By David Hegg Among ancients the greatest honor was given to those who, seeing the greater good of the greater number, chose valiantly to deny themselves certain rights and pleasures
By The Signal Editorial Board Governments like to use euphemisms. It makes things sound less onerous or gruesome than they are. For example, the military uses special reinforced coffins to
My husband got a letter from Kaiser recently, notifying him that he would need to select a new primary care physician. It seems his doctor for many years has decided
On the first day of every year a special person comes to mind, in part because of the Rose Bowl. Stephanie Edwards, a former longtime co-host of the Tournament of
The other day, I was folding laundry with a typical pained expression. Another great, $25 Henley T-shirt. Ruined. This one was splattered with the oily fingerprints of Bernstein’s Restaurant Recipe
Last month, I received a ballot from the City of Santa Clarita asking me to vote on increasing my streetlight maintenance property tax assessment from $12.38 to $81.71. That was
I am not sure what the right metaphor is — “putting the cart before the horse” or “shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted” — but we need
In the Dec. 28 opinion section of The Signal, we readers finally caught a glimpse of humanity in the writings of John Boston (“A Man Named Red, an Alfa Mechanic,
Congrats all us geezers on making it to yet another year which seemed so very far away when we were young. 2019? Are you kidding me? During the Cuban Missile
I must applaud Gary Horton’s column of 26 December, “Border Wall Shutdown Is a Bad Gift for Christmas.” It’s a glorious illustration of TDS: Trump Derangement Syndrome. When Dem/socialist Obama
Santa Clarita Democrats have much to celebrate this holiday season. In the recent election, Katie Hill and Christy Smith were elected to the Congress and state Assembly and sent their
In response to the publisher’s column on Dec. 27: Dear Richard Budman: I appreciate The Signal’s appeals for civil discourse on Christmas day and the follow-up policy banning name calling
We enrolled (our daughter) Leia in California Virtual Academy – Los Angeles two years ago to pursue a quality education with rigorous curriculum while enabling Leia to focus on her
Lois Eisenberg (letters, Dec. 22) spews venom to no good purpose. We could ask, does she accomplish anything? Has she changed one person’s mind? I would think not. She sees
I am delighted to hear Katie Hill has hit the ground running in Washington and she is dedicated to representing her constituency, rather than her campaign donors. I would like
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor You’re gonna take a walk in the rain And you’re gonna get wet (I predict) You’re gonna eat a bowl of chow mein And be
Part 2 of 2 By Katie Hill Congresswoman-Elect For everyone who celebrated, I hope you enjoyed your Christmas! My mom worked the overnight shift and got off at 7 a.m.
By David Hegg I like to watch sporting events. While soccer is my favorite, I’ll watch just about anything, especially when my kids are home. Lately, it’s been football and
If a politician has a faulty character and it is a proven fact, then may we mention the flaw as the media does or the press? The media and the
All the letters to the editor regarding this business of voting for or against the the street lighting assessment has raised my concerns that some kind of mischief might be