So much is happening now, day by day, week by week, that we’ve been made nearly societally shock-proof. We’ve getting conditioned to like it, this barrage of shocks, terrors, surprises,
I learned after the fact that both of my granddaughters (ages 15 and 19) had been in the “Black Lives Matter” protest in Santa Clarita on May 30, after seeing
“Momma! Momma! I’m through!” Those were the dying words of George Floyd. In the face of death, and I will add “pure evil,” George Floyd called out to his mother!
Though some of the recent openings are hopeful, other news this past week only serves to highlight differences. From news clips to social media posts, division and debate is what
In this age of rampant unemployment, older citizens are also undergoing financial stress. Prices are rising due to business closures and reduced profits. There are seniors looking for work. Older
On the front page of The Signal June 3 there is a picture of a protester holding a sign stating “DEFUND THE POLICE.” So if that were to happen, what
By David Hegg Before becoming a pastor, I worked as a training officer for a large bank in the Northwest. One of my projects was to develop a program for
I sit at my home each day and read The Signal to see what is happening in our community. Each time I get to the opinion section, my heart becomes
Democrats never want to admit that ballot tampering or voter fraud exists. Even when confronted with examples of criminality in our election system, they call it rare. Instead they say
At the age of 31, my life was a train wreck! Among many character flaws, I was a financial disaster. I would tell bill collectors, “Duane Smith moved to Vietnam.
Between the years of 1942-1945, 10 internment camps were opened in California per the instructions of the U.S. government where thousands of Japanese-American citizens were rounded up and interred. They
In the fall of 2018, I attended a production of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” performed in the Black Box Theater at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center. Professor David Stears
I watched live television as a looter emerged from a Starbucks store downtown. He was holding one wrapped package of cheese and ham slices. You could see the disappointment on
In trying to find the words that convey my thoughts and feelings, it is extremely difficult because I am so numbed by the endless onslaught of the visual carnage on
The Christians supporting President Donald Trump, especially the evangelicals such as Vice President Mike Pence, should be ashamed if not condemned for their support of (Trump). On Monday, June 1,
Response to Richard Myers’ letter of June 2: I believe that Richard Myers is way off base in his praise for Colin Kaepernick’s depreciation of our nation’s flag in the
Response to Richard Myers’ letter of June 2: Colin Kaepernick wasn’t right to “take a knee” during the national anthem. Protesting police brutality has nothing to do with honoring those
The Brown Act, California’s venerable open meeting law, was established in 1953 after a newspaper reporter wrote a series of stories on backroom secret meetings in local jurisdictions. This is
Imagine, as a design for a video game, a cave inhabited by a randy collection of gnomes, trolls and ogres. The cave is replete with gnomes and trolls and ogres
When I heard recently that JCPenney was filing for bankruptcy, it occurred to me that it is likely in the not-too-distant future that, except for Walmart and Costco, there will