Rob Kerchner | Selective Descriptions of Threats?
October 2, 2022
Q: Who does our current president consider a threat to democracy? A: A citizen who expresses concerns about the integrity of an election that is not the 2000 election, the
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Our View | Cooper, Gutzeit, Marks for SCV Water
October 1, 2022
By The Signal Editorial Board The Santa Clarita Valley has a clean, safe and reliable water supply. When you turn on the tap, the clean water comes out. This is
Our View | Bring Back Villanueva as County Sheriff
October 1, 2022
By The Signal Editorial Board When we choose a sheriff we should be looking for someone who takes law enforcement seriously, and will fight to protect the safety of both
Stephen Smith | The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
October 1, 2022
Recently President Joe Biden made a speech while standing in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Sacred ground that witnessed the birth of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution,
Arthur Saginian | The Harbinger of Death?
October 1, 2022
While pondering how to solve the problem with humanity (humanity in general) one automatically reflects on the approaches utilized by three notable figures in history (factual or fictional), and they
John Boston | Stutterers, Pirate Treasure & Dirt-Eating UFO’s…
September 30, 2022
One of the fun parentheses of my life was teaching the History of the Santa Clarita Valley class. It was a 10-week course, three hours per and could have easily
Rick Barker | Results or Rhetoric?
September 29, 2022
While the old saying, “Don’t tell me… show me,” has been attributed to many people over the years, I’d like to bring it into today’s world where it has never
Ron Singerman | What About the Other Side?
September 29, 2022
Re: Letters, Thomas Oatway, Sept. 27. While something MAY come of this latest “full court press” on (former) President Donald Trump, I would like to hear your comments on Hillary
Gary Horton | Reflection: Living a Joyful and Full Life
September 28, 2022
While elections, hurricanes, heatwaves and headlines of all sorts grab our attention, life, love, loss, and sadly, death, march on. I’ve come to believe that life is a series
Rob Kerchner | What’s Next, Political Fentanyl?
September 28, 2022
At first MAGA Republicans were deplorables. Then they were racists. Then they were fascists. Now they are an imminent terror threat. Behold the political methamphetamine that Democrats are hooked on
Bob Comer | The Laptop Should Be Front and Center
September 28, 2022
Re: Hunter Biden’s laptop. Thomas Oatway (letters, Sept. 21) seems to think it’s old news and time to move on. No, it’s serious and should be up front and center.
Brian Richards | Earth to Planet Democrat…
September 28, 2022
It’s all Trump’s fault! The price of the cheapest gallon of gas is now again approaching or surpassing $6 here in Santa Clarita. President Joe Biden and his advisors thought
Richard Myers | A Man Without a Party?
September 28, 2022
OK, I will admit it. Even in this Republican stronghold of Valencia, I am a Democrat. My father was a Democrat, my grandfather was a Democrat and I am reasonably
Dick Cesaroni | Butchering Teens
September 28, 2022
As of late I have been listening and watching the news media on TV. Mostly Fox News which I believe to be the most straightforward media in the group. In
Jim de Bree | Sorting the Gaming Propositions
September 27, 2022
If you are like me, you have probably seen commercials from various Indian tribes and others about gaming Propositions 26 and 27. Like most proposition-related advertising, what is said is
Thomas Oatway | Fantasyland in Trump White House
September 27, 2022
It is becoming obvious that the Donald Trump White House was Fantasyland as far as classified document control was concerned. I worked in the classified environment during my career, and
Gary Curtis | Pray for Peace in the Holy Land
September 27, 2022
Peace with the Palestinians for the Jewish High Holy Days? “Squad” member, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, who is Palestinian-American and the only member of Congress who opposes Israel’s self-definition as
David Hegg | Dignity, Decency and Integrity
September 25, 2022
As it turned out, I was in Jerusalem when Queen Elizabeth died. Fortunately, the television in my hotel carried the BBC station and, as you might expect, the coverage was
Thomas L. Cadman | What Constitutes Success?
September 25, 2022
Homeless outreach just got a boost from Supervisor Kathryn Barger when she allocated $2.3 million from her discretionary funds. These funds will be going to the L.A. Sheriffs Homeless Outreach
Arthur Saginian | Sex Education Nothing New
September 25, 2022
Ms. Diane Zimmerman (letters, Aug. 3) took a shot at our government-run school system and the stuff they’re pumping into our children’s heads, which, according to Ms. Zimmerman, amounts to