I visited the men’s facility at the Adelanto Detention Center, along with 10 volunteers from Ventura and Pasadena, some who were visiting the detainees in the women’s facility. There are
By David Hegg On occasion, an off-the-cuff statement catches my ear and sticks in my brain. Not long ago, a friend remarked, as part of a funny story, that “just
By The Signal Editorial Board This is what local government is supposed to do. Taking a stand on behalf of the community, the city of Santa Clarita this past week
Re: Gary Horton, Sept. 12. Gary Horton’s (no relation) op-ed piece falls in line with the avalanche of fake news that is bombarding us of late. These articles never cite
The Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped fund outdoor projects in the Santa Clarita Valley with no costs to taxpayers. What’s not to love? Money spent to help improve
A “YES” vote on Proposition 6 on November’s ballot should be natural. That is, unless you are a union member, a contractor getting a piece of the taxpayer-funded pie, a
Perhaps as a child you heard the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Originating in India, the story goes something like this: A group of old men who
Facts are more important for the president of the United States than for us writers of letters to the editor. Re: Bob Comer letter, Sept. 11: President Trump tweeted that
We’ve all been in the grocery line when a mother whose nerves are already frayed is fielding the whines, cries and wild behavior of her children. Something sends her over
More than a little bit ago, when I was Signal sports editor, I spent the day with a good friend at the L.A. Open. He was an avid but horrific
This is from a Facebook post from my nephew. Words so simple but impactful, at least to me. I was thinking of going around to schools to see if they
I saw this headline on the internet and couldn’t resist. Another outgoing Hollywood executive accused of sexual harassment, Les Moonves of CBS, is taking the walk of shame. After a
In his column of Sept. 9, The Signal’s Editor Tim Whyte writes about the “frequency of police shootings involving people of color” and went on to add: “Not all of
The United States economy is booming. Gross domestic product, the entire economic output of our country, is growing to the tune of 4 percent. Unemployment has reached a record low.
I would really like to know what officials are thinking (besides tax revenue) by allowing all of the building out here. It is near impossible to navigate the roads now,
Trump’s presidency didn’t have to turn as such a tragic and dangerous farce. While always a divisive character, Trump didn’t have to end up righteously disliked or ever hated, by
On Sept. 4, 2017, I lost my son Peter Spencer. Peter went into cardiac arrest on Aug. 31, 2017. His dad found him unresponsive and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
That goal, publicly stated by Barack Obama in 2008 gave me chills then and still does. Our citizenry should know what that was. (And still is!) It came directly from
In response to Albert Bigelow’s response to Lois Eisenberg on Sept. 5 (“The Truth about Smog and Trump’s EPA”): Albert questioned Lois’ facts on the EPA and pollution. While arguing
Re: Duane Mooring letter, Sept. 5. Aren’t Google and other web tools politically biased? The North Korea problem just may be behind us! What’s to say that voter fraud did