertise on a range of topics including addiction,
Martha Michael: Powerful females: Tracy Campbell
March 15, 2018
Defining Tracy Campbell of Santa Clarita isn’t easy. But if an artist took pen to paper to capture her image, it would reveal someone with super strength, speed and invulnerability.