Well, here we go again. We have another government shutdown because playing politics is more important to Congress than sustaining an uninterrupted functioning of our government. But, by changing our
When students choose a college, they’re making one of the most important investments of their lives — of time, effort, and money. At College of the Canyons, we are committed
What a rich source for thought opposition is. Expressed resistance is either factually based or emotionally manipulative. Sorting through and assimilating those multiple vectors of incoming information is a good
I often feel out of step with today’s politics and culture, and the assassination of Charlie Kirk brought that unease into focus. I barely knew who he was, and I
I want to help get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other groups destroying our country. I’m retired and in good health, but no extra money. What can I
Credit card balances are surging. According to FICO, average utilization has climbed from under 30% just a few years ago to over 35% today. These balances aren’t being paid off,
Thankfully, last week’s explosion and fire at California’s second largest refinery, Chevron’s El Segundo plant, was not an environmental catastrophe. But it could have serious economic and political impact. It
I originally wrote this column two decades ago. By mid-2005, the cultural and political lines in America had hardened. The Bush administration’s second term was riding high on confidence and
Have you noticed promoters on some infomercials and TV ads deliver their dialogue in a setting where a loud background environment is created to permit them to YELL on camera?
Nancy Fairbanks and Maggie Bowman’s “ping-pong match” got my attention when I read Nancy’s rebuttal (Aug. 7) to Maggie’s letter (May 23). In this corner we have Moms For Liberty
I grew up calling myself “Italian.” I never used “Italian-American,” partly because it’s fairly obvious I am American and also because I didn’t want any grief from the tedious people
By David Hegg Sometimes going backward can be both rewarding and upsetting. Consider Robert Fulghum’s cogent little book “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” Published in
The stark difference between liberals and conservatives has never been more glaringly obvious than the reaction to the death of Charlie Kirk. Even though he was an icon of patriotism
As this year’s legislative session concludes, I’m proud of the progress we’ve made — but even more determined to confront the urgent challenges ahead, with California’s affordability crisis at the
Michael Cruz’s letter, “Narrow, Short-Lived Benefits” (Aug. 14), is yet another example of how he sidesteps the real value of legislation in favor of distortion. While Cruz takes aim at
In response to Lois Eisenberg’s “What is America’s Excuse” letter in the Oct. 3 edition of The Signal: The first sentence in your letter to the editor is, “Great Britain
Even President Donald Trump’s millions of critics cannot deny one central aspect of his character that has kept him at the forefront of U.S. presidential politics for more than a
Something wrong has happened to us. It’s never any one event. Rather, death by a thousand paper cuts. In the same week, I spotted essentially the same sign in two
In Re: Gary Horton and “Gun Control,” commentary, Oct. 1. When I was a youngster all of us kids had at least one firearm and pre-1968 you could pretty much
In his response to Nancy Fairbanks (July 19), Christopher Lucero made some very accurate observations on the state budget here in California. I honestly couldn’t fault him on any of