Opinion

David Hegg, "Ethically Speaking"

David Hegg | Everyone a Columnist

By David Hegg If my count is correct, I’m closing in on my 840th column for The Signal. From time to time I’m asked what it’s like to put my

Letters to the Editor

Barbara Coulter | Why Pick on the Students?

In Rick Barker’s letter on Oct. 27, he states that “public school kids across the country are graduating from high school not being able to read their diploma or even

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | More Than Good Intentions

To Steve LePore (Letters, July 24), perhaps the great and wealthy Christian churches of America could instead spend from their monetary abundance to hire immigration attorneys to get these fear-stricken

Our View

Our View | Dirty Politics Besmirching Santa Clarita

It shouldn’t be like this in Santa Clarita. The 2026 election cycle has brought upon our fair community multiple instances of dirty politics, potentially libelous campaign advertisements, anonymous hit pieces,

Our View

Our View | Endorsements: A Recap of Our Picks

Over the past several weeks, we have offered our endorsements in selected local races. You can find the related editorials under the “Opinion” tab at signalscv.com, and then select “Editorials.” 

Letters to the Editor

Christopher Lucero | A Lesson on ‘Affordability’

Just a few thoughts about the campaign lie they call “Affordability.”  Some background from basic high school economics. Capitalism seeks efficiency and utilizes markets to bring buyers and sellers together.

David M. Shribman commentary

David M. Shribman | Key Takeaways Ahead of Midterms

Samuel Johnson once said that while Milton’s “Paradise Lost” was a great work, “none ever wished it longer than it is.”  With unbridled spending (surpassing the entire advertisement budget of

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Tom | It’s Our Lives 

I’m tired of hearing politicians announce another billion-dollar program or multimillion-dollar grant as though the money just appeared out of nowhere. They call it government funding, state assistance, or federal

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | The Last Dollar

To Larry Moore on “Birthright Citizenship” (letters, July 30), real Americans are a compassionate people.  Many of them are simple, naive and gullible, as well, but too many of them

Letters to the Editor

Lois Eisenberg | Boo! 

Halloween is upon us, which in itself is a spooky and scary time of the year, and then we have the midterm elections Nov. 3, which in itself is also

Letters to the Editor

Rick Barker | So How’s it Working Out?

Public schools in the U.S. are primarily funded and controlled by federal, state and local governments, and kids across the country are graduating from high school not being able to