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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Science Fiction: Imagine a “Twilight Zone” episode where the human population is threatened by a deadly alien virus and the cure that defeats the virus is supplied by a docile
In a search for the solution to differing human responses to lockdown, it is proposed that we take the opportunity to leverage the global natural experiment the virus presents us
The “End the Sham” editorial (May 16) comes as a breath of fresh air. The claim of following the science and “we are all in this together” are proving to
For weeks now, our economy, our community and our world have been tested and stressed to levels seemingly unimaginable by an invisible enemy. Back in March, Gov. Gavin Newsom provided
The “2020 Horrible Hundred” report released by the Humane Society of the United States describes known puppy mills and their horrific conditions. Some dogs go without food and water, some
The May 5 edition of The Signal included an interesting column written by Gil Mertz entitled “COVID-19 and the Greater Good for All Americans.” The column discussed the difficult decisions
We understand that dealing with the spread of the coronavirus is going to be a prolonged process. The economy is beginning to gradually open up. Not because it is our
Thank you for printing the letter from Jim Blumel Sr. in the Sunday Signal (May 10), “Our Freedoms and COVID-19.” The letter expressed my own sentiments and my same
Those of you who lived on the East Coast in the 1960s may remember a New York television station’s public service announcement every night that said, “It’s 10 pm. Do