“Alright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” Fading movie star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) utters those words in the final scene of “Sunset Boulevard,” Billy Wilder’s 1950 film noir
Everyone deserves to feel safe in their communities. With kids at school facing the threat of gun violence, small businesses experiencing retail theft, seniors targeted by scammers, tragic accidental fentanyl
Per our Constitution and our electoral process, we vote for our politicians to work for the common good of all citizens of the United States of America. The Democrat Party
One of the most famous phrases in history is one that my high school Latin teacher Sister Mary David intoned with deep solemnity as we were studying Caesar: Et tu,
By David Hegg Over the years, I have watched in anguish from a front-row seat as couples, good people all, have ended their marriages in divorce. They started fine. Most
This letter is addressed to (far-left liberal) Signal contributors. Well, by the grace of God and a serendipitous turn of the head, your fondest wish was denied. If the assassin’s
People who were not in the military, and even some who were, often confuse the actual names of the individual branches, and the most frequent mistake is when everyone is
Joe Biden foolishly and illegally cancels the student debts of rioting college kids who themselves laud and protect killers and rapists. Rob Kerchner Valencia
Abraham Lincoln ended his First Inaugural Address with a plea for national unity. “We are not enemies, but friends … Though passion may have strained, it must not break our
I am currently a senior at Valencia High School and an intern at the Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment. I’m writing to express my concern about the
Every day for the last 10 years, I’ve given daily thanks that I grew up when I did, in Los Angeles County of the 1950s, at that time one of
I’m long past my tree-climbing days, but that doesn’t stop me from staring. From my office huge picture window, I often slouch, put my feet up and just watch a
Anyone who saw the Trump-Biden debate must be terrified at our November election choices. Donald Trump was vintage Trump. He was his obnoxious self and refused to answer questions from
The following letter was written before the College of the Canyons board of trustees’ July 10 meeting. As a dedicated constituent, stakeholder, and advocate for positive workplace environments, I am
I grew up in Bethel Park, the middle-class suburb south of Pittsburgh where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks lived with his parents. Crooks’ attempt to kill Donald Trump last weekend has
Those who know me well know that, since the 2020 election, I have feared political violence in connection with the 2024 election and its aftermath. Most of my friends think
The Democrats will eventually win the argument that Joe Biden just had a bad night. That is the wrong debate. Biden has had a bad three and a half years.
It’s interesting that you can have an approval rating, as reported in The Signal, of 80-plus percent and still lose your job. Usually that would get you a bonus. The
The letter from Christopher Lucero (June 12) was pretty decent up until the second-to-last paragraph. How will he vote, according to Democratic dogma/programming or according to his own best interest?
Milwaukee Former President Donald Trump once privately told associates that the problem he faced selecting a running mate was that the field of potential partners did not include a no-brainer