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Holly Schroeder: Committing to lead SCV into future

January 13, 2017

50 candidates! 50! This is an amazing statement about the citizens of the Santa Clarita Valley. There are at least 50 people willing to give generously of their time and

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Terri Lovell: This is what change looks like

January 12, 2017

At the beginning of President Obama’s farewell speech, he said, “Change only happens when ordinary people come together and demand it.” During his campaign, and throughout his presidency, Barack Obama

Jim de Bree: Falling through the cracks

January 12, 2017

The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is one of the hottest topics inside the Beltway. Nearly everyone has an opinion on the matter, but relatively few have an informed opinion. Since

Brian Baker: A leftist pipe dream

January 11, 2017

It’s official. The Electoral College has spoken. Donald Trump is about to become the President of these United States of America. Those last four words are important because they describe

Steve Lunetta: Not a one-way road, progressives

January 11, 2017

My friend Gary Horton recently wrote a letter to the editor in which he questioned the premise of a column written by Gwendolyn Sims. Ms. Sims looked at the question

Gary Horton: We paved over our future

January 10, 2017

Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got Till it’s gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot – Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow

Gerald Staack: The need for citizen engagement

January 10, 2017

There’s a desperate need for citizens to speak out. “Democracy,” the freedom to act through one’s own will, has been hijacked by the wealthy few at the expense of the

Tom Campbell: Looking back on 2016

January 9, 2017

At the end of each year, we at the Castaic Lake Water Agency reflect on the previous year’s challenges and accomplishments and then look ahead at the coming year with

Maria Gutzeit: Bad science begets bad public policy

January 9, 2017

One of the most shocking events of 2016 was the Fact-Free Election: free license to mislead and lie, without time or care for details. The problem is politics begets policy,

‘A Drivers’ Guide to Valencia Roads’

January 7, 2017

Dear reader: This guide is to help you navigate safely and/or swiftly through the fair community of Valencia, California. It is a bit different than most driving guides since Valencia’s

Virtue as control

January 7, 2017

In 1924, Winston Churchill wrote an essay on the horrible problems posed by modern warfare entitled “Shall We Commit Suicide?” After proving the history of mankind is the history of

Gwendolyn Sims: Will the GOP ‘Take America back’?

January 5, 2017

In 14 days, Donald J. Trump will ride into the White House atop a historic wave of American anger fueled by the tyrannical liberal policies of the past eight years.

Gary Curtis: Clean up our language

January 4, 2017

Have you noticed how our society has become ruder, cruder, and lewder — at almost every level? Have you been concerned by the negative effects a coarsened language has had

Steve Lunetta: Ethics in The Swamp

January 4, 2017

“The Republicans are shutting down the Ethics Committee? Shame on them! What happened to ‘draining the swamp’? See? Hilary was right! What is that burning smell? My hair!” Well, no,

Marybelle Knight: Hold election or go Boydston

January 3, 2017

Thank you to both The Signal and the Gazette for their attempts to show the four current members of the Santa Clarita City Council their mistake in ignoring the wishes

Jim de Bree: The Russians are coming

January 3, 2017

In 1966 a comedy film was released called “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians are Coming.” The premise of the film was that a Russian spy submarine inadvertently ran aground

Lynne Plambeck: Legalized bribery?

January 2, 2017

Editor’s note: Updates amount of funds raised by Smyth camp in 9th paragraph. Some have called our unlimited political campaign donations just a form of legalized bribery. That’s because, in

Ken Dean: One small act of kindness

December 30, 2016

In the article “Serving the needs of the homeless” published in last week’s Saturday Signal, Silvia Gutierrez and Hunt Braly wrote: “The reasons for becoming homeless vary from person to

County of Los Angeles: Homelessness snapshot