Alan Ferdman | Sept. 11: We Must Never Forget
September 11, 2020
It seems unbelievable, it was 19 years ago, when on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was getting ready for work, and as was the norm my bedroom TV
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John Boston | Voting 37 Times and Identifying as a Gynecologist
September 11, 2020
Hard to believe, but there are people in my life with even less science acumen than I. They embrace the Left and seem invested in the all-encompassing shades of climate
Paul Raggio | September 11, Revisited: I Was There
September 10, 2020
It was a spectacular day in our nation’s capital. Crystal-clear blue sky, low humidity, a morning chill, but you could feel the heat coming on. I was on my third
Duane Mooring | The ‘Mystery’ of Donald Trump
September 10, 2020
This is in response to the “Right Here, Right Now” column (“A Brash New Yorker Named Donald Trump”) by Betty Arenson on Aug. 29. Betty attempts to explain to non-Trumpers
Richard Myers | Who Do You Trust?
September 10, 2020
As we get closer to the coming election I am trying to keep a clear head and I have to admit that with so much information coming from so many
Michele Lecrivain | Shining a Light on the Hart District
September 10, 2020
When Mike Kuhlman was named new superintendent of the William S. Hart Union High School, District, I applauded your challenging the process by which he was chosen — not in
Judy Reinsma | Heartbreaking Tree Removal
September 10, 2020
Recently a tree crew hired by Southern California Edison cut down this old sycamore tree on San Francisquito Canyon Road. It was twice as big when I moved here in
Gary Horton | Let’s Choose Our Better American Selves
September 9, 2020
This past week’s Economist magazine features a cover titled, “America’s Ugly Election – How bad could it get?” Reading through the article, the answer is, “very bad” – as most
Kipp Mueller | We Must Protect the Right to Vote
September 9, 2020
Our communities continue to be utterly devastated by COVID-19, both physically and economically. In the United States, more than 174,000 people have died. So many more have lost their jobs.
Ted L. Bader | Thanks for Explaining the ‘Why’
September 9, 2020
Please accept my appreciation for (Tim Whyte’s) Aug. 15 column article regarding “Local Names That Explain the ‘WHY.’” At the time of the Newhall Incident I was a young officer
Susann Rizzo and Sally White | A Followup on the Ice Rink Purchase
September 9, 2020
Dear City Council, city manager and The Signal: On July 28, the Signal published my letter to the editor, “Cold Shoulder for Ice Rink Purchase.” This letter is a followup
Duane Mooring | Confrontational Language
September 9, 2020
Arthur Saginian wrote a letter to the editor on Aug. 26 entitled, “COVID-19, Wolves and Sheep.” Arthur suggests liberals are sheep because of their pro-life approach to COVID-19 and conservatives
Rudolph Fillinger | Disenchanted Former Republican
September 8, 2020
President Donald Trump ran on the slogan “Make America Great Again.” As of July 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1.8
Jeffrey McKim | Prisoners on a Yard?
September 8, 2020
Over the last 50 years, an uptick in policing in schools has swept the country and produced a multitude of urgent, critical problems for child safety. Many are unaware of
David Hegg | The Rewards of Virtue
September 6, 2020
By David Hegg A few years ago I was reading an article that presented four important elements in the transition from childhood to adulthood as they related to the chances
Christopher Lucero | Defending Against Big Data
September 6, 2020
What do you think of big data? Do you trust it? Mistrust it? How about big government? Listen up. Introduced into both chambers of Congress have been identical bills to
Our View | The COVID-19 Math Problem
September 5, 2020
By The Signal Editorial Board Bear with us while we do a little math today. Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a new plan for the phased reopening of California’s
Tim Whyte | Our Valley’s New Crop of Felons?
September 5, 2020
What’s the statute of limitations on Stupid Teenage Pranks? I think I’m in the clear, so a confession: In the 1980s, my knucklehead buddies and I were involved in a
Patricia Suzanne | Democrats Must Think Voters Are Stupid
September 5, 2020
Attention voters: The Democratic Party thinks you are stupid, blind or possibly so full of hate for President Donald Trump and this country that you’ll believe in anything they and
John Boston | TV — or Not TV? That is the Question
September 4, 2020
It’s not like I’m the only person in the country who doesn’t own a TV. I have friends, curiously, all involved in the arts, for whom you can search every