Our View | Israel-Hamas: No Moral Equivalency
October 14, 2023
By The Signal Editorial Board We learned something unsettling this week: That is, among us in Santa Clarita, there are at least a few people who find it perfectly acceptable
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Neil Fitzgerald | A Historical Perspective on Israel-Hamas
October 14, 2023
Hamas has launched a barbaric attack on Israel. There can never be any justification for cold-blooded murder. Hamas has butchered babies, women and innocent children. Hamas massacred young people at
Phyllis A. McKenna | In Defense of Men and Fathers
October 14, 2023
This letter is in support of men in general and fathers in particular. It seems of late men are being portrayed in a negative light. There is talk of toxic
Thomas Oatway | Advice for Fani Willis
October 14, 2023
With the Trump Conspiracy Trial coming up starting in Georgia less than a month away, I thought that I could offer some advice to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis
John Boston | Toys & God Boxes That Bring a Smile
October 13, 2023
Eons ago, I worked for the comedy icon Norman Lear as Useless Corporate Ant No. 14,487, crunching numbers. What struck me about the billionaire was his office. It was completely
Nathan Hochman | Gascón Gives Murderers a Chance
October 13, 2023
Why would L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón promulgate a policy directing his deputies NOT to attend parole hearings on behalf of victims, like rape victims and families of murdered
Abigail DeSesa | Are You a Good Neighbor? (Part II)
October 13, 2023
In January 2015, I wrote a commentary asking people if they thought they were a good neighbor and were willing to pay a higher trash service price to close down
Gary Horton | From Herding Sheep to Herding Jobs
October 11, 2023
I’m writing today as the vice chairman of the College of the Canyons Foundation board, representing the full COC Foundation in celebrating a recent remarkable and beneficial achievement: The grand
Arthur Saginian | What Are Biden’s Accomplishments?
October 11, 2023
This letter goes out to anyone who supports President Joe Biden for president in 2024. I myself see the election of Biden in 2020 as going beyond cutting off one’s
Lois Eisenberg | Destroying American Democracy
October 11, 2023
The Republicans are doing a masterful job trying to destroy our “American democracy.” Attested by: Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his position as House speaker, without a clue about what
Joshua Heath | Notes on Evil, Cowardice and Fear
October 10, 2023
In a previous column, “A Letter From Satan to Santa Clarita,” I used the character of the devil as a literary device to explore certain moral questions. I’ve long wondered
Duane Smith | What About Shani Louk?
October 10, 2023
Her name is Shani Louk. Early Saturday morning, Oct. 7, a headline at the top of The Drudge Report — in bold red letters — read “Naked woman paraded by
Sherman Strickrott | More than Just Tri-Colored Buffaloes
October 10, 2023
Editor’s note: The following letter was written before Santa Clarita Transit drivers went on strike Monday morning. My name is Sherman Strickrott. I am one of 160 operators at MV
David Hegg | The Joy of Obligation
October 8, 2023
By David Hegg Earlier this week I was asked if writing a weekly column is becoming a chore. It went like this. “Do you ever get tired of facing a
Rabbi Mark Blazer | Waking up to the Unimaginable
October 7, 2023
This morning Israel woke up to a nightmare. Hundreds of Israelis were murdered in their homes and on their streets. An almost unimaginable attack, which in the United States would
Our View | Wanted: 1 More Plaintiff vs. Zero Bail
October 7, 2023
By The Signal Editorial Board Let’s all ask ourselves a simple question: How’s this “let’s keep as many people out of jail as possible” philosophy working out for society at
Suzette Martinez Valladares | L.A. County in More Danger with ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Policy
October 7, 2023
This past week Los Angeles County reinstated a zero-cash bail policy for those arrested for most crimes. Practically what that means is that someone arrested for a smash-and-grab robbery, including
Rob Kerchner | Revisiting a Fateful Decision
October 7, 2023
In the wake of the movie “Oppenheimer,” it’s worth assessing whether America’s atomic bombs should have been dropped in World War II. Those who say “no” often forget that, just
John Boston | So Where Do You Conceal a Blow Gun?
October 6, 2023
The other night, I was dining with friends and fellow members of The Worthless Sons & Daughters of the Wealthy Landowners, Santa Clarita-Velveeta Chapter. Among our cowboy hat crowd, the
Marsha McLean | How Do We Deal with a Supermajority?
October 6, 2023
How does one deal with a super majority in government with an unbending idealism with no room for compromise, consensus building or common sense? Hopefully we can figure it out