This is in response to Lois Linnert’’s letter (July 23). I missed reading Hilmar Rosenast’s letter regarding babies and life. The Catholic Church’s view on abortion is irrelevant. The scientifically
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor My good buddy John Boston and I go way back. Decades back. We’re both award-winning columnists, although I haven’t entered a column writing contest in
By David Hegg At the end of a long day I’m usually mentally exhausted and can be found lounging on our family room couch with a television remote in my
By The Signal Editorial Board Never count Cemex out. Ever. That’s the lesson to be drawn from the news that Cemex, the multinational mining giant, has filed a federal lawsuit
There is general agreement that our roads — make that our entire transportation system — needs fixing. The disagreement and consequent conversational unpleasantries emerge when asked how we intend to
Take a $10 bill out of your wallet or purse. Take a look at it. What’s it worth? “Obviously, $10, Brian,” you’re thinking. Maybe. The actual intrinsic value of any
In her recent letter (July 24), Phyllis A. McKenna promotes a common myth — that there has been a nefarious shift in terminology from “global warming” to “climate change.” However,
Once again Joshua Heath has nailed it. His opinion column “America’s Total Breakdown: Our Post-Decency Era” (July 30) beautifully lays out the way the current administration, specifically the man who
I can picture my father at 9, an athletic, simple farm boy, sweet, shy, misplaced. He was always embarrassed to smile, though he did so perfectly. In a blink, he’s
Engaged and engaging. That’s the way I sized up Judy Penman when I met her, briefly, at a local event many years ago. And from a distance I saw that
As I listened to the patrician questioning being thrown at Mr. Robert Mueller, it occurred to me that one simple question would have cleared up the entire matter. That question:
Somewhere nestled in the Scottish Highlands is rumored to be a creature that inhabits Loch Ness. Some say it is a hoax while others are convinced it is real because
Mrs. Lois Linnert’s disagreement on life (Letters, July 23) was very polite and most cautiously worded. She made many points I can agree with, and I do respect her right
“Go back” to where you came from the broken, crime-infested places is like sticking a knife into one’s heart of all the ethnic groups that have heard this before with
Some 228 years ago — it might have well been 1,000 years for all the “progress” that’s since been made in weapons — our nation’s founding leaders stuck a compromise
Imagine for a moment if John F. Kennedy had spoken lovingly of the Soviet Union, advocated policies in their interest, said they were America’s moral equivalent, and openly called on
Is it only me or has anyone else noticed there are more commercial airplane flights flying low over our valley in the last few months? Did you know that due
Dear Time Ranger (John Boston): This is just a note to say how much we enjoy your weekly column. My name is Vernalyn Schofield and I have lived here since
By The Signal Editorial Board If the early fundraising totals are any indication, it’s not a stretch to conclude that the Republican Party has already written off the 25th Congressional
By David Hegg If you can remember all the way back to grammar school, you’ll also remember having run into some actual grammar. And while this column is really not