Gary Horton | Only Sanity Will Stop Gun Slaughter
May 10, 2023
Another week, another mass shooting; or three or four, in America. Mass shootings are so regular you can almost set your clock by them. You know for sure every weekend
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Larry Moore | The Border: Thinking Outside the Box
May 10, 2023
Poor Joshua Heath. His article “I’m a Democrat and I Support Trump’s Wall” (May 2) is so insane that it begs a thoughtful response. Where do I start? Like so
Thomas Oatway | Campaigning from a Jail Cell?
May 10, 2023
It is interesting to see that polls suggest that 57% of Americans say an indictment of a former president should disqualify that person from holding the office again. Yet 75%
Pilar Schiavo | Standing Up to Big Oil in Sacramento
May 9, 2023
Six months ago, I was talking with one of my friends when they picked up their son from my house after a playdate. For so long, while their family relied
Rob Kerchner | Hunter’s Laptop Eclipses Watergate
May 9, 2023
The suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop is emerging as an enormous news story. It meets or exceeds Watergate — the classic measuring stick of American scandal — in every
Rick Barker | What’s Missing?
May 9, 2023
In re: Signal article “Parents speak out: Kindergarten bullying not being addressed,” March 29. Read this article and then tell me what is glaringly missing! If you said the part
Max Morgan | An Ironic Proclamation
May 9, 2023
In his latest weekly strident attack on Republicans, Thomas Oatway (May 2) proclaims that Republicans “love guns more than they love children.” This, coming from a spokesman for a party
David Hegg | Toward a More Perfect Union
May 7, 2023
By David Hegg Every American should be both aware of, and conversant with, the preamble to our Constitution. It reads, “We the People of the United States, in order to
Larry Moore | Let the Town Center Stay the Center
May 7, 2023
Santa Clarita, even though it has had enormous growth in the last two decades, has always had a small-town feel. You see the same people, your neighbors, at our many
Suzette Valladares | Drug Cartels Have Lobbyists and Legislators
May 6, 2023
Last month I wrote about the California State Senate Public Safety Committee’s failure to advance an important bill to help end the fentanyl crisis. This is part two to what
Randi Kay | A Canadian Expat’s Memories
May 6, 2023
Today, Canadian expats are mourning the death of a true musical icon, Gordon Lightfoot. His popularity as a folk singer skyrocketed during the 1960s, and he wrote about all things
John Boston | Kudos to Smyth for Advancing Cauliflower EarAwareness
May 5, 2023
DEAR COUNCILMAN CAMERON SMYTH: Taking digits to keyboard this fine Friday morn to actively cheer your heroic resolution to fund separate city restrooms for C.E.D. sufferers. You know. C.E.D.? Cauliflower
Arthur Saginian | Why So Much Fuss Over Districts?
May 5, 2023
The letter by Andres Sanchez-Sanchez (March 22), and all of the similar letters before his, got me to wondering why there has been so much of a “to-do” with our
Carolyn Olsen | Make a Difference in the Life of a Local Foster Youth
May 4, 2023
Imagine being separated from your family at a young age because of abuse or neglect, and then entering the foster care system, where you might be shifted among multiple foster
Ronald Perry | Thanks for Speaking Up
May 4, 2023
Thank you Matt Funicello! Thank you for speaking out against the travesty of Angela Davis speaking at College of the Canyons! She would like to see the entire United States
Lois Eisenberg | Thomas Not So Supreme
May 4, 2023
Clarence Thomas not being so supreme as a justice on the Supreme Court amounts to mistrust, unethical and corrupt behavior by a Supreme Court justice. It seems that we have
Gary Horton | GOP Leaders: Change Course While We Can
May 3, 2023
“Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
Arthur Saginian | Breaking Down the Incels
May 3, 2023
“Kill them with kindness” is the old saying when it comes to dealing with difficult people, but just how many “really” difficult people are out there among us? For the
Rob Kerchner | Proof of the Voters’ Pudding
May 3, 2023
Joe Biden voters held their nose because they hated Donald Trump. Trump voters held their nose because they hated Hillary Clinton. But at the end of the day, there are
Joshua Heath | I’m a Democrat and I Support Trump’s Wall
May 2, 2023
One of the most powerful political tactics in a leader’s arsenal is to use your opponent’s program in service of your own objectives. A particularly compelling example of this approach