Maria Gutzeit: Your vote is the voice that matters
May 8, 2018
We just received our official sample ballots in the mail. Absentee ballots should be arriving any day. It’s easy to become a permanent absentee voter and have your ballots mailed
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David Hegg: Why we need history
May 5, 2018
Winston Churchill is credited with reminding the world “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” History, being in many ways the succinct compilation of humanity’s
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May 5, 2018
Are you stunned that a child stabbed another child at a local school on Friday? [socialpoll id=”2501168″]
Our View: Time to roll up our sleeves
May 5, 2018
The state of discussion in the American political arena – an apt term now more than ever – leads us to wonder aloud from time to time: “Are we still
Lynne Plambeck: County, hold strong on Chiquita requirements
May 5, 2018
After years of battling with the County, the operators and owners of Chiquita Canyon Landfill got what they wanted. In July 2017 they were granted a 30 year expansion of
Sanctuary State? SCV Voices on SB 54: Brian Baker
May 4, 2018
Brian Baker On May 8 our City Council is going to be discussing the issue of joining several other California cities and counties in opposing this state’s declaration of “sanctuary
Sanctuary State? SCV Voices on SB 54: Alan Blake
May 4, 2018
Alan Blake Below the Statue of Liberty are engraved the following words: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your
Lucas Nava: My Time In The Signal Newsroom
May 3, 2018
For my spring semester at Valencia High, I was given the opportunity to shadow a business professional somewhere in the Santa Clarita Valley. The point of this exercise was to
Jim De Bree: Where is the Tea Party’s outrage?
May 3, 2018
According to Wikipedia, the Tea Party movement is an American conservative movement within the Republican Party calling for a reduction of the national debt of the United States and the
Lois Eisenberg: Trump’s own medicine
May 3, 2018
The Washington Correspondents Dinner Sat. April 28 was a little over the top by Michelle Wolf, but take into consideration her monologue on the Trump Administration was no different than
Gary Horton: In praise of immigrant ethics
May 2, 2018
Two weeks back, Signal Saturday Pastor David Hegg wrote a somewhat controversial column titled, “Calling every man to be a man.” Whatever that means. No matter, Hegg rightly laments that
Laurel Taylor: Why I am voting for Caforio
May 2, 2018
The primaries are just around the corner on June 5, and when we go to vote we have some decisions to make about who we are, what we represent, and
Gil Mertz: Media hit new low
May 2, 2018
I didn’t waste a moment of my life watching the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner but seeing a clip of WHCAD President Margaret Talev refer to Hillary Clinton as
VaNile Risser: Growth of the valley
May 1, 2018
As Mr. Gething claimed, he wasn’t disposed to reply to Brian Baker’s contribution (“We Are Seeing The Signs”), I have pondered whether or not to just skip Mr. Gething’s comments.
Roselva Ungar: Tired of name-calling
May 1, 2018
I am really tired of Mr. Baker commandeering whole columns of the Signal to blame leftists and Democrats for the ills of large cities which he claims are created by
Roger Gitlin: Remembering Deputy Dave March
May 1, 2018
April 29 marked the 16th anniversary of the murder of Santa Clarita native son and Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff, Dave March. As the drumbeat of the years slowly ebbs
David Hegg: Finding time for beauty
April 28, 2018
Have you even noticed that, with all the surprises and unpredictable intrusions life throws at us, what we find most tiring are the very predictable ways our days unfold. There
Jason Gibbs: SB-54 and the sanctuary state
April 28, 2018
Since my previous opinion piece regarding SB-54 and California’s overall intent to limit municipality interaction with the federal government regarding immigration enforcement, the City of Santa Clarita placed on the
Our View: Taking out the trash talk
April 28, 2018
It seems that when good fences aren’t enough, good lawyers will have to do. The news of a pair of lawsuits by the operators of Chiquita Canyon caught us, and
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April 28, 2018
Should the mitigation funding from Chiquita Canyon Landfill be distributed by L.A County to assure it is used properly, or should it go directly to the local councils? [socialpoll id=”2499734″]