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Marc Winger | Charter Schools Need Transparency

When I was the superintendent of the Newhall School District, we were embroiled in questions, conflicts and lawsuits over the legitimacy and operation of a controversial charter school in the

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Fake News!

And Mexico will pay for it. Unbelievable chutzpah! Dick Ramirez Valencia

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Ed Bolen | Good News from Van Nuys Airport

Recent good news from Van Nuys Airport provides an important reminder about business aviation safety. Business aviation, which refers to the use of an airplane for transport, accounts for the

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Paige Weaver | Heath Column Riddled with Errors

This is regarding Joshua Heath’s commentary of Feb. 12. Joshua Heath’s commentary made too many statements to correct here, but a couple will be addressed. Heath claims Democrats gained control

Gary Horton | Show Real Action, Not Sensationalism

The Signal recently published one of the most shocking, sensationalized “opinion columns” I’ve ever read in its hallowed pages. Lisa Lavadores burned some 800 words essentially scaring the bejeebies out

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John Hanks | Bring Back the Treasure Hunts!

I have enjoyed reading the flashbacks from the last 100 years of The Signal. I remember that The Signal sponsored a “treasure hunt” in the 1980s where clues were given

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Bob Comer | Why Social Security Is Almost Broke

Re: Lois Eisenberg, letters, Feb. 13: Social Security, as most government programs, hasn’t remained the same as promised. It began only for senior citizens who had worked.  The tax to

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Judy Propri | One More Point on Pelosi Hypocrisy

Jason Gibbs wrote an excellent column (Jan. 26) entitled “Pelosi’s War and the Hypocrisy of Party Politics.” He listed points outlining her hypocrisy but left out a crucial one. She

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Patrick Daems | Defining Populism

Many are very worried about the tyranny of democracy, about the need for strong political leadership, about populism taking over here and in so many other countries… But perhaps we

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Bill Halpin | Castaic LMD 37: A Retrospective

Landscape Maintenance District 37 consists of 961 homes. Of these, about 200 require a high level of irrigation and landscape maintenance due to their size and limited access.  Another 160

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Elaine Parker | Trump Delivers for Women

Unity is a tough sell in today’s political landscape. But that’s what President Trump pursued during his State of the Union address — and for a moment, he had it.