John Boston | More Scenery, Less Barbarians in Placerita Park
March 22, 2019
I was 8 the first time my dad and I hiked Placerita Canyon. It had rested there a few hundred million years, but, as a park, Placerita was just two
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Duane Mooring | Civility Starts at the Top
March 22, 2019
In response to the Kathryn Jean Lopez column March 19, “The Problem of Contempt in Society”: The Lopez column is about eliminating “contempt from our mental toolbox” in our discourse.
Mary R. Martin | Applause for Homeless Solution Idea
March 21, 2019
Re: “Solution to Homeless Issue?” letters, March 12. Thank you, Karla H. Edwards, for your letter printed in The Signal. My brother, sister, mother and father would so like not
Richard Myers | Pedestrians Share Responsibility
March 21, 2019
I’d like to weigh in on the recent traffic accidents involving pedestrians. Of course part of the problem is the speeding motorist, but perhaps a larger part of the problem
Glenda Johnson | Arenson Hit Nail on the Head
March 21, 2019
Thank you, Betty Arenson, for again writing a column (March 16) with which I agree 100 percent. You ask if I am proud of the rude, crude, alien-behaving women of
Jim DeBree | Beware of the Democrats’ Big Tax Plans
March 21, 2019
The Democrats are promoting new taxes. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has suggested that individual income exceeding $10 million annually should be taxed at a 70 percent rate. Sen. Elizabeth Warren suggested
Dick Cesaroni | What About All the Pork?
March 20, 2019
In Wednesday’s Signal (March 13) there was an article regarding President Trump signing the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act (S. 47). Kudos to the president, kudos
Gary Horton | Have We No Sense of Decency?
March 20, 2019
“Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?” With these words etched in history, Joseph Welch, special counsel for the Army,
Cher Gilmore | Horton Column a Breath of Fresh Air
March 19, 2019
Re: “Anti-Environmental Conspiracy Theories are a Pile of Trash” (March 14). Gary Horton’s column was a literal breath of fresh air, and if his recommendations are taken seriously, they’ll lead
Maria Gutzeit | Looking to the Next Generation, We’ll Be OK
March 19, 2019
I keep telling my daughter she needs to invent a transporter (a la “Star Trek”) so we can get to our destinations on time. I am absolutely not kidding. I
Hilmar Rosenast | Another Side to the North Korea Problem
March 17, 2019
Re: Lois Eisenberg, letters to the editor, March 12. We could not agree more with Lois’ statement of sympathy and regret for the death of (Otto Warmbier). It is indeed
David W. Hegg | A Foundational Ethical Question on How We Live
March 17, 2019
By David Hegg For most of human history, philosophy and ethics were based on what is known as the “axial” view of human existence. The axial position holds that this
Our View | A Monument That’s Been 91 Years in the Making
March 17, 2019
By The Signal Editorial Board It’s a decision that’s been a long time coming: 91 years, to be exact. On March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam burst, sending a
Jim Horton | Socialism, Yet Again
March 16, 2019
Once again socialism rears its ugly head. Never in the history of man has it ever worked. It breeds nothing but poverty, discontent and despair. The thing that makes any
Betty Arenson | Are We Proud of These Women in Elected Offices?
March 16, 2019
Women’s History Month can be traced back to International Women’s Day in 1911. The Census Bureau takes it back to March 8, 1857, when female New York factory workers protested
Gregory Whitney | An Opportunity for California Taxpayers
March 15, 2019
California Assembly Bill 211, currently in review by the Assembly Revenue and Taxation committee, would provide a deduction from California adjusted gross income (AGI) for contributions to a California 529
Mary R. Martin | An Excellent Idea to Help Homeless
March 15, 2019
Re: Solution to Homeless Issue? (Letters, March 12) Thank you Karla H. Edwards for your letter printed in The Signal. My brother, sister, mother and father would so like not
John Boston | No White Guys & a Marvelous Mrs. Marvel
March 15, 2019
Dear Congresswoman Katie Hill, How times flies! Do you realize if re-elected, according to your Dem Congress pal Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, you only have six more terms until the end
Martha Michael | Superhero Moms in the SCV
March 15, 2019
Captain Marvel got in the middle of an intergalactic battle once again, scoring some points for women with courage. The female superhero this time is our own Brie Larson, originally
Gary Horton | Anti-Environmental Conspiracy Theories Are a Pile of Trash
March 14, 2019
We’ve heard much in the media from Republican pundits and carbon energy promoters of the folly of environmentalism and the inability of man to intervene against pollution and its effects.