George DeMott: Down with Senate Bill 634 – hold an election
August 31, 2017
I have lived in the Newhall County Water District for over 40 years. I oppose Senate Bill 634 because it makes me upset that a few water board members can
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Brian Baker: ‘Snowflakedom’ or ‘victimhood?’
August 31, 2017
Josh Heath’s recent tirade, published Aug. 29 under the title “In defense of Millennial snowflakes,” gave me a couple of good chuckles. I’m grateful for that, as I enjoy good
Judy Reinsma: Not a noble history
August 31, 2017
What a beautifully written analogy between a fictitious post-Nazi Germany and our present post-Confederacy America was submitted by Josh Heath in Wednesday’s Opinion section of The Signal. Anyone who reads
Richard Oster: Freedom by the numbers
August 31, 2017
Numbers that built and united this nation: 4,543 – The number of words in the Constitution of the United States 3,500 – The number of words in the Magna Carta
Sally White: A call for action from local leaders, not SCV developers
August 30, 2017
Somehow I missed the city’s Ad Hoc Committee on Homelessness meeting, which was held Monday and covered in a front page article in Tuesday’s Signal. The article, titled “Group talks
Anthony Breznican: Columnist accuses senator of cheering online harassment
August 30, 2017
It’s not every day you write a Letter to the Editor in response to your own column, but it’s also not every day that a state senator takes part in
Sally White: Not everything’s as it appears
August 30, 2017
Thank you for your continued attention to the issues surrounding Newhall Ranch and the potential addition of 21,500 homes to our valley. In Wednesday’s Signal was mention that SCOPE vows
Frank Smathers: Real jobs location for Newhall Ranch residents
August 30, 2017
The county supervisors should approve the Newhall Ranch housing development – just as soon they figure out how to get 20,000 more cars over the I-5 Newhall Pass at 7:30
Karla H. Edwards: Speaking out on other opinions
August 30, 2017
Thank you for publishing the Aug. 22 column by Peggy Stabile headlined “Best policy: honor transgenders’ service.” We all need to speak out whenever the uninformed air their opinions and
Gary Horton: The total eclipse of the Trump
August 30, 2017
Last week, America was treated to a most long-awaited and extremely rare event. After over 200 days of daily Trumpian media shock-treatment, with each morning producing greater and ever-more-troubling headlines,
Hilmar Rosenast: Little hope in SCV homelessness picture
August 29, 2017
Regarding the “Homelessness in SCV can be 1 paycheck away” story published Saturday, What is new? It has been this way for years and I wished it was only a
Barry Hoelscher: Where’s the monument
August 29, 2017
Thanks for your Aug. 24 article on the Fallen Warriors Monument. Unfortunately, you failed to mention its location! Where will it be installed? Semper Fi, Barry Hoelscher Editor’s note: As
Kevin Eliason: Going to miss the Big K
August 29, 2017
When we moved here in 1981 there was nothing but Kmart to shop at. No mall, Targets, big box stores – just K-Mart … and Mervyns came shortly after. Now
Joshua Heath: In defense of Millennial snowflakes
August 28, 2017
The general view of my generation, the millennials, from older conservatives is that we are weak, overly emotional, lazy, and entitled. This consensus is often expressed through use of a
Tony Matthess: What I did on my summer vacation
August 28, 2017
I was not a cool kid growing up. I kind of looked like a dough-boy, and for some reason walked around pursing my lips like I was going to kiss
Are you in favor of the proposed state Senate Bill 328, forbidding middle and high schools from starting earlier than 8:30 a.m.?
August 26, 2017
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SCV Voices: Acosta and Wilk, don’t claim credit for improvements
August 26, 2017
Nobody likes traffic. But while you’re sitting in the new slowdowns on Interstate 5, here’s something to think about: This infrastructure project is bringing tens of millions of dollars and
Our dangerous auditing culture
August 26, 2017
Back in the mid-‘80s I worked in the marketing department of a banking institution in Washington state. My job took me to several Western states training the local branch personnel
Noah Peterson: Right to health care is a myth
August 26, 2017
“Health care is a right, not a privilege.” This phrase amassed a substantial following for its speaker and became a litmus test for Democratic candidates across the nation. Now we’re
Diane Trautman: Let’s reclaim safety on our streets
August 25, 2017
I dropped off my friend one day at her house after taking her to an appointment. A few hours later, she called me in a state of panic. Law enforcement