My favorite quote on age came from the legendary movie star, Cary Grant. He had just granted an exhaustive magazine interview. It went swimmingly. Then the journalist realized he had
On Sunday, March 29, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio stated that religious congregations that continue to meet during the COVID-19 crisis will be told to cease and to disperse,
Panacea is the last thing we need at this moment of panic. With a death toll surpassing 5,000 as of April 2 and expected to reach as high as 20,000
Graduation is different this year, as it was for me. I went to my graduation in 1993 in a wheelchair. The virus, COVID-19, surprised the world this year
My wife made me a face mask. But it’s not a cool face mask like train robbers used back in the 1870s. It’s got a very nice manly paisley pattern
Put a drop of water on a piece of cotton and lift up the material. It will be wet on the underside. Put a drop of water on plastic wrap,
Gary Horton’s “Corona Lockdown” commentary blaming President Trump for the present health and economic circumstances was true to form and predictable. How the worm turns: Just a few weeks ago
As the sun sets, the rats come out! The other day my son said, “Dad, this is crazy.” He was talking about trying to buy essential everyday items. I told
Week four of the Covid-19 shutdown: Carrie and I live off Arroyo Park Drive, maybe one-third of a mile west of Granary Square. We’ve been here since Newhall Land mushed
By The Signal Editorial Board The COVID-19 pandemic got very real for the Santa Clarita Valley this week. As of this writing, there are at least 66 confirmed cases of
By David Hegg Somewhere, someone snuck into our social dictionary and changed the meaning of “maturity.” The consequence of this is a growing sense that those character qualities and ethical
I’m gutted. I’m of course feeling down for the same reasons as most folks, and being in the news business, I feel immersed in every latest development with COVID-19. Working
The Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry’s mission statement has never been clearer than in the past several weeks as our nonprofit in the small building on Railroad Avenue in Newhall
While Americans are on lockdown, struggling to pay bills and buy food, progressives (AKA socialists) in Congress tried to sneak their radical agenda into life-saving legislation. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Georgia,
Dear Gary Horton: I don’t like being quarantined, either. Apparently, you get even more nasty and unreasonable when you are cramped up. In spite of your allegations (March 25), President
There’s been no knocks at the door from sheriff’s deputies consoling sobbing housewives. No friends or politicians injured from an exploding Whoopee Cushion. No familiar and inquiring faces from the
War, disasters and disease, riders of the Apocalypse, have throughout history caused tremendous suffering, but also prodded innovation and change. Past epidemics from the black plague to small pox and
Just a thought: If the effects of the coronavirus can be lessened by hotter temperatures, is global warming now a good thing? Rand Pinsky Valencia
Every single day the media reports on the shortage of ventilators in the country. It has been reported that action has been taken to both repair the existing federal surplus
Editor’s note: The following letter was received before it was announced that gun stores would be allowed to remain open. Sheriff Alex Villanueva has arbitrarily ordered gun shops closed. People