Wampole: We need water bill to protect SCV residents
August 21, 2017
I am urging residents to stand up and oppose the water merger bill, SB 634, which goes before the Senate Appropriations Committee for a closer look on Wednesday. I moved
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Vignola: The man in the high office
August 21, 2017
Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d have to write – unless I was reviewing Amazon’s alternate history TV series “The Man in the High Castle.” Last week, the
Stabile: Best policy: honor transgenders’ service
August 21, 2017
After reading Brian Baker’s commentary “Good policy: No transgenders in the military” published in the Aug. 4 issue of The Signal, I believe there are several aspects of his column
Plambeck: Will SB 634 succeed in legalizing water heist?
August 21, 2017
Editor’s note: Senate Bill 634 is due to go before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday this week. In a lightning-swift series of short-notice special meetings and ex-parte court
Jim de Bree: Finding the best minimum wage
August 19, 2017
A couple of weeks ago my friend and fellow columnist, Ron Bischoff, sent me a Washington Post editorial titled “Sobering news for $15-minimum-wage boosters.” The editorial can be seen at
Oatway: Medicare for all remains a good plan
August 17, 2017
The fear-mongering argument against Medicare for All is that government will take control of our health-care decisions and Americans will lose an important freedom. The fact is that almost 50
Gibbs: Energy: One for all?
August 17, 2017
With the 2016 elections behind us, our time to take a deep breath and enjoy the ephemeral peace from political campaigns appeared to be at hand. But that period has
White: Getting it right: Money out of politics
August 16, 2017
In his Op-Ed in the Aug. 2 issue of The Signal, Gary Horton asks: “Why are we a culture that has become so rigidly divided by so many differences, rather
Lunetta: Many faults drove race-related clash
August 16, 2017
After a particularly long session of watching CNN coverage of the protests in Virginia, a friend declared to me that the white supremacists, Alt-Right, neo-Nazis and other flavors of Virginians
Gary Horton: The Deplorable basket spills its wretch
August 16, 2017
A very real American basket of Deplorables just tipped over and spilled its wretched mess all over Charlottesville, staining the American and world media. Hillary Clinton hit it nearly spot
Jonathan Kraut: Nuke threats a costly diversion
August 15, 2017
When we think about factions shooting at each other and terrorizing the innocent without remorse, we think of street gangs. Gang members pop off gunshots in the direction of their
David W. Hegg: The paradox of progress
August 14, 2017
I remember back in my early school days bringing home a progress report. At some point in the semester my teachers felt it was essential for my parents to know
Jason Gibbs: Mortgage tax interest proposal not such a bad idea
August 11, 2017
As politicians and pundits are currently entrenched in a never-ending battle regarding federal health care law, purported Russian meddling in our election processes, and the shear audacity of President Trump
PURCELL: Living to 125 too much of a good thing?
August 10, 2017
“A 125-year life expectancy for human beings? I have zero desire to stick around that long.” “Ah, yes, you speak of a debate among scientists over human longevity. I read
Horton: Catalysts for productive change: Tweeting Trump and do-nothing Congress
August 8, 2017
Monitoring the public essays of recent weeks in The Signal, I observed a uniquely timed confluence of ideas between the ideologies of left and right. We remember the function of
Joshua Heath: The rich conservative welfare queens
August 7, 2017
There is a particular kind of hypocrite in our politics today. He is affluent, well-educated, and often a member of the professional class. Politically, he is deeply conservative, a devotee
Maria Gutzeit: Lessons from hillbilly and president
August 7, 2017
Recently, I read the bestseller “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D Vance. To be honest, my reason for loading it onto my Kindle was to understand what the heck “the other side”
Jim De Bree: His not a winning presidency
August 7, 2017
By Jim de Bree SCV Voices In its July 28 edition The Signal published a letter to the editor from Betty Arenson entitled “No way to win if you’re president.”
Brian Baker: Good policy: No transgenders in military
August 3, 2017
I wanna be an Airborne Ranger, I wanna lead a life of danger, I wanna go to Vietnam, I wanna kill some Viet Cong. – Vietnam-era double-time cadence As
Lunetta: Homelessness widespread in 25th District
August 2, 2017
Last week, our column focused on some statistics and causes for homelessness in Los Angeles. This week, let’s take some time to look at our own neighborhood – specifically, the