Columnists

I ’m cheating in this column. Carrie and I are enjoying a quiet week’s vacation on a boat, mostly disconnected from the world. The calmness here reminds of something I

I just received a letter dated June 20 from the L.A. County Department of Public Health on July 11. I suppose many of our Signal readers have received a similar

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor  Confession time. A few months back, I wrote a column lamenting the fact that my daily (unsweetened) iced tea from the Circle K near my

By David Hegg When 56 men gathered to affirm the Declaration of Independence with their signatures, they held certain truths to be self-evident. They affirmed that all are “endowed by

By Mike Garcia Candidate, 25th Congressional District  National security begins on the border. A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation. Our southern border is in crisis

So there’s this strange, kabuki theater that plays itself out every time I go to the local drive-yourself-thru carwash. It’s been going on for eons. I roll my car onto

Last week, we talked about the arduous trail that led me to purchase our first electric car, a Tesla Model 3, a practical and economical machine. But I think the

If someone were to head to the farthest visible galaxy, it would take 13.3 billion years traveling at the speed of light to get there. Obviously there is not yet

I love the idea of unity in America, the ending of the polarization and the attacks that so disturb us all. I just don’t see any evidence, when I look

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor  Rep. Katie Hill dropped by The Signal’s offices the other day, and it was an enjoyable conversation. She was forthcoming, engaging, frank and witty.  And,

By David Hegg I like to read biographies of those who have made significant contributions to the history of our world, and I’m certainly not alone in this. The draw

By Perry Smith Sunday Signal Editor  Welcome to the first edition of “Real Stories from the SCV’s First Responders,” where we take a break from our regular community news programming

Let’s be honest. Today’s Democrats want to take your guns away. Some of them say they support the Second Amendment, and that they simply want better “regulation.” But don’t we

As part of my many duties as Mr. Santa Clarita Valley, I also have final say on who gets into our Fourth of July Parade. Alas, lately I’ve been remiss

When asked about my biggest fear, the answer I typically respond with is “imprisonment.” Or worse – “false imprisonment.” It’s highly unlikely that I’ll ever have to face that fear,

As a child, my parents took me, my brother and our two sisters to the local county park on New York’s Long Island to see the annual fireworks show on

I recently went through a job change and those of you who have experienced such a thing know what a joy it is. Fortunately, we had about a year’s notice

Remember the Imperial Walkers from Star Wars? Those giant terrifying mechanical nightmares that looked a whole lot like those giant cargo cranes at the Port of Los Angeles – but

“Mom, Scooter pooped!” So said a kid who could be anyone’s kid, walking their dog at the KOA before loading up for another day on the road in their RV. 

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor  I’ll never forget the day Randy Wicks died. It was 1996. My wife and I were on a camping trip to the Santa Barbara wine