Duane Smith | America’s COVID-19 Sabbatical
June 16, 2020
On March 19, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. By March 20, most Americans started submitting to strict directives to stay home, in what The New York Times
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David Hegg | No Sticks for Bad Leaders
June 14, 2020
By David Hegg I have to admit I love old movies, especially those that have some sappy allegiance to themes like loyalty, chivalry and love. As old-fashioned as it may be,
Carl Kanowsky | We Need Bob Kellar
June 14, 2020
In my almost 30 years of my family and I living here in Santa Clarita, I have encountered Bob Kellar in many different settings. First, he has been a member
Lois Eisenberg | What About Our Seniors?
June 14, 2020
Isolation is not helping senior citizens. They deserve better. The rest of society is opening up with no interest in modifying or lifting the shutdown of our seniors. There is
Our View | Defund Police? Pure Insanity
June 13, 2020
By The Signal Editorial Board It’s not in vogue these days to have kind words for police. Law enforcement has been roundly demonized in the furor over the death of
Tim Whyte | NASCAR, the Confederate Flag & Bubba
June 13, 2020
Shortly after my family moved to the Santa Clarita Valley when I was about 10, my parents took me to Saugus Speedway for the first time. Watching those loud, fast
Jim Horton | In Want of the Dream Dr. King Envisioned for Us
June 13, 2020
Does anyone know what “systemic racism” is? We hear the term repeatedly but without clear definition. One perceived message is the appearance that some people want the public to believe
Michael J. Kuznik | Fly Your Flag Proudly
June 13, 2020
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the flag of the United States of America. While not officially established as National Flag Day until 1949, June 14 has served
John Boston | Somebody — Please, Just Guillotine Me… Car je suis Français!
June 12, 2020
A couple months back, 5K called me. Kathy Keysor Kryptonite Kookaburra Kellar is the fetching and hubba-hubba wife of SClarita city councilperson, and, more importantly, my pal, Bob Kellar. 5K’s real
Scott Wilk | An investment we can do without
June 12, 2020
Despite a pandemic, social unrest and everything else that is going on around us, California has a constitutional deadline of June 15 to pass a state budget. You’d think facing
Ruth Baker | Why No Respect Is Shown
June 12, 2020
In her letter published on Saturday, Roberta Dey demands that we “show a little respect already,” stating Donald Trump deserves it because he was elected president. I had respected the
Paige Weaver | LAPD: The People Are on Your Side
June 11, 2020
Dear L.A. Police Department officers, leaders and union members: Mayor Eric Garcetti has proposed cutting your already inadequate budget in response to threats and lies from organizations like Black Lives
Marybelle Knight | False Assumptions on COVID-19?
June 11, 2020
Early on the Centers for Disease Control decided that COVID-19 was spread by droplets from coughing and sneezing. Many of their assumptions have proven wrong over the last four plus
Phyllis A. McKenna | The Genesis of Social Distancing
June 11, 2020
Ever since they came up with the concept of social distancing I have been trying to wrap my mind around this concept. For sure it has been the death knell
Richard Myers | Freedom and Leadership
June 11, 2020
I’m writing today in response to a June 6 letter by Roberta Dey, “Show a Little Respect Already.” She says her heart “becomes sad” when she gets to the opinion
Pete Van | Tired, at a Tiring Time
June 11, 2020
I’m tired doesn’t even come close to encompassing the feeling. Sadly, there’s always a giant problem. Every semester, a shadow over our head. Evolution, not revolution, is the watchword during
Gil Mertz | Is America as Racist as We Are Told It Is?
June 11, 2020
First, I want to join the unanimous condemnation that George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis was inexcusable and that the four officers apprehended should stand trial for murder and be prosecuted
Albert Bigelow | Flailing at POTUS
June 10, 2020
President Donald Trump has taken a lot of heat for the actions by Secret Service and Washington, D.C., police to dispel an unruly mob impeding Trump’s trip to a church.
Lynna Lewis | Mood Turned Dark at the Station
June 10, 2020
Dear men and women of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station: I attended the peaceful protest (June 4) in Valencia to support the Black Lives Matter movement to end police
Mike Sandeen | What Does COVID-19-Related Mean?
June 10, 2020
I have a question regarding the June 4 article “Henry Mayo announces additional COVID-19-related death.” When Henry Mayo uses the word “related” do they mean that the patient didn’t die