Opinion

I have often wondered if we should amend the Constitution to require intelligence tests for elected and appointed personnel sucking off the taxpayers’ teat. I believe it would also be

I watched the State of the Union and my predominant emotion was shock.  Regardless of who sits in the Oval Office, you show up to work. You stand for the

The February meeting of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill Community Advisory Committee was held in the Castaic Library, as usual, on the second Tuesday of the month. Three items stand out

I saw an interesting article about New York City’s new communist mayor complaining about a $5 billion deficit. He wants a budget for his city of $127 billion for the

There were 108,435 workers laid off in January, an increase of 205% from December. This is the highest job layoff in a January since the “Great Depression” of 2009. This

For nearly 30 years, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has shaped the modern internet. It helped America lead the digital economy, encouraged innovation and allowed new companies to

In response to the (Feb. 10) “Melt ICE” letter by Lois Eisenberg: By her claims, I guess Ms. Eisenberg is in favor of allowing criminals, including murderers, rapists, child sex

I found the stories and photos on your front page Feb. 11 instructive and ironic. Here we have local high school students skipping school to protest ongoing efforts to excise

At moments of uncertainty, I always turn to history for guidance. Not because history hands us easy, perfect answers, but because it shows us the story of imperfect humans. History

This morning (Feb. 11) in The Signal, there were articles about two pleas for (criminal defendants).  Why should they, in any possible way, get plea deals? One (is accused of

In his Jan. 29 letter, Rick Barker claims that the Civil War was fought because some states ignored the 13th Amendment. On Feb. 13, Philip Wasserman challenged that statement. Then