Patrick Daems: Too smart by half
October 25, 2017
I always knew everything, had an opinion on anything. Not sure why. I wasn’t necessarily the smartest kid on the block. Still, that didn’t stop me from speaking out every
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Gary Horton: You matter more than ever in today’s America
October 25, 2017
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. – John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January
Eli Branden: Health care shouting match at Valencia town hall
October 25, 2017
A health care town hall was held Saturday, Oct. 14, in Valencia. Republican Congressman Steve Knight was not available to attend, so Congressman Ted Lieu, D-Los Angeles, and several health
Richard Smykle: No place in review for political comment
October 25, 2017
Shame on you for printing Steve Lunetta’s review of CTG’s production of “The Adams family” (“CTG’s ‘Addams Family’ a stellar production,” Oct. 19 in The Signal). Agreed, Steve Lanetta is
Scott Svonkin: California’s ballooning black market must be halted
October 24, 2017
In the wake of Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on America’s undocumented community, the underground economy within California is growing exponentially, resulting in the further exploitation of California’s work force and
Joshua Heath: Travails of a struggling columnist
October 23, 2017
My title for this column was “My column sucks,” but that’s a lie. My columns don’t suck. They’re certainly not art or worthy of being published in a collection, but
Do you welcome the affordable housing now provided by the city?
October 21, 2017
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Jeff Zimmerman: Retired firefighter, naturalist shares views of Northern California firestorm horrors
October 20, 2017
I would not have believed it if I had not seen it for myself: More than 40 people killed, some 7,700 structures destroyed, a dozen or so of them large
David W. Hegg: A better set of expectations
October 20, 2017
We live in a society where everyone has expectations of everyone around them. But maybe it’s time we all took a breath, hit the pause button on our fixation on
Jim de Bree: The politics of SALT in national tax reform
October 20, 2017
This column is not about reducing your sodium intake. Rather, it is about the deduction for state and local taxes, which tax practitioners affectionately refer to as “SALT.” One
Our View: Rate hikes poor way to launch water agency
October 20, 2017
With little fanfare, California Gov. Jerry Brown last weekend changed the course of Santa Clarita Valley water history by signing Senate Bill 634, creating a single valleywide water district with
Jim Horton: Housing bust and liberal bias
October 20, 2017
In response to Gordon Katz’ comments published in the Oct. 10 issue of The Signal under the title “Memory block,” in so many instances liberal bias is put forth as
Steve Lunetta: CTG’s ‘Addams Family’ a stellar production
October 19, 2017
I’m a late baby boomer. I grew up in the late 1960s watching “Batman,” “F-Troop,” “Star Trek,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” (remember that one?), “Get Smart,” “The
Charles Vignola: Story sounding all too familiar
October 19, 2017
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a Hollywood power broker and celebrity in his own right is suddenly accused of sexual harassment and assault – and not just by
Gary Horton: In America, nothing matters anymore
October 18, 2017
There’s no use in me a-cryin’ I’ve done everything and now I’m sick of trying I’ve thrown away my nights and wasted all my days over you Now you go
Stu Megaw: Fond memories of the Boy Scouts of yesterday
October 17, 2017
RE: “Boy Scouts of America to include girls” Thu Oct 12, Page A3 I love Scouting. I have never been accused of being cool. I remember Pack 656 meeting at
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