Jack Crawford | An All-Star Game That Matters
March 17, 2026
Watching Team USA vs. Team Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic was like watching an all-star game where the outcome really matters. And hats off to fellow Hoosier
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Dan Walters | Real Journalism Tells Real Stories
March 17, 2026
YouTube and other internet media sites are loaded with videos in which self-proclaimed truth tellers claim to have uncovered some startling facts that mainstream journalists have either ignored or purposely
David Hegg | The Necessity of Beauty
March 15, 2026
By David Hegg If we are not careful, the chaos and madness of our world can overwhelm our thoughts and leave us emotionally numb or worse. I feel it. We
Arthur Saginian | Begging for Trouble?
March 15, 2026
Re: Jack Crawford, letters, Jan. 30, “Red-Tainted Lenses.” I would sooner characterize Nicole Good and Alex Pretti as “weekend warriors” than peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights. Why did
Our View | The Unacceptable Alternative: A Nuclear-Armed Iran
March 14, 2026
By The Signal Editorial Board “The only thing worse than the Iran that exists now is an Iran with nuclear weapons.” • • • “The Iranians and the world need
Mark Blazer | Evil persists in the human story
March 14, 2026
Before there was antisemitism, there was evil. Long before we developed specific categories of hatred, the human capacity to harm, destroy and dehumanize already existed. The Bible describes this reality
Denise Lite | Congress Votes for Self-Serving Secrecy
March 14, 2026
I read with shock that our U.S. House of Representatives, in a decisive 357-65 vote, chose to keep taxpayer-funded sexual assault settlements involving members of Congress secret. This vote is
Larry Moore | Shouting at My Television
March 14, 2026
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech was the longest in history at one hour and 47 minutes. He needed that much time to enumerate all of the legislation,
Rob Kerchner | Is This Any Surprise?
March 14, 2026
Protesting in favor of a regime that kills protesters is a special kind of stupid, but since the same folks protest law enforcement for enforcing the law, it’s very on-brand.
John Boston | Yes. There IS Life After the Cell Phone …
March 13, 2026
For the first time since the Pleistocene, I was without cellphone for a few days. It was both 19.6 on the Richter Hysterical Yuppie Sissy Scale, and, heaven. I was
Elizabeth Wong Ahlers | Sacramento Keeps Parents in Dark
March 13, 2026
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo backed Assembly Bill 1955, a law allowing schools to hide critical information from parents. The U.S. Supreme Court has now blocked its enforcement. Parents should never be
Dan Walters | A War of Words Over Carbon Rules
March 13, 2026
This week — as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran raged and gasoline prices soared due to disruption in the global oil trade — a political war erupted in
Rick Barker | An Example of Leadership Working
March 12, 2026
As was reported by The Signal, veterans in California are now going to be protected under legislation that was passed by both houses and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. This
Arthur Saginian | Do You Feel Lucky?
March 12, 2026
Jonathan Kraut ends Part II of his top 10 New Year’s wishes for 2026 by asking, “What are the odds that these easy fixes will be enacted pronto?” “Easy fixes”!
Larry Moore | SCV’s Own Dogemeister
March 12, 2026
After reading Gary Horton’s column “Before You Raise My Sales Tax Again” (Feb. 18) I must say that I agree with it. Hell just froze over. Gary sounds just like
Christine Flowers | Vicious Iran Regime Gets What it Deserves
March 12, 2026
Years ago, when I first started to handle asylum cases, I had a consultation with a man from Iran who managed to get tourist visas for himself, his wife and
David M. Shribman | Total War Emerges from Fog of War
March 12, 2026
This is the moment when total war meets the fog of war. Not in tiny steps but in one great leap, the United States has triggered, and itself soon will
Gary Horton | A Small Ask, a Generous Response
March 11, 2026
Every once in a while, a meeting reminds you why you raised your hand to volunteer in the first place. Last week was one of those meetings. I serve as
Brian Richards | Calling Out Both Sides’ Bad Behavior
March 11, 2026
Wrong is wrong! As you all know, I’m not at all shy about calling out bad behavior from the left. But if we’re reasonable we should call out bad behavior
Lois Eisenberg | Athletes Express Their Views
March 11, 2026
The truth was told at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where some of the athletics turned political by speaking out against Donald Trump’s presidency. USA skier Hunter Hess spoke out about