Ken Dean | Stop ‘Talking’ About Homelessness
March 13, 2020
We are witness to a humanitarian and historic homelessness crisis that has, after years of laying dormant, surfaced because political leaders have had blinders on to what has been in
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John Boston | It’s National Blame Someone Else Day. Don’t Look at Us.
March 13, 2020
Ah, the index finger. The most dangerous of digits, more so than the provocative second from the thumb? Key to your sister’s chastity belt? Grandmama’s IQ? That’s Why You Have
Steve Petzold | A Watershed Election for Taxpayers
March 12, 2020
On the morning of March 3, I was very confident that the Sulphur Springs Union School District’s Measure US would fail to gain the 55% supermajority required for passage. While
Bob Comer | Letter Writer’s Tax Plan Won’t Work
March 12, 2020
Re: Alex Sokolow letter, March 7. Double the tax on the top 20%? That won’t work. The way to cut the deficit is to reduce the runaway federal spending. The
Gil Mertz | Gearing up for Eight More Years of Obama?
March 12, 2020
It appears the Democrats have resigned to their fate of Joe Biden after their massive, anti-Sanders campaign on Super Tuesday. Please don’t tell Joe, who thinks they were voting FOR
Josh Heath | My Ancestry Impacts My Politics
March 12, 2020
Though I’ve been blessed to come from a family where money was never an issue, I proudly have peasant blood running through my veins. My mother’s side is Polish Jewish
Dan Waters | Impact of Big-Box Stores
March 11, 2020
Mr. (Christopher) Lucero’s letter to the editor (March 6) claiming that Costco and big-box stores are hurting small businesses is wrong. Big-box stores like Sam’s Club, Costco, Walmart and before
Ron Singerman | Were Those Numbers Researched?
March 11, 2020
In reply to Alex Sokolow’s letter to editor (March 7) regarding solving the federal deficit, I wonder how much research Mr. Sokolow did in coming up with these numbers. I
Dick Cesaroni | County’s Big Election Mistake
March 11, 2020
Subject: If it ain’t broke why fix it. Just a few words about Los Angeles County’s BIG mistake on the new voting machines. In the yester year (last year when
Brian Baker | I’m Getting My Bernie Bro On
March 11, 2020
I am so totally getting my Bernie Bro on… again! I’m not a member of any political party; I’m one of those “independents” who pollsters, pundits and politicians are perpetually
Jacob Morales | Taking the 1st Step to Becoming an Environmentalist
March 11, 2020
Climate change is one commonality that affects us all. The issues that arise from a shifting world — including environmental disasters like floods, super-storms, drought, ocean acidification and mega-wildfires —
Christopher Lucero | Welcome Back, Steve; You’re Wrong
March 10, 2020
Well, Steve Lunetta is back, by popular demand. Good for him. It’s difficult to do this every week and to avoid opprobrium and to remain likeable, relevant and interesting. Steve
Maria Gutzeit | We Need to Come to Our Senses vs. Identity Politics
March 10, 2020
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” – Atticus Finch, “To Kill
Tim Whyte | Dear Hockey: A Love Letter from a Former 6-Year-Old
March 7, 2020
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Dear Hockey, From the moment I started stick-handling in my back yard, imitating my father, shooting pucks past an imaginary goalie, I knew I was
David Hegg | Convenience vs. Value: It’s Hard, but Do It Anyway
March 7, 2020
By David Hegg By nature we choose the easy way. This used to be described as the way of least resistance, but increasingly we could label it the way of
Our View | On Voting, Change and Human Procrastination
March 7, 2020
By The Signal Editorial Board People don’t like change. They don’t like waiting in line, either. It’s no surprise, then, that there were some unhappy folks in L.A. County on
Bob Dobes | SSUSD Must Live Within Budget
March 7, 2020
Well, thank you to all the voters who voted to reject another bond issue (aka tax). Enough is enough. Lori McDonald, Sulphur Springs Union School District board member, stated in
John Weaver | A Challenge to Local Republicans
March 7, 2020
The March 3 ballot results for California’s 25th Congressional District show Christy Smith leading the pack of 13 candidates with about 34% of the vote in the special election to
Patricia Suzanne | The New Way Forward: To a Very Hot Place
March 7, 2020
Imagine waking up one day to find a convicted child molester, armed robber, violent gang member or murderer living next door. You’re shocked to discover that your new neighbor, an
Alex Sokolow | Just Double the Tax on the Top 20%
March 7, 2020
If we don’t do something about the deficit and the resulting perhaps inflationary money printing, the stock market and so on might crash to 20% of its current value, for