Opinion

Maria Gutzeit: Wakeup call along the wash

A wakeup call rang last Tuesday morning: an assault occurred on the bike path. It wasn’t a surprise given the drug usage and encampments along the river, but now it

Letters to the Editor

Wayne Pacelle: Toward a more humane California

When it comes to the ballot, Californians have a history of supporting animal protection. In fact, all five times measures relating to animal welfare have been placed on the statewide

Letters to the Editor

VaNile Risser: Proudly flying the flag

Yippee-ki-yay and hallelujah! I had a lot of pleasure reading William L. Picketts’ comments in the Sept. 22 edition of The Signal. Man, oh man, did he nail it beautifully,

Our View

Step in the right direction

We are pleased this weekend to pause and congratulate both the city of Santa Clarita and the nonprofit Bridge to Home for resolving a big gap in Santa Clarita Valley

Letters to the Editor

Nancy Oliver: Knight, why the change in policy?

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.

Brian Baker: Liberty is under fire here in SCV

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

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Gil Mertz: NFL owners have lost their minds

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

Letters to the Editor

Noelle De Vita: Education Code, Messina

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

Letters to the Editor

Marilyn Searcy: Dreamers not owed anything

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

Steve Lunetta: Earl and the NFL

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