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Like most, I have a serious Love/Hate relationship with Facebook. I haven’t figured out how to completely wash its smarmy germs off my skin, but, I also haven’t been on

I went to see Foghat at The Canyon recently and wow what a concert. The lead singer commanded the audience with such showmanship, and the band was incredible. It was crowded,

Images coming out of Mariupol and Bucha have shown the free world the horrors of the unprovoked Russian aggression against the people of Ukraine. Cities and towns blown up and

While the proverbial advice to “take each day as it comes” has some validity, it also masks the dangerous assumption that the choices we make today won’t have consequential carry-over

I’m not what you would call a morning person.  If one of my neighbors, or one of their gardeners, starts mowing the lawn at 7:30 on a Saturday or Sunday

The greatest threat we face in America today is not “climate change.” It is not pollution. It is not Russian expansion in Europe. It is not systemic racism. It is

Despite flirting with the life agrarian, I’ve never been a morning person. Pre-10 a.m.? I need a spatula to get out of bed. If someone asked, and, they have, what

“Truth is the first casualty in war.” This oft-quoted truism attributes back to 1915 England. The news and views coming from the past five weeks of the Russian “Special Military

There is a story told about Abraham Lincoln who asked his audience, “How many legs does a dog have if you consider the tail to be a leg?” As you

“It’s just to flatten the curve.” “It’s just for two weeks.” “It’s just a few more months.” “It’s just another year.” “It’s just a mask.” “It’s just non-essential businesses.” “It’s

I love the Ukraine. They’re the only country on Planet Earth that recognizes April Fool’s as a national holiday. You gotta love a nation like that, although, for me, every

This is a busy time of year, we’re getting back into the swing of things post the pandemic, it’s tax season, property tax is due shortly and for me I

For about two years shy of 20, this Signal newspaper has graciously allowed my thoughts to be read and my ideas to be shared with you without censorship or coercion. 

Some clever scholar somewhere first gave the world this brilliant assessment of the motivations behind sexual courtship. “Girls play at sex to get love, while boys play at love to

Years ago, I was en route to a Beverly Hills dinner and ended up giving this kid a lift. A student from, of all places, Wuhan, future home of the

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana.  The screams of the terrified victims at Babi Yar chill the soul when heard in the

It is time for the West Ranch communities to fish or cut bait. Meaning, it is time for the west side of the Santa Clarita Valley to either annex into

About 10 days ago, I wrote a column entitled “War through a Dachshund’s Eyes” that was published on March 9. In that column, I described the Instagram chronicles of a

I remember seeing a poster somewhere proclaiming, “Readers are Leaders.” Certainly, the basic truth here is evident but I greatly fear there is need for some additional specificity. I’d vote for

It has now been over a year since George Gascón became the DA of Los Angeles. And, in just that short time, homicides have risen to a 15-year high.  We