Casey McMichael: Closer look at pot shops
January 30, 2017
I applaud Mayor Smyth and his new position back with our city. Congratulations! I also want to say that his research on whether or not our city should embrace these
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Do you believe the Santa Clarita City Council acted in an open and fair way when it appointed Dante Acosta’s replacement?
January 30, 2017
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David W. Hegg: Delusions of personal expertise
January 27, 2017
It has been subtle, incremental, and so imperceptible that we have gone from laughing at it as absurd and ridiculous to accepting it as worthy of consideration and applause. I’m
Our View: Have a plan for vacant council seats
January 27, 2017
We owe an apology – to at least the 24 Santa Clarita City Council applicants who participated in our Jan. 12 public forum for the vacant fifth City Council seat.
Maria Gutzeit and Bob DiPrimio: Promise of our new water district
January 27, 2017
Last week The Signal took a deeper look into the new water district recently approved by Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) and Newhall County Water District (NCWD). The editorial focused
Casey McMichael: How stupidity works
January 27, 2017
Well, another “unsafe – do not do this at home” article. Tuesday’s “Surf’s up for Master’s University students” (A1) is unbelievable. To show the public and young people how stupidity
Gordon Katz: Cemex future questionable under Trump
January 27, 2017
Regarding Scott Wilk’s column “Mine requires 2nd look” published Friday in The Signal, the Cemex question will be decided by a stroke of a pen by the Egotist-in-Chief in his
Scott Wilk: Mine requires 2nd look
January 26, 2017
An open-top tractor-trailer motors down the Highway 14 freeway. Gravel, piled high in back, ricochets off the pavement as the tractor bounces down the bumpy highway, losing bits of sand
Courtney Clark: Go see ‘Hidden Figures’
January 25, 2017
I must give my opinion of the movie “Hidden Figures.” It is the best movie I have seen in many, many years. I would think parents would especially want to
Brian Baker: Another reason Obamacare doomed: It’s unconstitutional
January 25, 2017
On Jan. 24 The Signal published a column by Jim De Bree entitled “Obamacare doomed from the outset.” While I certainly agree with the title and general thrust of the
Peggy Stabile: Why I marched
January 24, 2017
Last weekend I posted about an amazing experience: my marching with hundreds of thousands of like-minded folks in the L.A. Women’s March last Saturday. The organizers invited “anyone who stands
Cher Gilmore: Capital idea for polluted site
January 24, 2017
What a great idea Chad Kampbell proposed for the Whittaker-Bermite cleanup site “Seize this choice opportunity,” (Jan. 17 in The Signal)! It’s questionable whether, even after “cleanup,” the site will
Jim de Bree: Obamacare doomed from the outset
January 23, 2017
Was Obamacare designed to fail? The question asked in this article is one of the most politically charged questions of the health-care debate. Republicans frequently say the Affordable Care Act
David Veal: Vigilance, yes, but outrage, no
January 23, 2017
For decades our government and other governments have tried to influence, overthrow and/or interfere in elections overtly and covertly of other countries and regimes that we don’t agree with, and
After all this rain, do you long for some sunshine – at least for the rest of the week?
January 23, 2017
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David W. Hegg: Some tools for getting along
January 20, 2017
Except for those striving to live “off the grid” in the backwoods, we all live in communities with at least hundreds of other humans. And therein lies one of the
Our View: Water merger needs cost adjustment
January 20, 2017
It’s been three years since local water wholesalers openly declared the Santa Clarita Valley needs one unified water district. It’s been more than two years since talks were under way
Brian Baker: The truth shall make you free — and a better-informed voter
January 19, 2017
On Jan. 18 The Signal published a column by Charles Vignola entitled “GOP’s Russian turnabout.” In that column, Vignola seemed a bit fact-challenged. “This anti-Russian zeal didn’t dissipate over time,
Gene Dorio: Stay involved, candidates
January 18, 2017
Congratulations to Bill Miranda for being chosen Tuesday night to fill the empty Santa Clarita City Council seat. I have known Bill and his wife, Virginia, for more than 25
Steve Lunetta: Lessons from the evil team of evil
January 18, 2017
Very recently, an NFL coach was overheard in the background noise of a social media post by a player calling the New England Patriots a bunch of “a-holes.” Of course,