Gene Dorio | Portrait of a Tuskegee General
March 7, 2021
Thank you to Keith R. Smith Jr., Major USAF (Ret.), for his wonderful and inspiring letter honoring three Tuskegee Generals, and spotlighting Gen. Lucius Theus. I sent The Signal with
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Rob Kerchner | Keeping the Fear Going
March 7, 2021
As of Feb. 13 in the SCV, 237 people have died after testing positive for COVID-19. Total positive tests are 24,902. Per relevant studies (e.g, the journal Nature), the number
Our View | A Train, Daylight or Cash?
March 6, 2021
What’s that we see at the end of the tunnel? Is it… light? Perhaps. And we like to think so. We need our businesses and schools and lives to regain
Tim Whyte | Jack, Diane and 1983 vs. 2021
March 6, 2021
“A little ditty, about Jack and Di-aaane…” My high school pal Dave Hansen would be singing the song as he sauntered up to the line of scrimmage, where he would
Betty Arenson | Telling the Truth About Challenging Electoral Votes
March 6, 2021
Irrespective of the impetuous accusations being recklessly tossed around about several Republicans in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate concerning the electoral votes in the 2020
Kay Vestal | Impeach Biden and Harris
March 6, 2021
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris need to be impeached. Does Biden know what he is doing to this country because he is so jealous of President Donald Trump? His executive
John Boston | A Hart High Scar That Can Never Be Removed
March 5, 2021
A friend of mine once noted: “We sometimes learn humility through humiliation.” I’m not sure that’s true. I suspect we learn humiliation from humiliation. I own an ancient scar I haven’t
Dave Bossert | Stevenson Ranch Landscape Death Spiral
March 5, 2021
Over the last six years, the Stevenson Ranch Landscape Maintenance District, which is managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, has accelerated into a death spiral.
Frank Arenson | Horton’s Column Disconnect
March 5, 2021
Gary Horton’s “Rejoice For All of the Good That Is Around Us” (Feb. 24) says he rejoices in the new peace he feels with less Twitter and name-calling. That’s right
Michael Sandeen | And, California-Sized Irony…
March 5, 2021
After reading Christopher Lucero’s Feb. 26 letter to the editor (“Texas-Sized Irony”) the irony of his first paragraph made me laugh. Christopher states that those not living in California have
Mike Garcia | The Science Says Open Schools
March 4, 2021
It’s been almost a year since California was put under a state-mandated lockdown by Gov. Gavin Newsom. What was supposed to be a short-term lockdown is turning into a year
Alan Ferdman | Congestion Pricing and Toll Roads
March 4, 2021
For the past several months, Los Angeles County Metro has been providing public outreach and conducting informational meetings on their proposal to reduce traffic congestion using a method called “congestion
Naheed Virani | North County Needs Health Department
March 4, 2021
The health inspector dancing while shutting down a business in Lancaster was another painful reminder that we need a health department responsive and accountable to our local needs. The past
Vlad Ghenciu | Vigilance Against the Silencing
March 4, 2021
Immediately before the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, the Democratic Party and its supporters began talking about “uniting the country” in a “coalition” that would serve as the anti-Trump electoral movement
Jim Blumel | Rush Was a Defender of Freedom
March 3, 2021
Rush Limbaugh used to say he did his radio show for those who listened to it and not for those who didn’t. The people who criticized him the most were
Eric Goldin | Eva Schloss and the Lessons from History
March 3, 2021
When we learn about the worst massacres in human history, we’re usually only given a very brief overview of these atrocities. Sadly, this incomplete education causes us to become apathetic
Ron Singerman | Does the Supermajority Serve Us?
March 3, 2021
In regard to state Sen. Melissa Melendez’s pair of proposed bills to prevent hiring discrimination and school bullying over political affiliation: In our once-great state of California are there any
Lynn Wright | A Message to Garcia
March 3, 2021
I was amused to see Rep. Mike Garcia woke up one morning after Jan. 6 and realized he wasn’t in Kansas (or Georgia’s 14th District) anymore (commentary, Jan. 30). Our
Rudolph Fillinger | Words and Actions Matter
March 3, 2021
Karl Hess, Barry Goldwater’s anarchist speechwriter, included the words: “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue,” in Goldwater’s acceptance speech for
Maria Gutzeit | Finally, Some Good News for Californians
March 2, 2021
I’ve been working from home a lot, but have ventured out when critical to provide client services. At 8 a.m. yesterday I hopped in the car to participate in a