Bob Comer | Don’t Be So Quick to Condemn
October 22, 2019
Re: “Trump Stages Stealth Attack on Medicare,” Mark Elfont’s letter of Oct. 13. Whoa! Could it be that privatizing Medicare could cost less? I believe that most government programs that
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Gil Mertz | Giving Up Hope?
October 20, 2019
Confucius once said, “He who expects nothing is never disappointed.” Perhaps the best way to manage our emotions through this next election cycle is to have realistic expectations about President
Our View | The Democrats and Their Fake Impeachment Query
October 20, 2019
By The Signal Editorial Board The current impeachment inquiry is not an inquiry at all. Without a congressional vote, the impeachment inquiry is not an inquiry. It’s nothing more than
Tim Whyte | A Final Whack at the Dead Horse in the Hart District
October 20, 2019
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Hold my drink while I take one more swing at this dead horse. You might remember a month or so ago, after the William S.
David Hegg | Measuring the Quality of Life: A Four-Year Exercise
October 20, 2019
You can tell that we are in the throes of the election season when everywhere you go you hear the same question being thrown at us by the politicos and
Kathleen Franze | Abandoning Our Allies
October 19, 2019
Being 75, I have voted Democratic in every presidential election, never worrying whether the new president (GOP or Democrat) would take a wrecking ball to our democracy. When Donald Trump
Daniel Naylor | A Letter from an Aspiring Eagle Scout
October 19, 2019
I’m a resident of Canyon Country and I am writing this letter as it is a requirement for my Eagle Scout rank. As you may have heard, the fire near
Mark Cripe | Seeking Positive Return for the 25th
October 19, 2019
Recently, the freshman congresswoman from the 25th congressional district wrote that, “The national media and career politicians don’t know what it’s like to grow up here” in the 25th Congressional
C. Norman Allen | Democrats and Phony Excuses for Impeachment
October 19, 2019
The way the Democratic Party keeps coming up with excuses and reasons to try to impeach President Trump, you would think they were getting paid by the number of charges
Martha Michael | Learning from a Genealogy Excursion
October 18, 2019
I was sitting at home recently, working on my computer, when I heard a thud in the other room. I went to investigate and saw a framed photo of my
John Boston | Why Don’t the Democrats Like To Take Showers?
October 18, 2019
So there’s a new movement afoot among certain dermatologists. They’re urging people not to take showers. You know what they call people who don’t take showers? Democrats. Dear Mr. Santa
Gary Horton | It’s Time to Get Cash and Corruption Out of American Politics
October 16, 2019
Headlines are coming at us now so fast and furious it’s like we’re a batter facing nine pitchers at one time. There’s hardly time to read and absorb one disturbing
Darlene Chandler | Solar Panel Issue Isn’t Really Dead
October 16, 2019
This has been a dead issue for some time in the newspaper, but is so present with my family. Remember the ugly solar panels that go on forever in the
Mark Elfont | Trump Stages Stealth Attack on Medicare
October 13, 2019
President Trump’s attempt to dismantle Medicare, the most successful medical insurance program for Americans, is no longer a conspiracy theory. While addressing a senior center in Florida, he claimed, “As
Tim Whyte | China’s Attack on the NBA and the First Amendment
October 13, 2019
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor I was listening to the Tim Conway Jr. radio show on KFI on my way home the other night, and he was playing clips from
David Hegg | Contemplating Death and the Lives Around Us
October 13, 2019
We’ve all heard it before: “The best things in life … aren’t things!” But if we’re honest we have to admit that we have a high view of things. Our
Christy Smith | A ‘Thank You’ to Bella Vida and the Seniors of SCV
October 13, 2019
By Christy Smith Assemblywoman Our seniors mean everything to our community — after a lifetime of hard work and service, they deserve the dignity, respect and care their contributions have
Our View | As You Pay at the Pump, Newsom Pulls Bait, Switch
October 13, 2019
By The Signal Editorial Board Next time you’re filling up at the pump, and you’re lamenting the price of each gallon of gasoline, only to venture out onto a failing,
Terry Hansen | Climate Change Is a Security Threat
October 12, 2019
In response to a recent commentary by Patricia Suzanne (Oct. 5), I want to draw attention to a remarkable document on climate change and national security. On Sept. 24, sixty-four
Betty Arenson | Democrats Still Trying to Undo 2016 Election
October 12, 2019
Donald J. Trump is president of the United States of America. That’s it; the whole storyline behind arguably the most contentious circus surrounding a presidential election that most of us