Our local U.S. 25th District Representative, Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, is running slick TV ads in support of the House tax reform plan and falsely claiming that he is working hard
My first Thanksgiving was in 1956. Another year over – and over, and again. I’m getting too old for what I’m seeing at these major milestones. Americans have become a
Last month a photo went viral of Juli Briskman in Virginia riding her bike past the president’s motorcade while raising her middle finger. She was immediately terminated by her government
In my recent column “Corporations run amok,” I described what I see far too often as a consumer rights attorney: banks and corporations taking advantage of our community because politicians
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If there was ever any doubt that there is a long way to go before the Santa Clarita Valley has a homeless shelter offering full services and amenities, a tour
Most of the time I love my job. It puts me in relationship with people at the most critical times of their lives. I have stood by and watched as
For generations, the tax laws provided an incentive for taxpayers to own their own home by allowing them to deduct the interest expense on their mortgage. As Congress takes action
On Dec. 15 Santa Clarita celebrates our 30th year anniversary of cityhood. It was a vision that took many years and hard work to accomplish. We still have the vision,
With a single exception, I’ve been disconcerted by the recent series of hyperbolic, inaccurate, politicized and shockingly rude columns written in emotional responses to horrific mass murders. No doubt others
War with North Korea isn’t really necessary for capitalism to enrich itself. In 1961 President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about the “Military-Industrial Complex,” that “it must use its power in
Regarding Gary Horton’s Nov. 8 commentary “Pray that we act against mental illness,” the author launches his column with reference to the Nov. 5 church massacre in Sutherland Springs, Texas:
For years, I have made people aware in newspapers and speeches how my life changed 25 years ago after a drunken driver hit me. I was 16 then. I urge
Regarding Gary Horton’s column “Pray that we act against mental illness” published Nov. 8 in The Signal: Another missive full of sound and fury and signifying nothing. Who in his
Republican Congressman Steve Knight never met a Trump bill he didn’t like. The latest is a yes vote on the $4 trillion budget bill that slashes Medicare, Medicaid and health
I used to love Jim Walker’s columns. They made me smile/laugh and happy, but the previous owner let him go. Then I discovered Steve Lunetta! He was also a stress-reliever
Sunday school. Many of us remember being dragged to church every Sunday to be educated on spiritual topics ranging from original sin to end times theology. I didn’t think these
I work in a VA hospital in Los Angeles. It is only 30 miles from my home in Newhall but because of heavy traffic, it can take up to an
It seems certain we are destined to live in a society made up of warring tribes. Tribalism, that blind, stubborn, and aggressive allegiance to the group with whom an individual
Envision you and your family somehow having succumbed to homelessness. Imagine living in your car or in an old trailer in a back street, or perhaps in a tent under