
Opinion


We can do better in helping shelter
If there was ever any doubt that there is a long way to go before the Santa Clarita Valley has a homeless shelter offering full services and amenities, a tour

David W. Hegg: The privilege of Thanksgiving
Most of the time I love my job. It puts me in relationship with people at the most critical times of their lives. I have stood by and watched as

James de Bree: Home mortgage interest deduction R.I.P.
For generations, the tax laws provided an incentive for taxpayers to own their own home by allowing them to deduct the interest expense on their mortgage. As Congress takes action

Ken Dean: Pathways to new visions of Santa Clarita
On Dec. 15 Santa Clarita celebrates our 30th year anniversary of cityhood. It was a vision that took many years and hard work to accomplish. We still have the vision,

Ron Bischof: A solution to gun violence
With a single exception, I’ve been disconcerted by the recent series of hyperbolic, inaccurate, politicized and shockingly rude columns written in emotional responses to horrific mass murders. No doubt others

Gerald Staack: Tweak capitalism, democracy for world tranquility
War with North Korea isn’t really necessary for capitalism to enrich itself. In 1961 President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about the “Military-Industrial Complex,” that “it must use its power in

Curt Scott: Posturing, then business as usual
Regarding Gary Horton’s Nov. 8 commentary “Pray that we act against mental illness,” the author launches his column with reference to the Nov. 5 church massacre in Sutherland Springs, Texas:

Lori Martin: Driving while texting at least as bad as driving drunk
For years, I have made people aware in newspapers and speeches how my life changed 25 years ago after a drunken driver hit me. I was 16 then. I urge

Jim Horton: Answer to mass shootings: arm the populace
Regarding Gary Horton’s column “Pray that we act against mental illness” published Nov. 8 in The Signal: Another missive full of sound and fury and signifying nothing. Who in his

Susan Cornner: Knight: No friend to the middle class
Republican Congressman Steve Knight never met a Trump bill he didn’t like. The latest is a yes vote on the $4 trillion budget bill that slashes Medicare, Medicaid and health

VaNile Risser: Thanks for giving credit where it’s due
I used to love Jim Walker’s columns. They made me smile/laugh and happy, but the previous owner let him go. Then I discovered Steve Lunetta! He was also a stress-reliever

Steve Lunetta: Slides from the Holy Land
Sunday school. Many of us remember being dragged to church every Sunday to be educated on spiritual topics ranging from original sin to end times theology. I didn’t think these

Rickardo Flores Angel: Getting to know the regional veterans health system
I work in a VA hospital in Los Angeles. It is only 30 miles from my home in Newhall but because of heavy traffic, it can take up to an

David W. Hegg: The ethics of tribalism
It seems certain we are destined to live in a society made up of warring tribes. Tribalism, that blind, stubborn, and aggressive allegiance to the group with whom an individual

Gary Horton: Imagine being home again
Envision you and your family somehow having succumbed to homelessness. Imagine living in your car or in an old trailer in a back street, or perhaps in a tent under

Chuck Clark: I am a veteran and proud of it
Editor’s note: This was submitted by Marion Ostrom, whose dad wrote this column originally published in The Signal in November 1998. He passed away in 2001. Some people think that

Nancy Starczyk: Home ownership incentives shouldn’t be taken away
There’s a reason homeownership is still considered the “American Dream.” A home is a place to create memories, a means for building wealth, and a pathway to strength and stability

Charles Vignola: Roy Moore decision should be an easy one
In the month since the Harvey Weinstein revelations hit the press, new allegations of powerful men behaving badly have exploded. Actors Kevin Spacey, Danny Masterson and Steven Seagal. Film director/producer

Jennifer O’Shea: Santa Clarita native reviews city’s Newhall Walking Tour app
Jennifer O’Shea for The Signal Saugus Cafe offered pie in the Saugus Train Station long before you moved into your townhouse in Valencia, and William S. Hart made blockbuster Westerns