Nina Maaluf | SCV Movie-Goers: Check Out “Capernaum”
February 10, 2019
I would like to bring your attention to a fabulous movie, “Capernaum.” I had to drive to Pasadena to watch it. I work in the industry. Even on that level
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David Hegg | Losing Our National Soul to the Blindness of Selfism
February 10, 2019
By David Hegg We’ve all heard it: There are none so blind as those who will not see. Although this cogent statement rises out of Jeremiah 5:21 in the Bible’s
Our View | Pitchess Escape Raises Questions on Security
February 10, 2019
By The Signal Editorial Board When an inmate being held in lieu of more than a million dollars’ bail walked away from the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic sometime Sunday
Betty Arenson | Realizing the Degradation of America
February 9, 2019
How did we get here? Were we not paying attention? If we weren’t, was it because we were so proud and grateful to be Americans in the best country on
John Weaver | AOC Is Clueless
February 8, 2019
Gerald Staack’s letter of Jan. 29, “Class Warfare is a Real Threat,” claims that class warfare was dormant until Donald Trump came along. Of course the conservatives and neo-liberals dominating
Betty Arenson | Community Newspaper Open to All
February 8, 2019
The Signal’s Jan. 31 opinion page was entertaining. One reader felt the need to explain there are three branches of government and Trump alone caused the recent partial shutdown; ignoring
Jeff Zhorne | Behind Suicide’s Shock, Sadness
February 8, 2019
Tragic death such as suicide can be among the most shocking loss of life. The news is emotionally disruptive and evokes a wide range of reactions. Sometimes it is not
John Boston | Invasion of the OOTOG Sock Snatchers
February 8, 2019
I figure around the year 2051, I will be officially out of middle age and entering the long, unforgiving epoch of my dotage. I hope we still have a Second Amendment
Ron Bischof | Inside Political Baseball vs. Truth
February 7, 2019
Regarding the recent assertion that “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
Steve Lunetta | What’s Worse Than Anything in Politics?
February 7, 2019
I’ve been a little distracted lately from the usual political drama and diatribes. They just don’t seem so critical these last few days. Cancer. Who thought this was a good
Damara Ganyo | The Truth Behind SCV Homelessness
February 6, 2019
Santa Clarita has long been considered a safe and nurturing suburbia to raise a family, but under this facade there hides an ugly truth. The city of Santa Clarita reported
Gary Horton | Peak Chaos: When a Wall Isn’t a Wall
February 6, 2019
The newspaper you’re holding in your hand is turning 100 years old. Writers for The Signal have seen one heck of a lot of things over this past century, and
Glenda Johnson | Why Does Pelosi Have a Stranglehold?
February 5, 2019
A message to Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce: With several House Democrats (including yourself) saying that they support a physical barrier along our southern border, WHY does Nancy Pelosi have
Taryn Cain | Keep Those Columns Coming
February 5, 2019
To Tim Whyte: First things first, GREAT article. (“The First Amendment: Yes, It’s for Everyone,” Jan. 27). I couldn’t agree with you more. Our country has become a mess and
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
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