
Patrick Daems | In Retrospect: A Fire Story
“It’s hard to really tell what’s going on, isn’t it?” I said. “Should we start preparing to leave or what? They never give a complete picture, literally a map, showing

“It’s hard to really tell what’s going on, isn’t it?” I said. “Should we start preparing to leave or what? They never give a complete picture, literally a map, showing

Do military service veterans play a role in combating climate change? The answer is a resounding “YES!” Military members and veterans generally tend to vote conservatively. However, a January 2019

America has some 45,000 to 60,000 homeless veterans on our streets. This Veterans Day, that statistic trended strong and emotionally raw, all over social media. American military veterans, we learn,

I submitted a letter to the editor to The Signal (Nov. 1) commemorating the Grand Canyon’s 100th anniversary, and praised all of its magnificence — not realizing at the time

One instance. Probably many more, but we observed this one. With no power, we went up to Jersey Mike’s at Golden Valley. Shortly after we arrived they were inundated with

We have observed President Trump as he perpetually goes to verbal war, casts insults, demeans, and claims as weak, ugly, stupid, or unfit anyone who does not fully agree with

After reading “ISIS Isn’t Dead” (Nov. 6, letters to the editor), my response is, “What?” Using Lois Eisenberg’s logic, the rational and moral citizens of the world should NOT have

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Other than the NFL, football has always had a weird way of choosing its champions and playoff teams. In a sport where there’s a clear

By David W. Hegg Someone has rightly said that a true friend is one who walks in when everyone else is walking out. In most areas of life, tragedy and

By The Signal Editorial Board Every veteran has a story. That includes the many veterans who call the Santa Clarita Valley home. They exemplify the sense of honor, service and

Today’s Yahoo! news feed (Nov. 4) has Katie Hill pledging to get the vote out to get rid of President Trump. Personally, I’m tired of her playing the victim and

Yesterday (Nov. 5) I awoke and read my Signal as usual with my morning cup of coffee. There I saw the Brian Baker column, which announced his departure from our

I just read Brian Baker’s farewell piece, “Adios, Farewell, Commiefornia,” Nov. 5, and he he’s quite correct when he says some of his critics will be happy to see him

In mid-January, major news and prominent personalities got caught red-handed defaming innocent teenagers from Covington Catholic High School. It did not take long before lawyers published a list of 50-plus

It’s nearly 2020 and Hillary Clinton remains stuck on Nov. 6, 2016. Her blame list for her election loss is long: James Comey, DNC, Russia, Wikileaks, Bernie Sanders, journalism, the

Re: “Adios, Farewell, Commiefornia,” Brian Baker commentary, Nov. 5 I wish Mr. Baker a bon voyage and a happy life in his new paradise. As soon as I saw his

Here’s a shameless plug. Every Saturday for nearly a year, I’ve been writing 2,000-words-plus on the century-old history of this most wonderful newspaper, The Mighty Signal. When I finish, wordy

As the devastating Santa Anas roared through Southern California last week, everyone was talking about the wind but nobody could do anything to stop it. But once, well over a

Starting in 1919 and originally celebrated as Armistice Day, Veterans Day began as a way to memorialize the end of World War I and to commemorate the veterans who served

Back in 1973 when I studied at Cal State Northridge, I took a sociology class. As an accounting major, I wasn’t really interested in sociology. Rather, I was interested in