I often find myself asking the question “how do we recognize a person’s character and virtue?” What do we look at, look for, or measure to quantify someone’s ethical make-up?
When I read the names of Thomas Oatway and Lois Eisneberg signed to Signal letters, it has the same effect on me as watching Jen “Circle Back” Psaki and Karine
The left pretends it is anti-fascist by styling itself “Antifa,” but as Mussolini said, fascism is a merger of state and corporate power. And that is precisely what the left
This was not the end of the conversation. But we are hopeful, and grateful for the information and dialogue that was shared Thursday night in the Fentanyl Town Hall we
I didn’t expect to cry. But there I was, at a “work event,” wiping away tears as if I was hiding in a dark movie theater, watching a rom-com, trying
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,”