Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | Lighten Up, Hakeem

There is an iconic scene in the classic movie, “Stripes,” in which Bill Murray and Harold Ramis, reluctant recruits, are in their first day of basic training. Drill Sgt. Hulka

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Sandy Cassidy | Blind Ambition and a Smile

I wanted to thank you for the special story about Blind Ambition, a filly born blind, by Habeba Mostafa. And also, thanks to the wonderful work of the veterinarians at

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Bill Lyons | Newsom’s Faulty Math

I read in The Mighty Signal that California’s aspiring presidential candidate brags about his new accomplishment: only $55 for a month’s supply of insulin. He said, “California couldn’t wait for

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Jack Crawford | The Hypocrisy of Proposition 50

We are being inundated with TV ads both advocating for (vote yes) and condemning (vote no) Proposition 50 regarding gerrymandering on the Nov. 4 ballot estimated to cost California taxpayers

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Philip Wasserman | Capitalism Prevails

Far-right conservatives promoted a baseless 2024 conspiracy theory that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce would announce their engagement and support for President Joe Biden’s reelection at the Super Bowl halftime

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Lois Eisenberg | Stop the Plastic Poison

“Make America Healthy Again” has conveniently dropped the importance of how toxic plastics are threatening the health of Americans. Plastics are everywhere, and the chemicals associated with plastics are also

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Ron Perry | It Doesn’t Take a Gun

Thank you Charles Yacobian for your letter to the editor Saturday, Oct. 4. I would also remind Lois Eisenberg that it does not take a gun to kill. The following

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Sam Steel | What About Transparency?

Re: Cheryl Corriveau’s letter, Oct. 14. It is no surprise that Cheryl Corriveau, a 2022 Santa Clarita Valley Democrat “Volunteer of the Month,” would oppose financial transparency.  After all, it’s

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Rob Kerchner | An Upside Down Vocabulary

Donald Trump’s opponents have a vocabulary all their own. For them “fascism” is another word for American conservatism. Patriotism is “nationalism.” Equality under the law is “white supremacy.” Constitutionally limited

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Arthur Saginian | Recognizing Biases

Jonathan Kraut, in response to your (Aug. 12) diatribe against President Donald Trump, I have a few words. Mr. Kraut, if you read The Signal’s Opinion page, namely the letters

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Rick Barker | California vs. Texas

While I totally disagree with and voted “no” on California Proposition 50, at least it was sent out to the voters to pass or defeat and wasn’t accomplished by “fiat”