Letters to the Editor

What do you get when you take a virus from China and send it to the U.S. besides millions of sick people and awful premature deaths? You get a lot

My name is Julia Estrada and I am an extremely involved student and 2020 graduate of Hart High School. I am writing in regard to the need to retire Hart

On March 19, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. By March 20, most Americans started submitting to strict directives to stay home, in what The New York Times

In my almost 30 years of my family and I living here in Santa Clarita, I have encountered Bob Kellar in many different settings. First, he has been a member

Isolation is not helping senior citizens. They deserve better. The rest of society is opening up with no interest in modifying or lifting the shutdown of our seniors. There is

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the flag of the United States of America. While not officially established as National Flag Day until 1949, June 14 has served

In her letter published on Saturday, Roberta Dey demands that we “show a little respect already,” stating Donald Trump deserves it because he was elected president. I had respected the

Dear L.A. Police Department officers, leaders and union members: Mayor Eric Garcetti has proposed cutting your already inadequate budget in response to threats and lies from organizations like Black Lives

Early on the Centers for Disease Control decided that COVID-19 was spread by droplets from coughing and sneezing. Many of their assumptions have proven wrong over the last four plus

Ever since they came up with the concept of social distancing I have been trying to wrap my mind around this concept. For sure it has been the death knell

I’m writing today in response to a June 6 letter by Roberta Dey, “Show a Little Respect Already.” She says her heart “becomes sad” when she gets to the opinion

I’m tired doesn’t even come close to encompassing the feeling. Sadly, there’s always a giant problem. Every semester, a shadow over our head. Evolution, not revolution, is the watchword during

President Donald Trump has taken a lot of heat for the actions by Secret Service and Washington, D.C., police to dispel an unruly mob impeding Trump’s trip to a church.

Dear men and women of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station:  I attended the peaceful protest (June 4) in Valencia to support the Black Lives Matter movement to end police

I have a question regarding the June 4 article “Henry Mayo announces additional COVID-19-related death.” When Henry Mayo uses the word “related” do they mean that the patient didn’t die

I learned after the fact that both of my granddaughters (ages 15 and 19) had been in the “Black Lives Matter” protest in Santa Clarita on May 30, after seeing

“Momma! Momma! I’m through!” Those were the dying words of George Floyd. In the face of death, and I will add “pure evil,” George Floyd called out to his mother!

In this age of rampant unemployment, older citizens are also undergoing financial stress. Prices are rising due to business closures and reduced profits.  There are seniors looking for work. Older

On the front page of The Signal June 3 there is a picture of a protester holding a sign stating “DEFUND THE POLICE.” So if that were to happen, what

I sit at my home each day and read The Signal to see what is happening in our community. Each time I get to the opinion section, my heart becomes