Aran Dokovna | Mertz Math Misses Mark
June 27, 2020
Re: Gil Mertz column, June 24. I just love his math: 1.5 million voters is 112% of Los Angeles County adults. L.A. County has more than 10 million population, San
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Gary Curtis | Two Versions of Black Lives Matter
June 27, 2020
Open letter to Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth and Mayor Pro Tem Bill Miranda: According to a recent report in The Signal, I want to commend you for wanting to
Patrick Daems | ‘Defund Police’ a Poisonous Term
June 27, 2020
Megan Schneider’s letter (June 23) sounds like it is well intended. But Megan seems to ignore what impact using a term like “defunding police” has, on the people supposedly sitting
John Boston | New Reforms Are Needed for SCV’s Law Enforcement
June 26, 2020
The rascal in me takes up far too much land mass. A rageaholic topic erupts like “Defund The Police” and a sly half-smirk tilts the corners of a smile. Defund?
Dick Cesaroni | On Spineless Governments
June 26, 2020
Eighty years on this good ol’ Earth and I have never seen such spineless and gutless governments (mayors, governors, supervisors, etc.) in this country just throwing up their hands and
Cher Gilmore | Where Scientists Stand Regarding Climate Change
June 25, 2020
While the world’s attention is focused on the twin crises of COVID-19 and economic meltdown, an even greater pandemic is being largely ignored by the public: the climate emergency. We
Walt McKee | A Daring Column
June 25, 2020
Re: John Boston, “Dear Democratic Friend,” June 19. What a refreshing statement, calling out Democrats and like-minded liberals for their disruptive and self-serving antics. I am sure there are many
Edward Strawser | Did Column Promote Violence?
June 25, 2020
I really try to ignore John Boston’s article due to his right wing diatribes, but what struck me in his latest rant (June 19) was his statement that, “I hoped
Judy Reinsma | Get Off Your High Horse About Poop
June 25, 2020
This is regarding the letter in the June 21 edition of the Sunday Signal about horse poop on the San Francisquito Canyon trail. The dirt path next to the asphalt
Randi Kay | A Letter of Gratitude
June 25, 2020
It is a challenge finding gratitude in these difficult times. Before the virus, I was grateful for some of the little things in life. For example, someone holding a door
Gil Mertz | Mail-In Ballots: What Could Ever Go Wrong?
June 24, 2020
On its face, this seems totally reasonable to me. Many would argue that we’ve done mail-in ballots for years so why not do it for everyone? In fact, absentee voting
Jay DelDotto | Two Police Scenarios
June 24, 2020
Scenario No. 1: A police officer or sheriff’s deputy responds to a call from a gas station employee that he has just been robbed. The officer is close by and
Megan Schneider | What ‘Defund the Police’ Means
June 23, 2020
I feel it is necessary to address the recent Signal editorial, “Our View: Defund Police? Pure Insanity,” published on June 13. While the editorial board did speak of its supports
Maria Gutzeit | We Need a Jump Start for the Common Good
June 23, 2020
In his inaugural address, John F. Kennedy famously said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” During his time in
Josh Heath | On Hong Kong and George Floyd
June 23, 2020
At the moment you read this article, Hong Kong is in turmoil. Thousands of youthful demonstrators have taken to the streets in protest of the Chinese Communist Party, which is
David Hegg | The Privilege of Fatherhood
June 21, 2020
By David Hegg I am, apparently, a member of a fast-diminishing minority. I grew up in a loving, two-parent home, and my Dad was a great man. He was a godly
Dan Petkunas | Double Standard for Horse Poop?
June 21, 2020
Santa Clarita is a terrific place to live. It’s friendly, alive, clean, and… wait, let me back up… mostly clean. For some reason we keep running into horse poop. Horse
Randi Kay | Mask Wearing Becomes Politicized
June 21, 2020
Kudos to Gary Rogness (letters, May 22), a citizen who truly believes in the goodness of all people. To mask or not to mask, that is the question. Since the
Richard Budman | Remembering Dad’s Example
June 20, 2020
Tomorrow is Father’s Day and I would like to wish all the fathers a very happy and special day. Although my dad passed away 32 years ago, there is not
Tim Whyte | A Moment that Called for Leadership
June 20, 2020
Leadership is about more than just occupying a chair on the dais. We saw an illustration of that on June 9 when, at the height of the local protests over