Our View: Water bill questions linger
August 12, 2017
A common saying among water leaders in the Santa Clarita Valley is that customers pay little or no attention to their water supply unless their taps run dry. One can
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If you know local students heading back to school, are most of them glad to go back after the summer break?
August 12, 2017
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Jason Gibbs: Mortgage tax interest proposal not such a bad idea
August 11, 2017
As politicians and pundits are currently entrenched in a never-ending battle regarding federal health care law, purported Russian meddling in our election processes, and the shear audacity of President Trump
PURCELL: Living to 125 too much of a good thing?
August 10, 2017
“A 125-year life expectancy for human beings? I have zero desire to stick around that long.” “Ah, yes, you speak of a debate among scientists over human longevity. I read
Mertz: Is it time to investigate Trump’s investigation?
August 8, 2017
During Jim Comey’s year-long investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, he provided a long list of improper and – many would argue – illegal activities of the aspiring president. And yet
Edwards: It’s not a prank; it’s a crime
August 8, 2017
I object to the terms Signal Senior Staff Writer Jim Holt used to describe the criminal behavior of a 14-year-old thug in two stories last week involving Newhall vandalism and
Cardenas: Let’s get going on Fallen Warrior Monument
August 8, 2017
As a current veteran who deployed in 2014 to Afghanistan, I couldn’t stress more the importance of honoring our fallen troops. The Fallen Warriors Monument is an excellent way to
Horton: Catalysts for productive change: Tweeting Trump and do-nothing Congress
August 8, 2017
Monitoring the public essays of recent weeks in The Signal, I observed a uniquely timed confluence of ideas between the ideologies of left and right. We remember the function of
Joshua Heath: The rich conservative welfare queens
August 7, 2017
There is a particular kind of hypocrite in our politics today. He is affluent, well-educated, and often a member of the professional class. Politically, he is deeply conservative, a devotee
Maria Gutzeit: Lessons from hillbilly and president
August 7, 2017
Recently, I read the bestseller “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D Vance. To be honest, my reason for loading it onto my Kindle was to understand what the heck “the other side”
Jim De Bree: His not a winning presidency
August 7, 2017
By Jim de Bree SCV Voices In its July 28 edition The Signal published a letter to the editor from Betty Arenson entitled “No way to win if you’re president.”
Our View: Think safety; it’s back-to-school time
August 5, 2017
With the streets of the Santa Clarita Valley about to be flooded with thousands of students heading back to school, the results of this week’s Sheriff’s Department “Pedestrian Safety Operation”
Tyler Perez: Honor all war dead and complete the monument
August 5, 2017
My name is Tyler Perez and am a current student at College of the Canyons. The idea that the inability to find names for Santa Clarita Valley World War I
Should parents be held responsible for their child’s social media activity?
August 5, 2017
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Brian Baker: Good policy: No transgenders in military
August 3, 2017
I wanna be an Airborne Ranger, I wanna lead a life of danger, I wanna go to Vietnam, I wanna kill some Viet Cong. – Vietnam-era double-time cadence As
Arnold Mann: Like a bull In a China shop
August 3, 2017
Burning bridges wherever he chooses to be, Donald demeans, degrades, deceives and demoralizes without regard. His goal is to belittle anyone who dares to defy him. He delights in his
Ken Dean: All Santa Clarita’s founders deserve credit
August 3, 2017
I am concerned with an article in The Signal dated July 19 and titled “We have our founders to thank.” This is true, but it is all founding fathers and
Dennis C. Bartash: Diplomacy needed with North Korea
August 3, 2017
North Korea will continue to advance both its missile and atomic bomb programs. China and Russia have supported the North Koreans with various programs, and it seems as if they
Lunetta: Homelessness widespread in 25th District
August 2, 2017
Last week, our column focused on some statistics and causes for homelessness in Los Angeles. This week, let’s take some time to look at our own neighborhood – specifically, the
Horton: Jeff and McCain get it right
August 2, 2017
“Jeff, take a look at this. Fairly hilarious,” I said, handing him the Tuesday issue of The Signal containing a letter to the editor responding to my prior column. In