
Thomas Oatway | Herd Immunity Isn’t Happening
It is looking less and less probable that herd immunity will ever be achieved in the COVID-19 pandemic. Some say that the best we can achieve is an endemic, where

It is looking less and less probable that herd immunity will ever be achieved in the COVID-19 pandemic. Some say that the best we can achieve is an endemic, where

The recent front-page article concerning a report on a deadly shooting in Gorman reminds me of the first Newhall sheriff’s station officer killed in the line of duty, Deputy Arthur

By David Hegg If you’ve been playing with an open mind and open ears, you’ve been astounded at the way identity has become the only thing that matters in debate

In a letter published Nov. 6, Stephen Maseda accused Thomas Oatway of making inaccurate assertions that the 2017 tax cuts resulted in a “whopper of a revenue shortfall.” Maseda cites

One of the consequences of the C0VID-19 mandated shutdown of public schools and forcing remote learning via the internet was awakening parents, who are now monitoring their child’s use of

In this morning’s letter to the editor (Oct. 19), Lynn Wright countered the claims made by Phyllis McKenna regarding electric vehicles. From the tone of each of the letters I

Especially during these harsh political climes, I shouldn’t mention this in public, aloud. But, one of my best friends is a banjo player. Rodger’s a decent chap and doesn’t deserve

In its Oct. 27 edition, The Signal published a front-page article about the status of potentially pending litigation against the city of Santa Clarita that seeks to force the city

The infrastructure bill has finally passed after many agonizing weeks of one-upmanship by both parties. The logical way to have had the infrastructure bill pass in a timely manner was

Behold the Party of Irony, with Joe Biden as the actual failure that Democrats pretended Donald Trump was. It’s the weaksauce performance in office that is so stunning. Whether foreign

There are about 19 million living veterans in our country, about 6% of our population. Over one-and-a-half million live in California, the state with the largest veteran population. There are

Have I not been listening, or did I just miss the whole thing about vaccinations, or I should say mandatory vaccinations for all “working people”? Are the welfare recipients required

When I started reading this morning’s column by Dan Walters (Oct. 5), I thought that he must be a liberal Democrat because he was describing the efforts of our state

Most have heard the (true) story of the World War I “Christmas Truce” of Dec. 24-25, 1914. Well before the worst of the horrors of WWI, but after months of

This is a story that begins with a brick. There are many bricks that adorn the Veterans Historical Plaza here in our beautiful Santa Clarita Valley. Most of us will

An old saying holds that “two people can keep a secret, as long as one of them is dead!” And yet we are regaled daily about a nationwide election fraud

I am a huge fan of our sheriff’s deputies here in the valley and I’m even learning to like and admire L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva — not quite as

One of the more interesting occasions in my college experience took place as I was waiting in line for a campus lecture. The announced speaker was Milo Yiannoupulous, a right-wing

I am appalled at the idea that (the Biden administration) wants to pay illegal immigrants millions of dollars. Where is the money coming from? If there is so much money,

The following is a copy of a letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Re: Mission Village final map approval, in opposition to building over abandoned oil wells.