Randi Kay | Bring Back the Drive-In
May 26, 2020
“The concession stand will be closing in 10 minutes.” Ah, that phrase is music to my ears. There are some times in life when we wish history would repeat itself.
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Holly Schroeder | 8 Steps to Speed the Economic Recovery for All
May 26, 2020
The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp. is a public-private partnership focused on growing jobs in the Santa Clarita Valley. Economic development will be more important than ever going forward,
Blaine Ephrem | Six Months Later, No Action
May 26, 2020
My name is Blaine Ephrem. Last year, I had written about the Saugus High School shooting, which took the precious lives of Gracie Ann Muhlberger and Dominic Blackwell on Nov.
David Estrada | Accurate Testing Needed
May 24, 2020
L.A. County had me go to a drive-thru testing site today! One of the reasons there may be false negatives is they have you swab your mouth yourself. No nasal
Elaine and John Hineman | Thanks for Editorial
May 24, 2020
Thank you Signal (editorial, May 16). You got this right and DO represent the views of most in the Santa Clarita Valley with this article. There is definitely going to
Gary Curtis | Desperate at Home
May 24, 2020
With Elon Musk’s high-profile, economic and civil disobedience of Alameda County’s shutdown order for Tesla’s Fremont plant, will the high-profile precedent encourage other restricted businesses and non-retail entities to initiate
David Hegg | The Peril of Moralistic Leveling
May 24, 2020
By David Hegg In the world of social science, ethics is the discipline concerned with right and wrong. Technically, we all have an ethical system, a set of beliefs that
Gary Morrison | Just Repeating a Lie?
May 23, 2020
During the run-up to the 2016 election, candidate Donald Trump continued his fictional investigation alleging that Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. At one or more of his
Lois Eisenberg | Follow the Rules, Pending a Vaccine
May 23, 2020
“A vaccine to prevent COVID-19 is the best hope for ending the pandemic.” At this point in time there is no vaccine to prevent COVID-19. We have many diligent researchers
Betty Arenson | COVID-19: A Virus by Any Other Name…
May 23, 2020
Tensions between Americans themselves and the animosity of citizens with government officials over COVID-19 and the shutdown have notably increased since my last column on this topic two weeks ago.
Mike Garcia | Getting to Work in Washington
May 23, 2020
If there’s one question we’ve heard the most since our victory last week in California’s 25th Congressional District, it is: How’d you do it? How is it possible a political
Randi Kay | Advice for Graduates
May 22, 2020
My heart goes out to the graduating high school seniors whose plans for further education have been temporarily interrupted. Being older and having had the good fortune to have had
Gary E. Rogness | Mask Rule Must Be Enforced
May 22, 2020
In an effort to help stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Los Angeles County supervisors have mandated that all persons working in an essential retail establishment and all members
G.A. Ben Binninger | It’s Time for Skepticism
May 22, 2020
Wouldn’t it be great if we knew everything about the coronavirus? Based on science we would know how it would affect all of us. With this knowledge, our leaders would
John Boston | Coastal Eddie Thiele Paints a Perfect Nose
May 22, 2020
I wonder if the likes of Van Gogh, Michelangelo, da Vinci and Rembrandt all early-on in their lives asked the question: “Mom. How do you draw a nose?” Kandinsky, Munch, Dali
Ron Singerman | High-Speed Rail Still Alive?
May 21, 2020
I just read Tammy Murga’s article in this morning’s Signal (May 15) in regard to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to cut the budget over several years. I’m sure these are
Monica P. Estrada | Mind Your Own Business and Be Safe
May 21, 2020
Good afternoon! I am recovering from COVID-19. Today I took a small walk to get some air. I was wearing a mask for everyone’s safety. A male in a white
Richard Myers | Pointing Out Something Done Well
May 21, 2020
As a longtime reader and subscriber of The Signal, I have written a great many letters to the editor and I must admit that most were to point out something
Brian Baker | COVID Compromising Constitution
May 21, 2020
When in panic or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout… — Children’s ditty Social distancing. Masks. Shelter in place. “Essential” businesses. Terms and concepts that have become all
Josh Heath | Progressivism Is Patriotism, by Definition
May 21, 2020
For too many in the conservative movement, the meaning of citizenship essentially comes down to “I owe nothing to anyone but myself, for that’s what it means to live in