Charles Vignola: Trumpland, Week Two
February 6, 2017
We’re now rolling into Week Three of living in Trumpland, but a year’s worth of news exploded out of the White House last week. So before we get lost in
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Kristie Middleton: Santa Clarita diet: Go veggie
February 6, 2017
“You’re obsessed,” my husband told me. He was right. Ever since my neighbor introduced me to Scooter, a female squirrel who lives in our Oakland backyard, I’ve been looking out
David Hegg: On winning and losing
February 3, 2017
This weekend we will get a bit of respite from the chaos and craziness each day’s headlines have been bringing for the past weeks. All the protests, flag-burning and revolutionary
Erick Werner: The Puritan work ethic
February 2, 2017
If you walked down Main Street in Newhall today, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who didn’t know the story of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims who came with
Jim de Bree: Single-payer care stagnates
February 1, 2017
This column discusses another controversial national health care question: Whether a single-payer health care system makes sense. A single-payer system involves the government controlling and financing the delivery of health-care
Gary Horton: Hope dies, fear is reborn
January 31, 2017
As Carrie and I walked along the Santa Barbara marina waterfront nine years ago we encountered an anti-Iraq War II protest. Thousands of small white crosses had been placed into
Jonathan Kraut: Grassroots rallies: a new unity
January 30, 2017
This past Saturday the magic that was created with a Trump victory descended on our little valley in an unexpected and certainly unintended way. Well over 100 fired-up and focused
David W. Hegg: Delusions of personal expertise
January 27, 2017
It has been subtle, incremental, and so imperceptible that we have gone from laughing at it as absurd and ridiculous to accepting it as worthy of consideration and applause. I’m
Maria Gutzeit and Bob DiPrimio: Promise of our new water district
January 27, 2017
Last week The Signal took a deeper look into the new water district recently approved by Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) and Newhall County Water District (NCWD). The editorial focused
Scott Wilk: Mine requires 2nd look
January 26, 2017
An open-top tractor-trailer motors down the Highway 14 freeway. Gravel, piled high in back, ricochets off the pavement as the tractor bounces down the bumpy highway, losing bits of sand
Peggy Stabile: Why I marched
January 24, 2017
Last weekend I posted about an amazing experience: my marching with hundreds of thousands of like-minded folks in the L.A. Women’s March last Saturday. The organizers invited “anyone who stands
Jim de Bree: Obamacare doomed from the outset
January 23, 2017
Was Obamacare designed to fail? The question asked in this article is one of the most politically charged questions of the health-care debate. Republicans frequently say the Affordable Care Act
David W. Hegg: Some tools for getting along
January 20, 2017
Except for those striving to live “off the grid” in the backwoods, we all live in communities with at least hundreds of other humans. And therein lies one of the
Brian Baker: The truth shall make you free — and a better-informed voter
January 19, 2017
On Jan. 18 The Signal published a column by Charles Vignola entitled “GOP’s Russian turnabout.” In that column, Vignola seemed a bit fact-challenged. “This anti-Russian zeal didn’t dissipate over time,
Gene Dorio: Stay involved, candidates
January 18, 2017
Congratulations to Bill Miranda for being chosen Tuesday night to fill the empty Santa Clarita City Council seat. I have known Bill and his wife, Virginia, for more than 25
Steve Lunetta: Lessons from the evil team of evil
January 18, 2017
Very recently, an NFL coach was overheard in the background noise of a social media post by a player calling the New England Patriots a bunch of “a-holes.” Of course,
Charles Vignola: GOP’s Russian turnabout
January 17, 2017
It’s been tradition for the Republican Party to push back against Russia and the threat this anti-western, anti-democratic country has historically posed against American values and interests. But under our
Gary Horton: Black Friday, black box
January 17, 2017
America awaits this Inauguration Friday, Black Friday, with equal parts anticipation, dread, fear and hope – depending on your point of reference and general awareness about all the unprecedented goings-on
Bob DiPrimio: Looking ahead: 2017 holds great promise for SCV water
January 17, 2017
You know that feeling of anticipation you’d get the night before a big event, like a wedding or a big family reunion? That’s how we feel about 2017. The year
Chad Kampbell: Seize this choice opportunity
January 16, 2017
After several delays and more than a few obstacles the Whittaker-Bermite cleanup effort is well under way. Completion of the cleanup is expected by late 2018. Once the cleanup is