Richard Myers | Air Quality Info Source?
October 25, 2020
I am writing in hopes that you or one of your readers can help me, and perhaps others who find themselves with the problem I’ve been having. I’m writing about
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Arthur Saginian | A COVID Business Solution
October 25, 2020
Due to the way our elected officials have responded/reacted to COVID-19, many businesses are closed. So, how can they pay their rent, insurance and utilities if they have no income?
Our View | Here’s What Trump Accomplished
October 24, 2020
By The Signal Editorial Board When trying to decide who to vote for in the next election, ask yourself what has President Donald Trump accomplished in office during his first
Gwendolyn Sims | It Is Time for Reasoned Freedom, Not Reflexive Fear
October 24, 2020
Due to a death in the family, I recently traveled to, and stayed for several weeks, in the American Midwest and the South or what I call, Real America. It
Rob Kerchner | Precious Leftist Ironies
October 24, 2020
I recently heard Sting’s song “Russians” for the first time since the mid-1980s. As I recall, it debuted around the time of “The Day After” miniseries (complete with its sober
John Boston | Is it Right to Inquire in Poker, ‘Got any 8’s’?
October 23, 2020
I’ve played more poker than I’ve attended church. Both, done right, are good for the soul. Played in a run-down mobile home on an Indian reservation once. It was at
Alan Ferdman | More to Communication than Words
October 23, 2020
Every now and then, I see a movie that appears to contain a metaphor describing a life-shaping event. Today, I am thinking of “Gran Torino” and the scene where Clint
Jim Horton | The Climate Change Boogeyman
October 23, 2020
Climate change is the boogeyman that causes everything. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently declared climate change is the cause of all the fires we are having. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said
Our View | Death of Democracy as We Know It
October 22, 2020
By The Signal Editorial Board We are witnessing the death of our First Amendment and democracy as we know it. Is that an overstatement? Regrettably, it may not be. We
Rob Kerchner | We Were Sold a Bill of COVID Goods
October 22, 2020
The model on which our nation panicked into lockdown predicted 2.2 million dead. We haven’t hit a tenth of that, meaning we were all sold a bill of goods. But
Steve Lunetta | The Coming Storm Is Why We Must Open
October 22, 2020
In our house, we’ve been trying to turn things around a bit. We’ve been eating far too much junk food and it shows. Oh man, does it show. So, we
Lore Bertuch | Beware of the Scam
October 22, 2020
I thought I was pretty sharp and able to spot a scam immediately. Not this time. On several occasions I have received phone calls from DirecTV/AT&T my cable provider for
Bob Messina | Another One Leaving California
October 21, 2020
Re: Commentary, Patricia Suzanne, Oct. 3: Come mid-November my wife, her mother and I will “vote” with our feet, leaving Santa Clarita for Brigham City, Utah. It’s a F&F, family
Ron Jones | A Sign of Disrespect
October 21, 2020
I ran up “The Beast Trail” off Highway 14 and Railroad Avenue today, which I do at least once per week. As I approached the trailhead parking lot on my
Rebecca Gugler | Public Health Rules by Deception
October 21, 2020
More than 9.7 million Los Angeles County residents have not tested positive for COVID-19, yet have had their lives completely disrupted and put under enormous stress by overreaching and neverending
Bob Comer | Not the First Time It’s Been Warm
October 21, 2020
Re: Bonnie Eaton’s letter of Oct. 7. Climate changes. Always has, always will. Does Bonnie know that it was considerably hotter on Earth 800 years ago? We know because science
Arthur Saginian | Forgotten American Identity: Tyranny
October 21, 2020
I think we have forgotten who were are as Americans. We have forgotten how we started. We have forgotten why we started. We wanted freedom. We wanted freedom from oppression
Marsha McLean | A Letter for the 2020 Time Capsule
October 20, 2020
The following commentary is a planned submission to The Signal’s 2020 time capsule: signalscv.com/2020/05/santa-clarita-covid-19-digital-time-capsule-to-be-created/. This is a personal account of my experience with COVID-19 and also what is being done
Richard Myers | What About Police Hiring Practices?
October 20, 2020
I’d like to weigh in about our police and what has been going on of late. I should first explain that I know very little about the operation of the
Duane Smith | Objection to ‘Cuties’ Film
October 20, 2020
Dear Netflix: I recently received a message from my sister-in-law on our family text thread. Her words made me think of you, Netflix! She posted a photograph of her twin