Maria Gutzeit: Women’s Day: a work in progress
March 20, 2017
As I uttered the words, I knew what I had done wrong. My daughter had just finished an hour of swimming laps with her team. She relayed how two boys
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Dianne Van Hook: Time for COC to offer 4-year degrees
March 20, 2017
“I’m so glad College of the Canyons is offering bachelor’s degrees. It’s about time!” That refrain – and hundreds of variations like it – are uttered to me frequently. It
David Hegg: Society’s denial of self-denial
March 17, 2017
Among ancients the greatest honor was given to those who, seeing the greater good of the greater number, chose valiantly to deny themselves certain rights and pleasures to improve those
Duane Smith: Don’t make America mediocre again
March 17, 2017
On Wednesday while driving a back, secluded mountain road in Santa Clarita, I observed something suspicious. Parked alongside the road was a man sitting on the edge of the highway
Brian Baker: Naked judicial activism and overreach
March 16, 2017
This week, for a second time, a federal district judge – this time in Hawaii – issued an injunction against President Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from several specific countries.
Scott Wilk: Officer slain due to lax public safety policy
March 16, 2017
It’s becoming an epidemic. It seems almost each week another police officer is killed. The sound of bagpipes seems omnipresent as, one by one, the brave men and women who
Steve Lunetta: My nose just can’t take it
March 15, 2017
Do you ever have one of those moments when you are sitting at your kitchen table in the morning with a nice cup of coffee and you read something that
Gary Horton: SVC skin in the homeless game
March 14, 2017
The homeless playing field has suddenly changed. Nine days ago, the deepest most of us got involved with homelessness was the occasional shock and bother of a ragged individual interrupting
Chad Kampbell: Diversity pledge matters
March 13, 2017
The Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution affirming Santa Clarita’s commitment to diversity at its Feb. 14 meeting. The vote came after the resolution was first
Dr. Gene Dorio: Measure H: Waste not, want not
March 13, 2017
With the narrow uncertified passage of Measure H, we must be prepared for the increase in sales tax monies that might soon be swept into Los Angeles County coffers for
David Hegg: A danger to rationalize away ethics
March 10, 2017
We all do it. We lie, cheat, steal, demean and cause pain in others. We do things we know are wrong and contrary to our own ethical standards. When we
Jim de Bree: Long road to fixing Obamacare
March 10, 2017
This is the sixth column in my series about health care. Hopefully it will be my last — for a while, at least. I hope that the previous columns have
Brian Baker: Still searching for a solution to homelessness
March 9, 2017
On March 8 The Signal published a column by Gary Horton entitled “Deciding to decisively end homelessness.” It seems that Gary and I agree on this issue, and I’m sure
Jim de Bree: Voodoo economics of HSAs
March 9, 2017
One of the ideas touted by the Republicans to fix Obamacare is the expansion of Health Savings Accounts, commonly referred to as “HSAs.” In case you have not heard of
Victoria Diana: Consider if we dare to unplug
March 9, 2017
I live in a world consumed by technology and social media. People sitting across from each other on a date don’t even look up to have a conversation because they
Gary Horton: Deciding to decisively end homelessness
March 7, 2017
The vote on Measure H was held Tuesday. Plainly, as I write this on Election Day, I don’t know which way the wind will blow. This much I do know:
Dick Cesaroni: No tax money for illegal immigrants
March 6, 2017
Are we being cheated, flimflammed, or are our representatives completely crazy? Maybe a little or a lot of each. I keep hearing about how our state is deteriorating – streets
Charles Vignola: Report from Knight’s town hall
March 6, 2017
So what were you doing last Saturday morning? Maybe sleeping in after a busy week? Me, I had to wake up at 5 a.m. – and no, I’m not a
Gwendolyn Sims: CPAC, winning and wariness
March 2, 2017
Last week I made the annual trek to Washington, D.C., to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). For those unfamiliar with it, CPAC is the largest yearly meeting of
Jim de Bree: My family’s flight to freedom
March 1, 2017
Like many other World War II-era refugees, my family fled the war front with little but the clothes on their backs. They later became American citizens. Today marks the 75th