Our View: Celebrate our independence
July 3, 2017
On July 4 we celebrate a remarkable 241 years of a functioning democracy in this nation, of a people standing together and saying with one voice: “We can be smart
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July 1, 2017
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Jim De Bree: On the failed health care legislation
June 30, 2017
I teach, as an adjunct professor, in the Masters of Taxation program at Cal State Northridge. Last Saturday’s class covered the 3.8 percent tax on investment income also called the
Sally White: Where freedom ends
June 30, 2017
I attended a public elementary school in San Diego during WWII. Among the excellent teachers who still have a fond place in my memory was Lila Dickson, who was my
Thomas Oatway: Compromise is inevitable
June 30, 2017
Brian Baker is adamant that “some differences of opinion are so fundamental that there’s no compromise possible” (“Socialized medicine: You’re for it or against it” in Thursday’s Signal Opinion section).
Gary Morrison: A far cry from ‘what a president is’
June 30, 2017
As we pass through the years, we all come to some conclusions about what a president is, what a president does, how a president should govern, how he deals with
Glenda Johnson: A quick health-care resolution
June 30, 2017
Yes, “We the People” want Congress to abolish its Cadillac/Rolls-Royce lifetime health-care coverage, which also covers their family members. They should have the same coverage as every other U.S. citizen.
Nathan Bousfield: What is socialized medicine?
June 28, 2017
Many columns and letters to the editor have been written over the last few months with a phrase thrown around without definition. I’d like to provide some clarification. Socialized medicine
Brian Baker: Republicans shooting themselves in the foot
June 28, 2017
On June 19 The Signal published an opinion letter by Thomas Oatway entitled “Legislators must stand up against potential tax reform threats.” In that letter Thomas urged Congressman Steve Knight
Carl Boyer: Some things never change
June 28, 2017
And among those things is the wait for county supervisors. I arrived at the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on time at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday wanting to speak on
Steve Lunetta: CNN: Where fake news is SOP
June 28, 2017
I’ve got an idea for CNN. I think it should change its programming and shift into an area where truth and honesty are not as critical. Maybe it could do
Gary Horton: Savor our urban forest
June 27, 2017
Millions of trees Don’t chop them down See them growing for miles around I like the rainclouds I like the heat Don’t want parched earth burning my feet I like
Sally White: Save the fish – and the people
June 27, 2017
We read in the June 15 issue of The Signal that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife approved plans from the developers of Newhall Ranch to reduce greenhouse gas
Kevin Eliason: Beale’s Cut: A hidden historical trail
June 27, 2017
I recently saw a story on the old Huell Howser program about the history of Beale’s Cut. It’s located off Sierra Highway and the Highway 14 freeway and built in
Jason Gibbs: Parks renters vs. owners: lose-lose debate
June 26, 2017
The June 13 Santa Clarita City Council meeting was expected to be long; lasting close to three hours, it did not disappoint. While only about 30 minutes were spent discussing
Tom Lackey: Need for a transparent state budget
June 26, 2017
California technology has changed how the entire world lives, works, travels and consumes information. Unfortunately, our state government is stuck in the 20th century. California passed a $125 billion budget
Cheryl Gilmore: The children lead on climate
June 23, 2017
It may be that the U.S. leaders currently charged with governing in the public interest have gone AWOL on climate change, but our children have taken note and stepped in
David Hegg: Reflections on the ethics of beauty
June 23, 2017
I am always fascinated by those for whom all reality can be reduced to physical parts and processes. For them, the data of hard science form the only building blocks
Curt Scott: In health care dreamland …
June 23, 2017
I had a hunch – make that a premonition – about the just-unveiled Republican health care bill, the American Health Care Act, that has been so widely criticized for being