Chad Kampbell: Typical move by GOP
April 10, 2017
President Trump’s recently proposed budget plan for 2018 is exactly what you would expect from a president trying to emulate recent conservative fiscal orthodoxy. At its core, the budget includes
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David Hegg: Try honesty – it works
April 10, 2017
On those rare occasions when I sit down to write and have nothing to say, I often turn to various news apps on my tablet to see what the world
Jim Horton: California a wasteland of taxes, regulation
April 7, 2017
I returned from Phoenix several weeks ago from watching baseball spring training. When you cross the Colorado River from California to Arizona you are aware of a noticeable improvement in
Lois Eisenberg: It’s time to halt Trump
April 7, 2017
Before it is too late, Trump must be stopped in regard to gutting the Environmental Protection Agency, pulling down the barriers between corporate power and the U.S. government. Trump must
David Hegg: Try honesty – it works
April 7, 2017
On those rare occasions when I sit down to write and have nothing to say, I often turn to various news apps on my tablet to see what the world
Bruce Hamilton: Why science matters to all
April 7, 2017
Growing up in the Santa Clarita Valley, I always felt that the world was wide and mine to explore. Whether hiking in Placerita Canyon, following the Santa Clara River bed,
Sally White: The Science Lady and climate change
April 7, 2017
The coincidence of two seemingly unrelated articles in The Signal this Thursday does provide food for thought. On Page 1 we have a marvelous description of how Vicki White (sadly,
Our View: Water District bill begs questions
April 7, 2017
As Scott Wilk’s bill to approve a Santa Clarita Valley-wide water district moves through the state Legislature, more and more voices are asking the question, “What about Valencia Water District?”
Gwendolyn Sims: Democrats: It just isn’t so
April 6, 2017
“The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.” — Ronald Reagan Those humorous and well-known words of
Tanya Hauser: City Council: Cemex rejection, landfill silence?
April 6, 2017
A March 16 article in The Signal entitled “Knight Re-introduces bill to stop mining in Soledad Canyon” states the following: “City officials have long maintained that the mine would overload
Brian Baker: A free society is a complex society
April 6, 2017
On April 5 The Signal published a column by Gary Horton entitled “America has a complex complex,” which brought a memory to mind for me. When my daughter was a
Gil Mertz: Don’t rush getting health care right
April 5, 2017
As the Republicans seemed inexplicably unprepared to begin dismantling Obamacare after seven years and more than 50 votes to repeal it when Obama was in office, I remain encouraged that
Sally White: What’s the hurry, City Council?
April 5, 2017
Water is the new oil. What comes to mind when you hear those words? Do they cause you to think about what they are implying? The sentence should cause each
Adnan Abdeen: One enthusiastic vote for younger voters
April 4, 2017
I recently read an article in The Signal discussing a state Assembly proposal to lower the state voting age to 17 (Gina Ender’s “Amendment proposes lowering California voting age” published
Gary Horton: America has a complex complex
April 4, 2017
You may find yourself driving down our potholed streets and freeways, hung up in traffic for hours, wondering, “How can this be when we pay so much in taxes?” “Surely,
Raymond Holybee: Think twice about methods of fundraising
April 3, 2017
Think twice about methods of fundraising When I read about the Strawberry Margarita Charity event and how it was going to help homeless veterans, I almost choked. Homelessness among veterans
Charles Vignola: The closer or the loser?
April 3, 2017
In the latest Gallup poll, President Trump’s approval rating has plunged to an abysmal 35 percent. For the record, that’s a nadir in polling that President Obama never reached, nor
Anne Marie Whalley: Evolution takes time
March 31, 2017
We don’t pay for extra TV channels, and we try to keep up with the news using the basic national and local public commercial broadcast networks. On “Women’s Day” I