Gary Horton: Rage against the machine
May 23, 2017
Dear Scott Wilk, I knew Buck McKeon. He was a friend of mine. Scott, you’re no Buck McKeon … yet. And Scott, despite the sultry attraction of power, I hope
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Jonathan Kraut: New perspective on gun ownership
May 22, 2017
LAPD Chief Beck and city of Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti proudly boasted last week that this year’s L.A. gun buy-back program took 800 guns off the streets. Whether you believe
Lynne Plambeck: No wonder LAFCO still opposes water bill
May 19, 2017
Last week the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission – or LAFCO for short – voted to continue to oppose Senate Bill 634, Sen. Scott Wilk’s water merger/takeover of
David Hegg: Learning to rest
May 19, 2017
An article I recently read suggested a simple test for assessing sleep deprivation. The author put it this way: If it takes you 15 minutes to fall asleep at night,
Ken Wiseman: Call for unity in SCV
May 18, 2017
In regard to recent media editorials about leadership positions within our community, I have the highest respect for our media and their ownership in this community. I have attended countless
Alyssa Morse: Health care vote is a blow for insured poor
May 17, 2017
Editor’s note: The following column was addressed to Congressman Steve Knight and a copy sent to The Signal. Iam a 3rd year medical student at the Keck School of Medicine
Jim de Bree: Preexisting conditions confusion
May 17, 2017
Since the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (“AHCA”) on May 4, it has been the subject of significant commentary. One of the most controversial aspects of
Gary Horton: Reality is real no matter our beliefs
May 16, 2017
I’d been conscious two hours after my spine surgery when pain overtook me and I began trembling from head to toe with the most acute pain I’ve ever experienced. Electric
Bill Lyons: Ready for self-driving cars?
May 16, 2017
Self-driving cars are coming soon—and they will change your life. We are entering a profoundly dynamic age in transportation that will cause major shifts in our thinking, business, and government.
Maria Gutzeit: Keeping it Rolling: Bike Week SCV
May 15, 2017
It’s Bike Week in Santa Clarita, and there’s a little bit of bike fever for everyone. It’s also a good example of how the city and county continue to evolve
David W. Hegg: What ever happened to excellence?
May 12, 2017
As I write I am sitting in a hotel room wondering whatever happened to excellence, to doing things right, and doing the right things. What happened in America to turn
Dianne G. Van Hook: Solving equation of college affordability
May 12, 2017
Today’s college students face a number of obstacles to reaching their full academic potential. Some challenges, like math anxiety and fear of public speaking, seem daunting, but can be mastered
Michael Cruz: Another back story on turned tide
May 10, 2017
I’m writing in response to Brian Baker’s April 12 column titled: “The tide has turned.” Let‘s do away with the easiest error. Justice Ginsburg was not nominated by President Carter;
Steve Lunetta: Child savings accounts the real answer?
May 10, 2017
I would like to think that the people we elect as public officials are fairly intelligent folks. We may sometimes disagree with their political views, but it is rare when
Roselva Ungar: In praise of good public education
May 9, 2017
I have been very impressed by the editorial “Dynasty stifles engagement in SCV” published April 22 in The Signal, in which you have committed to battle negative campaigning and to
Jason Gibbs: Service starts at the ballot box
May 5, 2017
Earlier this year I applied for appointment to the vacant Santa Clarita City Council seat, and a bit later for the vacated Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission seat. I
Michael Cruz: Time to consider new form of city government
May 5, 2017
The city of Santa Clarita turns 30 this year. A lot has changed since its formation: its size, its population, the number of its schools, of its jobs, of its
Katie Hill: From frying pan to fire?
May 5, 2017
Our own Representative Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, voted along with his party Thursday to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with their own proposal, the American Health Care Act
David Hegg: Does a just war exist today?
May 5, 2017
We live in the diminishing space between the horrors of war on the one hand, and the daily assumption that what is going on halfway around the world won’t factor