Opinion

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Ben Metcalf: Mobile home owners facing hidden risks

More than 500,000 California families find their paths to affordable homeownership through the purchase of a mobile home or manufactured home, but an estimated one-third lack proper title and registration

Thomas Oatway: Time for a parliamentary system?

The controversy over the upcoming Alabama senatorial election, with Judge Roy Moore refusing to acknowledge alleged indiscretions with underage girls – and neither Senate Republicans nor the president taking a

Jerlene Warner: Look into the social workers, Barger

Regarding The Signal’s Nov. 25 story “Supervisor addresses foster crisis with adoption awareness,” Supervisor Barger, you’re looking in the wrong place. Start by re-training the social workers who investigate adoptive

Richard Myers: Hello, clouds. Welcome back.

I’m just wondering if anyone else has noticed something strange in our sky lately? Clouds. Yes, real, honest-to-goodness clouds. Now, if you haven’t lived in Southern California very long, you

Joshua Heath: Standing up for Julie Olsen

Recently KHTS, a local news outlet, got a hold of several Facebook messages sent by Saugus Union School District board member Julie Olsen, which contained insulting language toward various local

Brian Baker: How did we end up here?

I found Maria Gutzeit’s Tuesday column, “Watching the world burn,” to be very interesting and well-written. But I think her wish for a society free of partisan politics, though admirable

Letters to the Editor

Jeff Stein: Missing the mark

I am writing in regard to the column in Tuesday’s Signal Opinion page written by Tom Purcell about identity theft. His “tongue-in-cheek” commentary was cute. But Purcell missed the most

Letters to the Editor

Lynne Winner: Making her day, as well

Sheriff deputies and firemen recently took time to support and celebrate a lonely 5-year-old boy’s birthday party. This story touched my heart not only for Gregory, the celebrant, but because

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Gil Mertz: Al Franken should not resign

As a conservative Christian, I couldn’t possibly disagree more with Mr. Franken’s values and ideology. But I don’t think he should be forced to step down from the Senate for

Gary Horton: Vote for smart ideas in 25th

“A liberal, a socialist, and a progressive walk into a bar. Caught off guard, the bartender replies, “Wow, I thought you were all the same guy.”” “So, a liberal, a