Gil Mertz | Who’s Really Obstructing Justice?
May 14, 2019
Last year the nation was aghast as Democrats showed how far they would go to ruin someone’s life with Brett Kavanaugh. After days of grueling testimony, they pulled in Christine
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Jonathan Kraut | On Trump’s Tariff War with China
May 14, 2019
Our president continues to wage a dangerous tariff war with China. Trump upped the stakes just the other day by ordering a 25% tax on many exports such as steel.
Bill Statler | The Border Crisis Is Real
May 12, 2019
The current immigration situation at our border is a crisis, and not a “manufactured crisis” as the Democrats in Washington claim. The political Democrats didn’t think it was a manufactured
Tim Whyte | Religion, Inclusiveness, a More Thoughtful Pizza
May 12, 2019
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor About eight or nine years ago, I served as the team manager of my son’s youth hockey team. By then, I was beyond the “dad
David W. Hegg | Defining Motherhood, and Appreciating Real Moms
May 12, 2019
By David Hegg Today across the nation, millions of moms are getting candy, flowers, cards and more from those who love and appreciate the monumental influence they have had in
Clay Porlier | Is Junk Science Banning Roundup?
May 11, 2019
In Lynne Plambeck’s May 3, “SCV Voices” article, “Time to Expand Ban on Roundup,” she does a good job of shading the truth. Or perhaps she is only ignorant of
John Weaver | What Is the Truth About Climate Change?
May 11, 2019
Almost daily some newscaster, activist or leftist politician tells us of the dire consequences of climate change like the “fact” the world will end in 12 years but for the
Greg Hayes | Coach Wooden’s Advice for Politicians
May 11, 2019
John Wooden was selected as the greatest coach of all time by ESPN. A big reason was his impact on the lives not only of his players but also on
Martha Michael | Tutor Dissolves Chemistry Fears
May 10, 2019
You may remember taking a science class, but despite above-average instruction, the material didn’t seem to crystallize in your head, so you’d repeatedly leave class more confused than when you
John Boston | The Sun Comes Up. In the East. Learn it. Live it. Memorize it.
May 10, 2019
Not knowing where we’re going. It’s a sad indictment to the human condition, often not limited to the blissful ignorance of childhood. I was picking up a pal the other
John Dennis | Take Note of What’s in the Box
May 9, 2019
In your March 28 article regarding College of the Canyons and their $3 million award for energy efficiency, you stated “this allows the college to eliminate its use of natural
Ann Schureman | Mueller Probe Driven by Fiction
May 9, 2019
Response to Duane Mooring, “letters,” May 3. How can there be obstruction when the whole Mueller investigation was based on a fictional dossier in the first place? This whole investigation
Gary Horton | California Is Wonderfully Lovable
May 8, 2019
A lot is said about the “mess” of California. Taxes, traffic, sprawl, housing costs – on and on. There’s no shortage of moaners moaning on and on about California’s faults.
Cher Gilmore | Personal Power, Hope and Climate Change
May 8, 2019
Do you feel hopeless about climate change because the problem seems too big for you to have any impact on it? Well, think again! Simple choices we make every day
Patricia Ramos | Soda Tax Would Devastate Business
May 7, 2019
By considering a new beverage tax, our legislators are showing how disconnected they are with California’s working families and small business owners and the skyrocketing cost of living and doing
Josh Heath | The GOP and the Evolution of Identity Politics
May 7, 2019
Any keen political observer can see that the modern Republican Party is decidedly different from what it used to be. Whereas in Abraham Lincoln’s day, conservatives were racial visionaries, today’s
Phyllis Grekin | SCV Residents Were Polite
May 5, 2019
Re: Dennis Bartash, letters to the editor, May 1: Just to correct your post, Dennis, the rude people (at Rep. Katie Hill’s town hall meeting) weren’t from our community! They
Jim de Bree | Don’t Just Recite Talking Points
May 5, 2019
In his recent column, “Don’t Let the Media Do Your Thinking,” Chris Allen attacks the mainstream media for pursuing “their deranged belief that they can still indict our president on
Tim Whyte | A Decade Later, Getting Ready to Retire ‘T-Bone’
May 5, 2019
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor I made a joke one time with my son and one of his hockey teammates, about a decade ago. We were talking about nicknames, and
David W. Hegg | Shun Self-Promotion: Love the One in Front of You
May 5, 2019
By David Hegg There is a growing tendency in our society to engage eagerly in conversations with others so long as we get to be the subject of the discourse.