Maria Gutzeit | #metoo and Becoming the Best We Can Be
February 5, 2019
As with all evolutions, the change sought by the #metoo movement to end sexual assault and harassment will be slower than we’d like. It’s a part of a culture of
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Richard Meyers | An Investment Tip
February 3, 2019
Investors take note: It’s been said that when it comes to investing “There is no such thing as a SURE THING.” I’m here to tell you that is no longer
Richard La Motte | The Failure of Socialism Is Inevitable
February 3, 2019
Gerald Staack’s letter (Jan. 29) reminded me of my youth. Visions of crowds storming barricades of the powerful elite to overthrow the bastions of capitalism that was responsible for so
Tim Whyte | Tell It to The Signal vs. Whatever We Have Now
February 3, 2019
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, before we all knew about the internet, and social media was just a twinkle in Mark Zuckerberg’s eye, there
David Hegg | Bitterness Abounds: Why, and Can We Overcome It?
February 3, 2019
By David Hegg I have noticed lots of bitterness floating around our society recently. People are bitter over wrongs suffered, and their bitterness fuels their anger. Too often this anger
Our View | A Tale of Two Plea Deals, One of Them Disturbing
February 3, 2019
By The Signal Editorial Board The two Superior Court plea deals provided an interesting and potentially disturbing juxtaposition of how our court system handles crime and punishment. On Wednesday, a
Rudy Fillinger | Is History Repeating Itself?
February 2, 2019
The presidential oath of office is as follows: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best
Patricia Suzanne | Politics 2019: There’s So Much at Stake
February 2, 2019
Do you remember a time when you didn’t think about politics? When you could go to work, take care of the kids, enjoy popcorn and a movie, shop for clothes
John Boston | The Gillette Merchants of PC Shaming
February 1, 2019
DEAR DAVID TAYLOR: As CEO of Proctor & Gamble, the umbrella company over Gillette, I’ve been a big fan of your razors for many years. Love the Fusion 5. What
Martha Michael | Yoga: For Health and Community
February 1, 2019
In the last few months I’ve found myself breathing in a rhythm with everyone else in the room – several times a week, in fact. It’s because I’m revisiting the
Lee Uber | Apology Owed to Hill, Democrats
January 31, 2019
The Signal editorial board has never been more factually incorrect than they were in their attempts to lay blame for the recent government shutdown at the feet of Democrats (“ICYMI:
Rickey John Sandoval | Just More Breitbart?
January 31, 2019
When we purchased our home in Newhall last year, I became excited that The Signal was to have a Sunday edition coming out and eagerly awaited reading hometown news. However,
Raagib Quraishi | A Head-Shaker of an Editorial
January 31, 2019
If our founding fathers had read the editorial board’s stance on the government shutdown (Jan. 27), first they would’ve shook their heads because this is definitely not how our democracy
Carl Raggio | Looking for Heroes? Slim Pickings
January 30, 2019
Tom Brokaw, former NBC broadcaster and columnist, wrote about the Greatest Generation, connoting the Americans of World War II times and the enemies we as a nation overcame. I was
Gary Horton | Understanding Road Work in Santa Clarita
January 30, 2019
You know the story. Perhaps the streets outside your home appear a bit “alligatored” – with unsightly cracks and maybe even a touch of grass growing in the gaps. Maybe,
Gerald Staack | Class Warfare Is a Real Threat
January 29, 2019
Throughout history, no matter which form of government was in power, the poor and the middle class have always been under the thumb of aristocracy. Today, aristocracy, mainly affixed in
Jonathan Kraut | What’s the Story Behind the Assessments?
January 29, 2019
It has become a trend in government over the years to assign special assessments, i.e. taxes for a specific purpose, such as to allocate levies for precise government services and
Chris Blankenhorn | Santa Claritans, Please Use Pace Responsibly
January 27, 2019
My wife and I both enjoy riding our bicycles along Santa Clarita’s expansive paseo system and are very pleased to see that the city has welcomed the Pace bike rentals
Our View | ICYMI: Democrats Refuse to Pay Federal Workers
January 27, 2019
By The Signal Editorial Board Who “owns” the record-setting federal government shutdown? That’s a fair question and it’s entirely debatable. It seems the blame could be apportioned in some varying
Tim Whyte | The First Amendment: Yes, It’s for Everyone
January 27, 2019
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor Back in the 1990s and into the early 2000s, there was a movement, particularly among conservatives, to enact legislation — even a constitutional amendment —