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
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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
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
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