Bob Searcy: Democratic leadership hard to figure
September 28, 2017
Let me get this right: The Democratic leadership of California is suing the Trump administration over the border wall. Guess they feel it’s OK for open borders. Let me get
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Nancy Oliver: Knight, why the change in policy?
September 28, 2017
Teddy Roosevelt was a hunter. He helped found the Boone and Crockett hunting club in 1887; its purpose was to promote “fair chase” and to prevent wildlife decimation from overhunting.
Sally White: Is Castaic Dam ready for the big one? Are we?
September 28, 2017
On Sept. 1 the California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams, released a report on the safety status of the 1,249 dams under its jurisdiction, including “downstream
Brian Baker: Liberty is under fire here in SCV
September 28, 2017
Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy that didn’t commit suicide. – John Adams, 1814 Anthony Breznican’s column “Hart’s Messina wrong
Gil Mertz: NFL owners have lost their minds
September 28, 2017
Sunday, Sept. 24, was Gold Star Mother’s Day in the United States, during which mothers of fallen soldiers are honored for their sacrifice. As grieving mothers all over America proudly
Noelle De Vita: Education Code, Messina
September 27, 2017
Per the California Education Code, Section 220 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic
Marilyn Searcy: Dreamers not owed anything
September 27, 2017
What a breath of fresh air on reading Glenda Johnson’s letter “We don’t owe Dreamer’s anything” published in the Sept. 20 issue of The Signal. And no, you are by
Jeff Giampaolo: Just how long must one wait for a crossing pedestrian?
September 27, 2017
I’m in a quandary sitting at Sierra Highway facing north, planning to make a right turn to proceed east on Soledad Canyon Road. A pedestrian enters the crosswalk on the
Steve Lunetta: Earl and the NFL
September 27, 2017
Uncle Earl and I were working on my irrigation system the other day. Now that the drought is broken and the local water companies have merged, I can be expecting
Jason Gibbs: California’s attack on constitutional rights
September 27, 2017
A recent editorial claiming the NRA and gun lobby are pushing guns into classrooms caught my attention this past weekend. Ms. Eisenberg seemed convinced that by allowing teachers or others
Lynne Plambeck: Environmental deal with developer troubling
September 27, 2017
Most everyone in the Santa Clarita Valley is aware of the huge Newhall Ranch project. It is a massive proposal located along the Santa Clara River, Los Angeles County’s last
Gary Horton: Dotard made it a movement
September 27, 2017
Yes, the newly-nicknamed dotard made it a movement. Incredulity, travesty, shock, and recklessness in the White House moves so quickly these days it’s hard to remember at week’s end what
Jim de Bree: Thank you, John McCain
September 25, 2017
Senator John McCain, who is free of any constraints caused by re-election concerns, continues to serve his country by objectively looking at health care legislation. I spent eight hours in
Joshua Heath: I am a populist and an elitist
September 25, 2017
I adore the young activist, marching downtown, across her campus, down the highway and through the mall; writing elegant op-eds, blog posts and term papers on poverty; arguing with the
Lila Littlejohn: The next 30 years in Santa Clarita
September 22, 2017
Certain recent events at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration remind those who have been in the Santa Clarita Valley long enough just how alienating things were before residents rose
Keith R. Smith: Congress needs to legislate a DACA solution
September 22, 2017
There are many opinions on DACA these days – some good, some bad – but few that I have read really strike at the core issue: Who really is to
David W. Hegg: Lies we tell ourselves
September 22, 2017
Deception is both prevalent and pernicious in our society. Liars lie, and we sense it all around us – in lofty arenas like politics and advertising all the way down
J.P. Rose: Centennial threatens untouched corner of L.A. County
September 22, 2017
It’s a massive sprawl development that would increase traffic, add to our region’s air pollution burden and destroy some of California’s last remaining native grassland. Dubbed “Centennial” by developer Tejon
Anthony Breznican: Hart’s Messina wrong man for leadership role
September 22, 2017
Kindergarten moms. The only thing more emotional and clingy are Kindergarten dads. Even weeks after the start of school, you can still see them lingering at the schoolyard gate. It’s