
Richard Smykle | Inciting, Rather than Supporting
Re: Letters, Phyllis McKenna, Sept. 1, “The Shakedown of Santa Clarita.” The right of peaceful protests was encouraged by our founding fathers. Because of some police brutality, many people of

Re: Letters, Phyllis McKenna, Sept. 1, “The Shakedown of Santa Clarita.” The right of peaceful protests was encouraged by our founding fathers. Because of some police brutality, many people of

People who are persecuted in their native countries, whether for their religion, ethnicity, gender identity, or other reasons, may flee for their lives and become “refugees.” This is a U.N.-designated

I came up with a simple test to determine if a news media source exhibits bias: When a report goes beyond the objective statement of what happened and either supports

This is in response to the “Right Here, Right Now” column (“A Brash New Yorker Named Donald Trump”) by Betty Arenson on Aug. 29. Betty attempts to explain to non-Trumpers

As we get closer to the coming election I am trying to keep a clear head and I have to admit that with so much information coming from so many

When Mike Kuhlman was named new superintendent of the William S. Hart Union High School, District, I applauded your challenging the process by which he was chosen — not in

Recently a tree crew hired by Southern California Edison cut down this old sycamore tree on San Francisquito Canyon Road. It was twice as big when I moved here in

Please accept my appreciation for (Tim Whyte’s) Aug. 15 column article regarding “Local Names That Explain the ‘WHY.’” At the time of the Newhall Incident I was a young officer

Dear City Council, city manager and The Signal: On July 28, the Signal published my letter to the editor, “Cold Shoulder for Ice Rink Purchase.” This letter is a followup

Arthur Saginian wrote a letter to the editor on Aug. 26 entitled, “COVID-19, Wolves and Sheep.” Arthur suggests liberals are sheep because of their pro-life approach to COVID-19 and conservatives

President Donald Trump ran on the slogan “Make America Great Again.” As of July 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1.8

Over the last 50 years, an uptick in policing in schools has swept the country and produced a multitude of urgent, critical problems for child safety. Many are unaware of

What do you think of big data? Do you trust it? Mistrust it? How about big government? Listen up. Introduced into both chambers of Congress have been identical bills to

Re: Roundabout plans for the intersection of Lost Canyon Road and Sand Canyon Road. I and many of my neighbors feel a roundabout is a bad idea. I have lived

Editor’s note: The following letter was received before the City Council’s meeting on Tuesday in which the council discussed a memorial or name change for Central Park. This is in

Re: Trump’s incarceration of migrant children on the border, Lois Eisenberg, letters, Aug. 26. A question for Lois: Why didn’t you say anything about this when Barack Obama was president?

Man, I don’t get it. Brian Baker (letters, Aug. 21) hates California, couldn’t wait to leave California, and then, after years of moaning about it, he ups and moves to

Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 was published Aug. 20). This letter is in response to the letter of Christian Olmos and Andrea Fleming printed on July 30, “A Call

Why are you wearing a mask? Is it because it is fashionable? Are you wearing it because the government told you to? Maybe you are infected and don’t want to

Less than 1% of the federal budget goes to international affairs. Increasing foreign aid can have positive effects on the United States economically and politically. Americans tend to believe