If you could eliminate one of these “holidays,” which would it be?
December 31, 2016
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Opinion
Opinion
Don & Kim Seibert: Much-appreciated viewpoint
December 31, 2016
Please inform Patricia Babcock that her column published Dec. 22 (“Completely different viewpoint”), was very refreshing and right on. We don’t need more people writing divisive statements about others, which
Thomas Oatway: Stop the dump expansion immediately
December 30, 2016
(An open letter to the L.A. County Planning Commission, Santa Clarita City Council and L.A. County Supervisors): I just read an Opinion piece by Bryan Caforio in The Signal newspaper
Ken Dean: One small act of kindness
December 30, 2016
In the article “Serving the needs of the homeless” published in last week’s Saturday Signal, Silvia Gutierrez and Hunt Braly wrote: “The reasons for becoming homeless vary from person to
County of Los Angeles: Homelessness snapshot
December 30, 2016
Homeless population grows in L.A. County and Santa Clarita The homeless population continues to grow in Los Angeles County. As of January 2016, there were 46,874 people experiencing homelessness countywide
James de Bree: Politics and year-end tax planning
December 30, 2016
I am glad that I am a retired CPA because year-end tax planning this year is especially tricky. Taxpayers won’t know if they employed the optimal tax planning strategies until
Our View: Slow down, be safe in 2017
December 30, 2016
Whether you’re on foot or in a car, slow down. Look left and right before entering the road. Activate your turn signal or for God’s sake use the crosswalk. It’s
David W. Hegg: Can we afford to be post-truth?
December 30, 2016
Each year the Oxford Dictionary chooses a “Word of the Year” for purposes of pointing out some trend in the English-speaking world. This year, after much discussion, debate and research,
Erick Werner: Troubling new social dynamic
December 29, 2016
On Dec. 19, Berlin was hit with a terrorist attack, killing 12 and leaving dozens more injured. Another historic European city to add to the list of terror attacks in
Ian Martinez: Sacrifice should be acknowledged, admired
December 29, 2016
It takes a braver person than I to sacrifice so much and join the armed forces. I have nothing but respect for those special men and women who do have
Mike Simeone: Resolution: Finish the monument
December 29, 2016
Editor’s note: A second Santa Clarita City Council vote on a proposed Fallen Warriors Memorial, this one to expand the planned memorial in Newhall, is expected to come before the
Jim Smith: The peril and noise of Santa Clarita
December 28, 2016
I have never written to the editor of a newspaper before, but as a resident of the Santa Clarita Valley since 1973, I’ve seen many positive changes, and unfortunately, a
Steve Lunetta: New 2017 conspiracy predictions
December 28, 2016
Once again, I sit alone at the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy offices after the conclusion of the annual Christmas party. The revelers have all gone home, leaving mounds of destroyed
Bryan Caforio: Dump expansion not just about Val Verde
December 27, 2016
Have you ever been stuck in traffic on Interstate 5 behind a seemingly endless line of trucks? If you have, and you don’t speak up now, that might happen even
Gary Horton: A new view this new year
December 27, 2016
Few things might be as humbling as receiving a successful organ transplant. Completely at the mercy of another’s misfortune, and subject to the gifts and talent of a surgical team,
Ron Bischof: Dig a little deeper into economic reality
December 27, 2016
In Gary Horton’s column entitled “Setting the chains on transition,” published Dec. 13 in The Signal, he wrote: “Americans seem to be a frustratingly short-sighted bunch. Our collective memories have
Do you believe the Electoral College should be abolished?
December 27, 2016
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Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D.: Let’s look at going Dutch for health care
December 26, 2016
Statistics bear out Americans are not receiving worthy dollar-for-dollar health care compared to other countries, as suggested in the Jim De Bree column “Should Obamacare go Dutch?” published Dec. 8
Ed Shalom: Trump assets could threaten public safety
December 26, 2016
For the first time, The United States will have a president who owns very significant assets, both in terms of real and intellectual property, widely distributed in the U.S. and
Laura Faraci: Most democratic method for council choice is best
December 23, 2016
I applaud The Signal for taking a stand against the actions of our City Council (City Council actions negligent,” Dec. 17). Perhaps if enough of us remind the council members