Gerald Staack: The need for citizen engagement
January 10, 2017
There’s a desperate need for citizens to speak out. “Democracy,” the freedom to act through one’s own will, has been hijacked by the wealthy few at the expense of the
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Patrick Coney: On suspending immigration
January 9, 2017
I’m writing in response to Gwendolyn Sims’ column “Trying to take back America” in Friday’s Signal. Although Trump proposes to “ban Muslims,” Ms. Sims proposes to suspend immigration from “terror-prone
Karla H. Edwards: Appointing Boydston makes the most sense
January 9, 2017
Having the current Santa Clarita City Council select a replacement for former City Councilman Dante Acosta doesn’t make sense in a democracy. TimBen Boydston is the choice of the voting
Tom Campbell: Looking back on 2016
January 9, 2017
At the end of each year, we at the Castaic Lake Water Agency reflect on the previous year’s challenges and accomplishments and then look ahead at the coming year with
Maria Gutzeit: Bad science begets bad public policy
January 9, 2017
One of the most shocking events of 2016 was the Fact-Free Election: free license to mislead and lie, without time or care for details. The problem is politics begets policy,
Should California be paying $25,000/month to consultant Eric Holder to learn how to stop the deportation of undocumented aliens under President Trump?
January 7, 2017
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Not conservative — regressionist
January 7, 2017
In her column “Trying to take back America,” Gwendolyn Sims wants Republicans to “Take America Back” (Jan. 6 in The Signal). This sounds like something impressive on the surface –
No off-year elections
January 7, 2017
I don’t agree that the city elections should be held in “off years,” as Lynne Plambeck said and as in the past. Why? The vote count in off years has
‘A Drivers’ Guide to Valencia Roads’
January 7, 2017
Dear reader: This guide is to help you navigate safely and/or swiftly through the fair community of Valencia, California. It is a bit different than most driving guides since Valencia’s
Virtue as control
January 7, 2017
In 1924, Winston Churchill wrote an essay on the horrible problems posed by modern warfare entitled “Shall We Commit Suicide?” After proving the history of mankind is the history of
Gwendolyn Sims: Will the GOP ‘Take America back’?
January 5, 2017
In 14 days, Donald J. Trump will ride into the White House atop a historic wave of American anger fueled by the tyrannical liberal policies of the past eight years.
Gary Curtis: Clean up our language
January 4, 2017
Have you noticed how our society has become ruder, cruder, and lewder — at almost every level? Have you been concerned by the negative effects a coarsened language has had
Steve Lunetta: Ethics in The Swamp
January 4, 2017
“The Republicans are shutting down the Ethics Committee? Shame on them! What happened to ‘draining the swamp’? See? Hilary was right! What is that burning smell? My hair!” Well, no,
Dick Ramirez: Let it be … that warm feeling
January 3, 2017
In a Saturday column in The Signal, Santa Clarita resident Ken Dean eloquently expressed a warm feeling he experienced when he helped a homeless person with an act of kindness.
Marybelle Knight: Hold election or go Boydston
January 3, 2017
Thank you to both The Signal and the Gazette for their attempts to show the four current members of the Santa Clarita City Council their mistake in ignoring the wishes
Edward Chaffin: Worthless park doggy bags
January 3, 2017
I have been going to Central Park for years, even before it was a park, and have seen it grow into the beautiful park it is now. The majority of
Jim de Bree: The Russians are coming
January 3, 2017
In 1966 a comedy film was released called “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians are Coming.” The premise of the film was that a Russian spy submarine inadvertently ran aground
Lynne Plambeck: Legalized bribery?
January 2, 2017
Editor’s note: Updates amount of funds raised by Smyth camp in 9th paragraph. Some have called our unlimited political campaign donations just a form of legalized bribery. That’s because, in
Betty Arenson: Correcting the numbers
January 2, 2017
A Dec. 14 Signal commentary, “Setting the chains on transition,” discussed the coming 2017 presidency. It also praised the departing president but unfortunately cited some incorrect statistics. Author Gary Horton
If you could eliminate one of these “holidays,” which would it be?
December 31, 2016
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