Letters to the Editor

I started running in my late 50s due to seeing the benefits in some of my friends, and found great pleasure in running the Santa Clarita Valley 5K. Later, in

Friday’s (June 17) letter from Richard Myers is full of rant but short on facts. Here are two to be considered before attacking “assault weapons”: 1. AR-15s are NOT assault

See what has happened when Donald Trump was not impeached. It was said by the experts that Trump not being impeached would play more havoc with the American democracy (republic)

Now we know. Hillary Clinton concocted Russiagate out of whole cloth in order to deflect attention from her own illegalities, ordered her lackeys to send it to the media (and

Jonathan Kraut submitted a column (March 29) on holding the “free press” accountable for deliberate misinformation, and The Signal called it “The Fourth Branch of Government.” He proposed a media

I have always been impressed by Arthur Saginian’s letters. As he noted (June 14), I am not that smooth. Diane Zimmerman twice spoke of possible or “potential” voter fraud she

According to data through February released by the Centers for Disease Control, [an estimated] 60% of adults and 75% of children have antibodies indicating that they’ve been infected with COVID-19,

I have always displayed an American flag. I am very patriotic.  Two days before Memorial Day, my flag and wood pole were gone. I called the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Here we go again. Our congressmen and women will be passing some weak gun safety measures and applauding themselves for working together. They are satisfied and expect the public to

Our country is truly in the midst of a cold civil war.  Unlike the original Civil War, this one is not defined by geography or violence, but as before, the

Re: Reparations in California. Excuse me, but I want to know how many slaves there were in California. I want to know how we, the California taxpayers, are responsible for

In The Signal opinion column entitled “Compromise, Actually Get Things Done,” published June 8, Gary Horton wrote: “Firearm management is easy: Assault weapons are military-grade weapons and should be removed

Those of us who lament the brutal murder of 19 innocent children and two wonderful teachers in Texas are sick of “thoughts and prayers.” Killers like this 18-year-old should never

In re: Dennis Bartash, “Nothing Wrong with Registering Guns,” letters, June 3. As a life member of the National Rifle Association as well as being a federally licensed gunsmith, I

Just a “kinda interesting” not-so-fun fact:  Large Mike Garcia signs are being “taken down” all over town.  Hmm. I noticed that Christy Smith signs seem to be intact.  Pretty sure

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, was giving a speech on the floor of the House on Wednesday, June 8, about Republican-led bills that he said targeted LGBTQ+ rights. Before ending his

This is the second letter I’ve recently read in The Signal (Diane Zimmerman, March 29), the first one being my own, taking issue with Gary Morrison’s “observations.”  I have no

Barack Obama said that manufacturing growth required a magic wand. Donald Trump showed it didn’t. It only required freedom.  Same story with energy. Obama said we couldn’t drill our way

The following is a copy of a letter to the office of Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares: Below are the details of our fire insurance situation. We are hopeful that anyone

I was personally pleased to read that The Signal endorsed our congressman, Mike Garcia, for reelection to continue his fine record of representing all citizens of our district, even those