Opinion
Opinion
Our View: Fireworks crackdown long overdue
October 14, 2017
It’s grimly ironic that the Santa Clarita City Council voted Tuesday evening to put teeth into the city’s anti-fireworks ordinance. It was just one evening after a wildfire ran rampant
Anthony Breznican: We need some common sense in gun regulations
October 13, 2017
The elementary school my child attends has a new addition this year: a big bulletproof interior wall and doorway blocking the lobby from the classrooms. I was sad to see
Jim de Bree: Middle class tax cuts are illusory for many
October 13, 2017
By Jim de Bree SCV Voices The GOP is heralding middle class tax cuts. For example, U.S. Rep. Steve Knight is running television advertisements promising a simpler tax system “so
Brian Baker: Freedom costly in American democracy
October 13, 2017
In the wake of the recent horrific Las Vegas massacre, the leftist anti-gun coven has kicked its hair-on-fire hysteria into overdrive. In the immortal words of former Obama chief of
Sally White: Fight the water rate explosion
October 13, 2017
Santa Clarita Valley water users are being subjected to yet another boondoggle. Castaic Lake Water Agency, the valley’s water wholesaler, wasted not a single moment following legislative approval of the
Dianne Van Hook: Canyon Country campus celebrating 10 years of service to Santa Clarita Valley
October 13, 2017
I want you to remember three numbers important to the College of the Canyons Canyon Country campus: 10, 5,000 and 55,000. We’ll start with 10. It was 10 years ago
Richard Myers: Is half a chicken wing better than none?
October 13, 2017
As a long-time eater of chicken, I like it baked or broiled or fried or almost any way you might cook a chicken. But I’ve recently come across a chicken
Barbara Glasser: Out of the horror, a poem
October 13, 2017
Out of the horror, a poem I wanted to share a poem I wrote after trying to wrap my head around the horrific losses in Las Vegas. I hope it
Steve Lunetta: Is being anonymous a good thing?
October 12, 2017
“Anonymity is never having to say you’re sorry.” Anonymous Recently, China made news by requiring that online services be required to prove the identity of users who post, blog, or
Gary Horton: Reality and gun alt-facts don’t add up
October 10, 2017
We’re now apparently living in a world where “alternative facts” are just about as good as the real thing. If you believe stuff enough and chant stuff enough it must
Gordon Katz: Memory block
October 9, 2017
In response to Gary Horton’s Op-Ed last week, the other Mr. Horton is just another typical Republican who has a very big memory block. He neglected to mention the one
Richard Myers: Won’t read columnist again
October 9, 2017
I just finished reading Susan Stampler Brown’s, “Sick of the NFL? Play Kaepernick-Hole on Sunday.” It is the first piece that I have read by this lady and it will
Don Gately: What happens to the balloons?
October 9, 2017
Hart High School loves to release dozens of balloons at football games. A colorful and festive touch. But what happens to the balloons? Do they become litter in people’s yards?
Jonathan Kraut: The luck and efficiency of the Irish
October 9, 2017
My wife and I just returned from a quick trip to Ireland to see my son and grandson. Although we moved on from the Emerald Isle to mainland Europe to
Jim Blumel: Pete Knight: An honorable man it was a privilege to know
October 7, 2017
It is often asked, “Who are your heroes in life?” One of mine is a man named William J. “Pete” Knight. Colonel Knight was an Air Force test pilot in
Lois Eisenberg: When will this murderous bloodshed stop?
October 7, 2017
America has and is suffering from a gun violence epidemic, and Americans are senselessly dying in acts of gun violence. The Second Amendment that states a right to bear arms
Dennis Fuerst: Photo diminished quality of story
October 6, 2017
Although your story of local teens hosting a clothing shop for homeless people, which appeared on A3 of The Signal’s Sept. 26 issue, was well-written and conveyed a very caring
Jim de Bree: We all pay for corporate tax cuts
October 6, 2017
This past week, the Trump administration issued its tax proposals. While I haven’t had an opportunity to evaluate the proposed changes to individual taxation, the implications of the corporate tax