Letters to the Editor

If you think having Democrats in sole control of the U.S. government over the past two years has been bad (and it has!), or that having Democrats in sole control

I am so happy with the article on your opinion page by Mr. Gary Horton on Oct .19. He hit the nail right on the head by explaining how a

The midterm elections are over, but the counting continues. I have been thinking about my political evolution as we await the final results. In the past I would survey the

This goes out to Judy Propri of Castaic (letters, Sept. 22), who implored for me to “come back” (to the Catholic church). Judy, I will come back when each and

It was so great and encouraging to read in The Signal the letter from Ronald Perry (letters, Nov. 8). I concur with Mr. Perry that the only way to change

Californians sadly voted nearly two to one (67% to 33%/ per the Associated Press) in favor of Proposition 1, to amend our state’s constitution to permanently enshrine unrestricted late-term abortions

I have been living in Tennessee for about six months and have been at peace, and why I listened to a news broadcast from California, I still don’t understand. The

The opinions in the opinion section are way too long. The writer goes on and on about past letters and argue the same points back and forth. I like to

Editor’s note: The following letter was received shortly before Israel’s Nov. 1 election. Once again, and for the fifth time in four years, Israel is on the brink of an

An 8.7% increase in Social Security benefits is on the horizon for 2023, and not coming a moment too soon. Around 70 million Americans will receive this 8.7% increase, and

I have read the latest Signal list of the most influential persons of 2022 and would like to express my appreciation of your efforts each year noting those persons who

Candidate Joe Biden ran as the great “healer.” Recently he told us, without any basis in fact, that airline fees are disproportionately higher for minorities. How is an absurd statement

Moving to Los Angeles in 2015, after two decades of gratifying development work with the U.N. around the world, I was eager to learn about American politics and contribute to

In post-World War I Germany, inflation made citizens miserable. Hitler’s propaganda unfairly blamed the Jews, an already persecuted minority. Now that Joe Biden’s policies have made U.S. citizens miserable, Biden

From Bunker Hill to Pork Chop Hill. From Saratoga to Grenada. From the Gulf of Tonkin to the Persian Gulf. The American fighting soldier has stood tall on many a

It is time to address the problem of illegal immigrants and the massive problems we have at the border! Oh, but I forgot, if you are a liberal or Democrat,

Gary Horton (Sept. 21) made an astounding discovery: that the grass of health care isn’t greener anywhere.  Wow, Gary! You really do deserve some sort of award, but I don’t

Re: Rick Barker, letters, Oct. 22. Sorry to respond so late, but I have been in Texas for the last month. If you think political speech here is a bit

Because of an overreaction to COVID-19 we foolishly hobbled our economy and racked up massive debt. It was entirely avoidable. Now we’re facing inflation, recession, AND the potential for the

What are the real reasons behind the Jan. 6 insurrection when angry mobs stormed the Capitol, the American bastion of U.S. democracy? They appeared to be middle-class protesters, discontented and