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By David Hegg Only those playing with a closed mind and closed history book have trouble understanding why Americans are sharply divided over moral issues. At the risk of offending

By David Hegg Only those playing with a closed mind and closed history book have trouble understanding why Americans are sharply divided over moral issues. At the risk of offending

Walking into a record store in Studio City with my wife, Kelly, I realized I could not remember the last time I played a vinyl album. Even CDs have given

Lately, it feels like everywhere you turn — TV, social media, even conversations with friends — everything turns into a big political argument. National issues, “protests,” party fights, who’s right,

Many candidates for California governor say the state faces a “housing crisis” and that they can solve it. Over the past 15 years, Democratic governors and Legislatures have promised similar

Lois Eisenberg (letters, March 11) ends her 1,675th diatribe against President Donald Trump by quoting, “the truth will set you free.” Lois, as Jack Nicholson told Tom Cruise in “A

Santa Clarita has long been seen as an alternative to Los Angeles, a place where families could live without the daily gridlock that defines life over the hill. But that

I seem to have picked up a bad habit. Well. Another one. It’s happened the past few months. It’s completely age-inappropriate. Somehow, the word, “Dear …” has snuck into my daily

As the California primary election draws near (June 2) there is increasing speculation that the result will be two Republican candidates for governor come November. Depending on party affiliation the

For most patients in California, having a telehealth visit with an out-of-state doctor is not legal. During the pandemic, telehealth visits were allowed under state and federal executive orders. However,

Watt Avenue is one of several Sacramento County streets named for famous inventors, in this case James Watt, father of the steam engine. It is also one of the county’s

Have you heard? The latest trend on the American left is to imply that Donald Trump’s war in Iran has echoes of Putin’s war in Ukraine. It’s a great feint

Is there anyone out there who thinks Gov. Gavin Newsom has done a good job? If so, what metrics do you use to support that opinion? Has he done a

In Los Angeles, failure has become a funding strategy. Streetlights don’t work? Raise taxes. Crime increases? Raise taxes. Businesses leave? Raise fees. It’s the same cycle — over and over

When someone applies for and obtains legal citizenship in the U.S., they must make the following pledge called the Oath of Allegiance. Renunciation of Foreign Allegiance: “I hereby declare, on

I’d like to congratulate Mihran Kalaydjian for submitting such a well-written letter (Feb. 20) regarding the mayoral race for the city of Los Angeles. He speaks of current L.A. Mayor

I just read the article (March 26) about the College of the Canyons STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) open house (for Black students) that was held recently. Can anyone

President Donald Trump says he finds it insulting to hear critics say he does not have a plan to win the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. “People say, ‘He doesn’t have

In this age of casual presidential threats hinting not subtly at nuclear destruction, you may feel a little terror of your own. We live in strange times. A little levity

On March 16, I went to get my mail at the community (residential neighborhood) mail box. I had no mail, thought it weird because I always get something. I went

I have been a constant reader of The Mighty Signal since moving to Valencia/Santa Clarita over 50 years ago. While I enjoy — and learn from — many Signal articles,