Karla H. Edwards: It’s hard to change bill
November 23, 2017
I’m wondering what Congressman Steve Knight thought he could accomplish by voting for a flawed tax bill? He could have listened to his many constituents who asked him to vote
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Lois Eisenberg: Mending our divisions
November 23, 2017
This letter to the editor is a response to the letter “The error of his ways” sent to The Signal by Keith Smith of Canyon Country and published Nov. 11,
Albert Bigelow: Tax bill: What are the facts?
November 23, 2017
The recent letter to the editor from Susan Cornner is long on words but short on facts. Her letter seems a lot like Sen. Chuck Schumer’s mouthing about anything proposed
Steve Lunetta: More slides from the Holy Land
November 23, 2017
Editor’s note: Second in a series. OK, everyone. Have a seat. Time to load up the old Kodak carousel for some more slides from our recent trip to Israel. Can
Bryan Caforio: Missing facts aren’t missing after all
November 22, 2017
In my recent column “Corporations run amok,” I described what I see far too often as a consumer rights attorney: banks and corporations taking advantage of our community because politicians
Thomas Oatway: Knight needs to represent his constituents
November 22, 2017
Our local U.S. 25th District Representative, Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, is running slick TV ads in support of the House tax reform plan and falsely claiming that he is working hard
Gary Horton: Thanks without action is fake
November 21, 2017
My first Thanksgiving was in 1956. Another year over – and over, and again. I’m getting too old for what I’m seeing at these major milestones. Americans have become a
Gil Mertz: GoFundMe’s double standard
November 21, 2017
Last month a photo went viral of Juli Briskman in Virginia riding her bike past the president’s motorcade while raising her middle finger. She was immediately terminated by her government
Bryan Caforio: Missing facts aren’t missing after all
November 21, 2017
In my recent column “Corporations run amok,” I described what I see far too often as a consumer rights attorney: banks and corporations taking advantage of our community because politicians
Are you concerned that, in spite of what Congressman Knight insists, your interests will be forgotten in the pending federal tax reform?
November 18, 2017
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We can do better in helping shelter
November 18, 2017
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
November 17, 2017
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.
November 17, 2017
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
November 17, 2017
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
November 17, 2017
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
November 17, 2017
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
November 17, 2017
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
November 17, 2017
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
November 17, 2017
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
November 15, 2017
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