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
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
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
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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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.
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
“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,
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
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