David Hegg | On Ethical Christmasing
December 18, 2022
So … here we go again! With Thanksgiving and Black Friday behind us there are no more excuses. The Christmas season is upon us and we’re already tired! Worse, memories
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Rob Kerchner | Perpetuating Racial Discrimination
December 18, 2022
Reading the transcript of the affirmative action trial at the Supreme Court, it’s clear that nothing has changed: When I was born Democrats strongly believed that it was OK to
Arthur Saginian | Congress Is Just Too Old
December 18, 2022
Nancy Pelosi is finally giving up her position of leadership at the age of 82. Two other House members giving up their leadership posts are Jim Clyburn at 82 and
Tim Whyte | A Leaked DA Memo Might Look Like This…
December 17, 2022
From the Desk of George Gascón District Attorney, Los Angeles CountyDecember 17, 2022To: All Deputy District Attorneys and Staff Re: Another New Policy Directive Good morning and happy generic holidays to
Jim de Bree | Editorial Conflated Issues
December 17, 2022
The Dec. 10 edition of The Signal included an editorial, “COVID and the Freedom to Dissent.” Unfortunately, the editorial missed the point by conflating freedom of speech with adherence to
John Boston | The 2022 Generic Palmdale Xmas Family Newsletter
December 16, 2022
Well, Heavens. The Apocalypse Itself must be upon us. I actually got this yuletide missive MAILED before Christmas! What with COVID and the Antelope Valley’s hardscrabble life, it’s good to
Steve Lunetta | Campaign Ad Awards, Part 2
December 15, 2022
Part 1 appeared Nov. 24. As visions of sugar plums dance in most people’s heads, we here at the Vast Right Wing ConspiracyTM (VRWC) have visions of clean campaigning where
Thomas Oatway | Is the End for the GOP?
December 15, 2022
It was reported recently that Donald Trump shared dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, who are anti-semites and Holocast deniers. Fuentes is a YouTuber who was banned from this
Arthur Saginian | Don’t Need What Democrats Offer
December 15, 2022
The following is a copy of a letter sent to Jonathan Kraut in response to his letter to the editor (“Democrats’ Policies Are Working,” Nov. 1). Your columns appear regularly
Rob Kerchner | The Left vs. the Right
December 15, 2022
A study in contrasts: Right: In God we trust. Left: In climate/COVID models we trust. Right: Free and open debate. Left: Cancel culture and censorship. Right: E pluribus unum. Left:
Gary Horton | Thoughtfulness of the Thought That Counts
December 14, 2022
Wow! Dec. 14. Only 10 more shopping days to go! This will be my 66th Christmas. About the 58th I can still remember anything about… and most of that, I
Christopher Lucero | Quackery Isn’t Protected Speech
December 14, 2022
Long ago (Jan. 29) I called out amateurs who believe their own (faulty, incomplete, speculative) medical advice to be superior to professional consensus. Now another voice (Phil Neiman, Dec. 8)
Jonathan Kraut | Examining 3 Ways to End a Democracy
December 13, 2022
When our founding fathers embarked on “the great American experiment,” the question was if a population could resist submitting to autocratic rule. At that time, with rare historical exceptions,
Lynn Wright | A Democrat’s Tale of 2 Republicans
December 13, 2022
I am a proud Democrat. I vote Democrat, give money to the Democrats, walk precincts for Democrats. I also worked 17 years in Palmdale for a large aerospace firm (chew
David Hegg | It Matters How You Christmas
December 11, 2022
I can remember back in 1994 when, for the first time, a family asked the question, “Will you be holding services on Christmas since it falls on a Sunday?” When I
Rob Kerchner | An Interesting Overlap
December 11, 2022
Millions of otherwise sane people were vexed by Donald Trump enough to vote for a corrupt, creepy, incompetent alternative who, in just one month, asked to speak to a dead
Ronald Perry | If I Am a Liberal…
December 11, 2022
So let me get this right. If I am a liberal, after this last election, I believe that people of all ages can’t make a decision whether to vape or
Our View | COVID and the Freedom to Dissent
December 10, 2022
During the Roman Inquisition in the 1600s, Copernicus and then Galileo were found to be “foolish and absurd in philosophy” and “vehemently suspect of heresy,” respectively, for espousing theories that,
Tim Whyte | Reflecting on Another Life Lost Too Soon
December 10, 2022
I didn’t know Mayleigh Beaver. But I think of her every time I drive to work. And every time I drive home. There’s a spot on that drive. It’s an
John Boston | Kicking the Holy Crap Out of a Checker for Xmas
December 9, 2022
Dear me how time flies and I think it was eight years ago. My daughter and I spent a couple of Christmas weeks by ourselves at our friend’s tony beach