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Nobody thought it was possible, but Donald Trump ripped the presidential election right out of Hillary Clinton’s hands on Tuesday night. Winning the states of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina

Well, the election’s over and now we know who’s the clear and indisputable loser: Clinton. The country has dodged a major bullet. But I’m more interested in considering what dynamic

Election junkies like myself have spent an inordinate amount of time on Nate Silver’s “538” election prediction site. Silver is the guy who brought predictive statistical analysis to baseball, and

In reference to “Tackling climate change with a plan,” published Oct. 26 in The Signal: I am sorry, Ms. Gilmore, but I disagree. I’ll bet that neither of us has

At long last, today is Election Day. After 18 months of the craziest, most stomach-churning election antics in modern history, tonight the Obama Era begins to draw to a close

I recently penned a column in the Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal suggesting the fact that the SCV is slated to grow substantially in the next several decades is a

I’ve spent my life, along with my husband, raising our two beautiful children. As any mother knows, a household is not a dictatorship, as much as it might seem easier

In my geography class back in the 1960s I watched an educational movie focused on Venezuela, a thriving and beautiful country that was among the most prosperous in the world.

To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not go – “The Impossible Dream” Joe Darion From

Last week, accusations of sexual harassment against Santa Clarita City Councilman Dante Acosta came to light when an email exchange between his accuser and several local Republican heavyweights surfaced on

Hoping the voting public will ignore important qualities a candidate may possess, a large dose of cheap shots and unproven allegations are here again in 2016. Unfortunately, these simplistic attacks

Recently, I received election material from Stacy Fortner and Lynne Plambeck for the Division 2 and At-Large seats, respectively, for the Castaic Lake Water Agency Board of Directors. Their campaign

This weekend will mark 499 years since a young monk strolled to the university church in Wittenberg, Germany, and tacked a list of 95 statements to the door intending to

In Santa Clarita, we love our hometown heroes – those who have served our country and our community. With so much negativity this election cycle, I think it’s important to

This is a crazy election year with many difficult choices. From my perspective, one of the most challenging decisions was whom to vote for in the 38th Assembly District. This