John Boston | Sledgehammers, Flies, Liberals & Polar Bears
May 19, 2023
When my girl was little, she was worried to the beeheebies about attending third grade the next day. I’m blessed. Indy got/gets into as much trouble as a nun in
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Albert Bigelow | Is an Indictment Disqualifying?
May 19, 2023
Sometimes Thomas Oatway pens a piece that illustrates a view opposite to his bias. The May 10 anti-Trump letter is one such. First he cites a poll suggesting 57% of
Dr. Gene Dorio | Why Not Listen?
May 19, 2023
Why? As a long-time reader of The Signal and occasional letter-to-the-editor writer, I don’t understand why a high degree of personal attacks take place in your newspaper because someone has
Lois Eisenberg | Trump Town Hall Was Irresponsible
May 19, 2023
When you have a vocally captive supportive audience at your town hall meeting at CNN, of course you are going to get applause and laughter at every lie and demeaning
Jennifer Danny | ‘Angel Money,’ Life Lesson No. 1,367
May 18, 2023
There’s a lovely jewelry store in the Stevenson Ranch Marketplace. The gentleman who owns it is named Edward. Through the years I’ve always purchased my watch batteries from him and
Joshua McGuffie | Let’s Talk
May 18, 2023
In his May 7 column, “Towards a More Perfect Union,” David Hegg makes a commendable plea for respectful civil discourse. We need more words like his that call people from
Cher Gilmore | How to Save Water and Money, Too
May 17, 2023
Our big rains are over for this year, most likely to be followed by several years of scant rainfall, and it’s not too soon to begin thinking about how to
Steven H. Baron | City Should Rescind HMNH Pledge
May 17, 2023
According to the May 4 Signal article under the headline, “City budget projections tighten with May revision,” city revenue projections from February to May increased by $3 million from $139
Arthur Saginian | Vaccines and Wolves
May 17, 2023
In his March 11 letter, Thomas Oatway showed Charles Darwin’s theory is being proven correct. The funny part is, Mr. Oatway might not have considered just HOW Darwin’s theory is
Kipp Mueller | Let’s Normalize Mental Health Support Services
May 16, 2023
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. While the stigma around mental health treatment has reduced over the last several years, it still exists. Raising awareness about the importance of
Gary Curtis | ‘There Are Only Two Genders’
May 16, 2023
Middle School student Liam Morrison was recently pulled out of gym class in Middleborough, Massachusetts, and told to remove a T-shirt he was wearing that said “There are only two
Bob Comer | A Double Standard?
May 16, 2023
Re: Letters to the editor, Lois Eisenberg, “Thomas Not So Supreme,” May 4. Why didn’t Lois mention Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan as well as Justice Clarence Thomas? Breyer
David Hegg | Pain Becomes Privilege
May 14, 2023
By David Hegg In logic there is a fallacy known as non sequitur. This Latin phrase simply means “does not follow” and describes a situation where a supposed “effect” actually
Brian Richards | Left’s Double Standard
May 14, 2023
Lois Eisenberg authored a letter (May 4) decrying the alleged corruption of Clarence Thomas. Typically, she provides no proof of her assertions. In fact, none of the leftists who submit
Our View | ‘Housing Bubble II,’ the Sequel
May 13, 2023
By The Signal Editorial Board One of the core questions of governance is, should good behavior be rewarded? We would posit that, in the vast majority of instances — as
Neil Fitzgerald | Title 42 and the Dangers of Open Borders
May 13, 2023
This week, President Joe Biden and the Democrats will make one of the most far-reaching and consequential decisions for our nation. A decision that will, in my mind prove a
Maria Gutzeit | On the Evolving Role of Moms
May 13, 2023
Like so many other social issues, the expectations and the reality of motherhood are changing. What I’d like for Mother’s Day is not flowers, but sanity. I recently heard an
John Boston | At My Age, Paying $17 a Month for an $18 Policy
May 12, 2023
As the celestial clock keeps insistently ticking, I can’t help but notice more than a few subtle changes in my life. I made the mistake the other day of wearing
Diane Zimmerman | Racial Gerrymandering in SCV
May 12, 2023
If you pay any attention at all to news other than the mainstream news and out-of-town radio stations, you are no doubt aware of the mounting tension over the City
Christopher Lucero | A Charade of Brinkmanship
May 11, 2023
So, I guess we are destined to witness the brinkmanship and Kabuki theater that goes along with debt limit negotiations, again. The great enterprise called USA Inc. will be figuring