David Hegg: Longing for peace at Christmas
December 22, 2017
The year was 1847, and the parish priest of a small French village needed a new poem for the traditional Christmas Eve service. He approached Placide Cappeau, the town’s wine
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Anthony Breznican: Concealed carry: the debate continues
December 22, 2017
A fellow reader was flatly wrong about the proposed concealed carry reciprocity bill and the dangers it poses, and he used wordplay to dismiss a serious concern of both police
Bill Allen: Newhall Ranch provides model for area growth
December 22, 2017
As California’s housing affordability crisis continues to grow, we need to intensify the focus on boosting the supply of work force housing in the region, including the San Fernando Valley
Steve Lunetta: Uncle Earl and a neutral net
December 21, 2017
I was working on the TV the other day with Uncle Earl. My uncle, as many of you know, can be rather cranky at times and says things that are
Joshua Heath: What white people don’t know Part 2
December 20, 2017
My recent column “What White People Don’t Know” took a lot of heat. Readers called me racist, ignorant, terribly offensive and more. And while I reject all of those attacks,
Gary Horton: A good message of holiday fear
December 20, 2017
Good tidings we bring To you and your kin; We wish you a merry Christmas And a happy New Year! Christmastime. What a great season! Joy and wonder all around.
Bryan Caforio: We cannot normalize hate
December 19, 2017
Since President Trump’s election there’s been a well-documented rise in the number and visibility of extremist groups. I don’t mean extremist in the way some people automatically refer to anyone
Joe Mathews: Plenty of headaches to arrive with legal pot
December 15, 2017
California’s 2018 transition to legal marijuana contains a mind-bending paradox: Ending prohibitions on marijuana will require a lot of aggressive law enforcement. On Jan. 1, 2018, California will not merely
Remembering the St. Francis Dam disaster
December 15, 2017
Almost 90 years ago, on March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam ruptured, sending a 180-foot-tall tower of water hurtling down San Francisquito Canyon in Saugus, Los Angeles County. The
David W. Hegg: Listing the three essential loves of life
December 15, 2017
Recently I ran into someone who reads this column regularly. After thanking her for some encouraging comments, I asked, “What would you like to read in my column?” She replied,
Gil Mertz: Post-Moore-election: The outcome
December 15, 2017
Now that the Alabama Senate race is mercifully over with a Democratic victory, I don’t expect to see conservatives destroying property, gnashing their teeth, screaming at the sky, weaving therapy
Steve Lunetta: Time for HR to tackle harassment
December 13, 2017
As more big names fell this week, I wonder how far this thing can go? As it appears, sexual harassment has been such a part of American culture for so
Charles Vignola: GOP faces moral rubicon with Moore
December 11, 2017
Today, Alabama voters go to the polls for a special election to vote for a new senator, thanks to the vacancy created when Senator Jeff Sessions was appointed Attorney General
Jim de Bree: Year-end tax planning conundrums
December 8, 2017
In the more than 40 years I have been a tax professional, this is the strangest year-end tax-planning scenario that I have seen. This year is especially complicated because each
David W. Hegg: Who sets the standards?
December 8, 2017
I have purposely waited to comment on the national tragedy we continue to experience in the area of sexual tyranny. News of these acts of predatory sexual harassment, propagated by
Why the race in Alabama is shifting in Moore’s favor
December 7, 2017
After all that has happened, the Alabama Senate race appears to be reverting to a fundamental political truth: A state that is one of the most Republican in the nation
Bruce Tracy: Pay me like a babysitter
December 6, 2017
A while back, my wife and I were sitting at a restaurant eating dinner when we overheard three fairly obnoxious 20-somethings sitting in the next booth discussing the educational system.
Michael Ericksen: Stand against marijuana sales is a wise one
December 6, 2017
I am a pediatrician in the Portland, Oregon, area and was visiting family over Thanksgiving when I read The Signal editorial regarding the moratorium on pot. The concerns raised in
Ben Metcalf: Mobile home owners facing hidden risks
December 6, 2017
More than 500,000 California families find their paths to affordable homeownership through the purchase of a mobile home or manufactured home, but an estimated one-third lack proper title and registration
Jonathan Kraut: Former comedian, now senator, not laughing
December 4, 2017
Former comedian Al Franken, who is now a U.S. senator, openly and honestly owned his past indiscretions and misdeeds by stating he is embarrassed, very sorry, and remorseful. Several ladies