Lois Eisenberg | Day of Infamy Must Be Remembered
December 7, 2019
Today it will be 78 years since Pearl Harbor was attacked — a most horrific day for the United States and all her allies. When going over my calendar for
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Patricia Suzanne | Don’t Fall for the False Tax Petition
December 7, 2019
As you’re shopping for the holidays, you’re likely to encounter signature-gatherers at malls, farmers markets, grocery stores and the like, armed with various petitions. These individuals are paid to hustle
Karla H. Edwards | An Update from the Detention Center
December 6, 2019
The latest from my November Adelanto Detention Center visit: Two lists were provided by our volunteer organization for those of us going to visit the center in Adelanto. These listed
John Boston | The Lost Dream of Welding Plymouths & Living in Malibu
December 6, 2019
“Give me land, lots of land, with the starry sky above, don’t fence me in…” — Lyrics from Cole Porter Way back when, my buddy Curtis Stone and I plotted
Blaine Ephrem | Saugus: A Survivor’s Perspective
December 6, 2019
On Nov. 14, at 7:38 a.m. our lives were changed. Students, teachers and staff members will never be the same. At 7:38 a.m. we lost a student; a classmate; a
Juanita Fitzgerald | A Touching Tribute
December 5, 2019
Thank you, Jim Madsen, for your thoughtful tribute to Saugus (editorial cartoon, Nov. 21). It was very touching. My heart goes out to all involved, including Nathaniel Berhow’s mother. Saugus
Jim Horton | Blinded by Bias on Impeachment?
December 5, 2019
Jonathan Kraut and Lois Eisenberg apparently are having eyesight problems. The impeachment hearing was televised for all to see. At no time was any evidence of wrongdoing ever presented. It
Lynne Plambeck | Court Ruling Could Be Trouble for SCV
December 5, 2019
This November Superior Court Judge Daniel Murphy ruled that Waste Connections, the international corporation that operates Chiquita Canyon Landfill, had the right of “equitable estoppel” to continue to pursue its
Richard Myers | Add a Banner on Days Since Shooting
December 4, 2019
I’m sure The Signal wants to do whatever it can to end the continuing slaughter happening throughout the country. With the Saugus High School killing fresh in my mind, it
Ken Dean | This Can’t Be the Norm
December 4, 2019
Like everyone in our grief-stricken city, I have no words to express other than what has already been said. I do have a question, like everyone else. Why? As a
Gary Horton | Protect Our Kids in Everyday Settings, Too
December 4, 2019
Our community is healing from the Saugus school shooting. We’ve come together and are committed to coming out of this a stronger community. This was a huge loss, and thank
Gil Mertz | What the Left Fears Most on Trump
December 3, 2019
As the left and the media have been lighting their hair on fire daily with their baseless scandal du jour against President Trump, he has quietly appointed nearly one in
Dianne Van Hook | Delivering on the Promise of Opportunity
December 3, 2019
In the fall of 1969, College of the Canyons opened for its first term of classes. Thirty-one faculty taught 735 students in the late afternoons and evenings Hart High School,
Savanna Birchfield | Word cloud, ‘Saugus Strong’
December 3, 2019
Editor’s note: Savanna Birchfield, who created this “word cloud” illustration, is a Saugus High School graduate and current CSUN student.
Bob Galarneau | A Reply on the Evangelicals
December 1, 2019
Re: “The Power of Faith in U.S. Politics,” by Jonathan Kraut (Nov. 26). Not all evangelical Christians are Protestant (those who broke away from Rome, during the Reformation). Some, like
Tim Whyte | You Know What Lightens the Mood? Nudist News
December 1, 2019
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor After a fall filled with fires, car crashes, political strife, shootings and a general sense of dread and tragedy, this past week I got a
David Hegg | Yes, Put Up the Lights; You’ll Be Glad You Did
December 1, 2019
By David Hegg I almost didn’t put Christmas lights on the house this year. It wasn’t that I came across some cogent intellectual reason to end the tradition. I was
Christopher Lucero | We Must Love Every Soul
November 30, 2019
Thoughts on David Hegg (Nov. 24), John Boston (Nov. 22), Karen Roseberry (Nov. 21), Johnathan Kraut (Nov. 26), and to those in despair seeking answers to the question…why? …and our
Reiko Hawkins | On Guns vs. Guitars
November 30, 2019
About 17 years ago, for a period of about two years, I joined a group of Japanese women who informally set up play dates for their children in Santa Clarita.
C. Norman Allen | Impeachment: Sound, Fury, Nothing More
November 30, 2019
With the congressional impeachment hearings over the last couple of weeks going on in public display, you have to wonder if this is just a bad pilot episode for a