
Neil Fitzgerald | Congress Must Restore Focus on the People
In 1780, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, and described “The Science of Government it is my Duty to study” and that “I must study Politics and War that my sons

In 1780, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, and described “The Science of Government it is my Duty to study” and that “I must study Politics and War that my sons

Re: Rick Barker, “Constitutional Law 101,” letters, Jan. 8. Rick has it wrong. It is true that the many divisions of our governmental system can each put forth rules, or

I was driving up Valley Street earlier this week with my all-time favorite relative. She just turned 20 the day before. I am still frankly flummoxed how miracles happen in

In re: Jonathan Kraut, commentary, “Legislation Because of Jan. 6,” Jan. 3. While we seldom agree on most issues, I always enjoy reading Mr. Kraut’s submissions as he is a

In response to “Husband, wife chase away burglars in Canyon Country,” Nov. 11: First of all, I want to express my sympathy for what the couple recently faced. Imagining someone

I’ve noticed that the opinion section in The Signal (or any newspaper, for that matter) basically amounts to three or four different sinks around which the letters and columns circle.

I’m confused! A headline in The Signal said, “SoCalGas anticipates bills to increase by 128%.” This was caused by natural gas market prices in the West that more than doubled,

Winter is cold, flu and COVID season, but why? Conventional wisdom assumes clustering of people indoors is the cause. Some time ago scientists found small biological entities (vesicles) in the

Without communications nothing is possible and without information there can be no activity. Nonetheless, underlying every human interaction is the requirement for either hope or trust as well as resources

If some kind of sane governing is going to be accomplished, it is not going to be with the 118th Congress. One their first day and on following days of

Under President Joe Biden, more than 5 million people have come across what used to be our southern border. A country with no borders cannot be a country. Who in

I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station recently. It’s been open for over a year and I was so appreciative to be able to

Recently coming to my attention were the words of an Asian cleric who made a plea to the world, to practice compassion, and urged us to not be conveyers of

Re: Letters, Arthur Saginian, Jan 5. Dear Arthur, how about we break some (Panera) bread and have some coffee together to discuss your questions about biblical Christianity? My email address

You’ve all heard the one about the CEO hiring a head of accounting who asked each interviewee a simple question. “What is 2 plus 2?” The first candidate answered “four,”

The latest I&I/TIPP poll finds that 56% of Democrats support masking children under 5 for COVID, compared to 24% of Republicans. File that under “still stuck on stupid.” For two

In re: Arthur Saginian, “Overly Dramatizing Proposition 1,” letters, Dec. 23: One of the many great things about this incredible country we live in is the fact that the citizens

In a 24-hour period last month, there were six overdoses and one fatality from fentanyl, in and near Bouquet Canyon Park. The victims ranged in ages from 18 to 35.

I was right in the midst of some Monday night smack talk. My team, the Saugus T-Bones, was in the championship game of one of the two fantasy football leagues I’m

New Year’s resolutions often include losing weight, spending more time with family, finding a new job, improving relationships, and more. Well, we should also be asking what New Year’s goals