Victoria Diana: Consider if we dare to unplug
March 9, 2017
I live in a world consumed by technology and social media. People sitting across from each other on a date don’t even look up to have a conversation because they
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Duane Mooring: Dangers of fake news
March 8, 2017
I am writing in response to Dick Cesaroni’s column “No tax money for illegal immigrants” published Tuesday in The Signal. The biggest problem with Dick’s rant is with his data
Dave Godfrey: The America I knew
March 8, 2017
What has happened? I no longer want to see the news or a newspaper. Are we all media puppets now? Pull your strings and you dance to their beck and
Gary Horton: Deciding to decisively end homelessness
March 7, 2017
The vote on Measure H was held Tuesday. Plainly, as I write this on Election Day, I don’t know which way the wind will blow. This much I do know:
Dick Cesaroni: No tax money for illegal immigrants
March 6, 2017
Are we being cheated, flimflammed, or are our representatives completely crazy? Maybe a little or a lot of each. I keep hearing about how our state is deteriorating – streets
Charles Vignola: Report from Knight’s town hall
March 6, 2017
So what were you doing last Saturday morning? Maybe sleeping in after a busy week? Me, I had to wake up at 5 a.m. – and no, I’m not a
Do families in our community benefit from being able to choose among many schools?
March 4, 2017
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Elaine Ballace: Lack of affordable housing is causing homelessness
March 3, 2017
I attended the Measure H debate co-sponsored by The Signal and College of the Canyons last week and left with more unanswered questions than answered ones. Due to time restrictions,
Lois Eisenberg: A word of caution
March 3, 2017
Regarding the article “37 cited for crosswalk violations” on the front page of Friday’s Signal: The results of this “sting” operation at three separate intersections demonstrates a most disturbing act
Alan Ferdman: Many forms of ‘fake news’
March 3, 2017
Chris Blakey misses the point when he describes “fake news” as “known sites or groups of people who are posting made-up stories to make a profit” and seems to suggest
Michael Weidner: Pitfalls of a diligent SCV husband
March 3, 2017
I am in my 60s and my wife is in her mid-50s. I take her to work and pick her up so she has curbside pickup and does not have
Our View: A lesson from law enforcement
March 3, 2017
Following the Feb. 1 announcement that Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Capt. Roosevelt Johnson has been promoted to commander, the Sheriff’s Department has begun its replacement process for Santa Clarita’s
Gwendolyn Sims: CPAC, winning and wariness
March 2, 2017
Last week I made the annual trek to Washington, D.C., to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). For those unfamiliar with it, CPAC is the largest yearly meeting of
Brian Baker: Since when did information need such protection?
March 2, 2017
On Saturday, Feb. 25, The Signal published a guest column by Ron Bischoff entitled “Learning to evaluate the ‘fake news.’” In it he noted the calls from several people and
Jim de Bree: My family’s flight to freedom
March 1, 2017
Like many other World War II-era refugees, my family fled the war front with little but the clothes on their backs. They later became American citizens. Today marks the 75th
Richard Slechta: Promises that cannot be kept
March 1, 2017
Fifty-four billion additional dollars toward the defense budget will not make us more safe from individuals or from nations who wish to do us harm. Reducing that amount from social
Steve Lunetta: Trump and the Oscars
March 1, 2017
And the Oscar goes to …” Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway for “The Biggest Flub in Awards Show History.” Wait a minute. I read the card wrong. It really goes
Kim Escamillo: Canyon Girls Basketball and a ray of sunshine
February 28, 2017
Several years ago my daughter Jennifer and I had lunch at Wood Ranch. We were approached by a wait staff lady from across the room. She apologized for interrupting but
Aprile Andrada: Protect cancer patients in healthcare changes
February 28, 2017
As Congressman Knight considers the future of the Affordable Care Act, it’s critical that cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for cancer don’t face any gap in their coverage
Gordon Katz: Another tax scam
February 28, 2017
Did anyone ever hear of a tax that has ever ended? Heck, no! Anyway, the state of California has already allocated over $1 billion for “Homeless Relief.” Vote no on