My opinion piece, “Jaded logic behind gun control debate,” published last Friday, created a flurry of comments and discussion online. Writers undoubtedly enjoy supportive feedback and accolades. Criticism and rebuttals,
This morning I listened to a radio interview with Dr. Gabor Mate, a Canadian physician, renowned speaker and bestselling author, with considerable expertise on a range of topics including addiction,
Defining Tracy Campbell of Santa Clarita isn’t easy. But if an artist took pen to paper to capture her image, it would reveal someone with super strength, speed and invulnerability.
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” — the Second
Living in Santa Clarita for three decades allowed me to watch the growth of our community while medically caring for many residents. Over a decade ago it became apparent the
It’s an odd time in the history of our Republic. We have a president who is a study in contradictions. We know that President Donald Trump scans the news programs
The Signal routinely publishes Letters to the Editor from a Lois Eisenberg of Valencia. Her hatred of anything Trump and the verbal venom that she disgorges about the Republicans and
Santa Clarita has just posted employment data and we’re pegging the needle on jobs and economic growth. The SCV has grown to 300,000 souls, we’re running at 3.8 percent unemployment,
Donald Trump is too consumed by his self-indulgence, rage and resentment that he lacks in knowing what to do about America being under attack by a foreign country. The Russian
The topic is dominating the headlines, leading local newscasts and being written about on The Signal’s editorial pages. Homelessness in our community, and throughout the region, has reached critical proportions.
Jim and Bob, two friends from Burbank High School—class of 1960—sat together at Denny’s, eating omelettes and perusing their copies of the Los Angeles Times. Their hair was white and
This hurts. This really hurts. In a recent article in U.S. News & World Report, California ranked dead last in quality of life in a survey ranking the best states
In a recent Forbes article, Tim Maurer described three kinds of people. He used the labels in reference to “our posture toward learning how to be better professionals.” I want
Ken Dean wrote an editorial this past weekend discussing the importance of young voices in the continuing dialogue of gun violence in our society. Dean reminds me of the fervent
Since retiring I have taken up the hobby of studying the genealogy of my family and my wife’s family. Several of my wife’s cousins wanted to know more about the
LaVar Ball has three sons. All of them play basketball. The oldest, Lonzo, plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, one of our local professional basketball teams. LiAngelo, the second son,
On the official seal of The United States of America there stands a Latin phrase that also appears on the official seals of the President, Vice President, both houses of
Let’s us first assume that ownership of military-style assault weapons like the AR-15 is not protected as a 2nd Amendment right, since it does not qualify as contributing to a
The 2nd Amendment refers to the right to bear arms. But what is the definition of “arms?” Once I said to a friend, you shouldn’t need a gun that can