COC students on Fallen Warriors Memorial
February 27, 2017
A beacon for future generations I am writing to offer my support for the Santa Clarita Valley Fallen Warriors Monument. I am a student at College of the Canyons and
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Edy Munoz: Honor the SCV war slain
February 27, 2017
My name is Edy and I’m a student of College of the Canyons. I came across the topic of our SCV Fallen Warriors Monument in my English class. I’m currently
Jonathan Kraut: Trump violates First Amendment
February 27, 2017
Freedom of the press – which has come to mean the freedom to report on and interpret information through print, on-air, and via electronic means – is one of the
Do you think certain dog breeds are naturally more aggressive than others?
February 25, 2017
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Ron Bischof: Learning to evaluate the ‘fake news’
February 24, 2017
“We are going to have to rebuild within this wild-wild-west-of-information flow some sort of curating function that people agree to,” Former President Barack Obama said at an innovation conference in
Lauren Mooney: Let’s honor our fallen warriors as best we can
February 24, 2017
Let’s honor our fallen warriors as best we can Editor’s note: While the Santa Clarita City Council has already approved a Fallen Warriors Monument at the Veterans Historical Plaza, the
Our View: Vote yes on Measure H
February 24, 2017
We’re generally a no-more-taxes institution, and with Measure H on the March ballot we see yet another tax – yet another way to take money away from people who have
David Hegg: What happened to tolerance?
February 24, 2017
If we listed the cardinal virtues, one of them would be patience. It also goes under the names of “longsuffering” and “tolerance.” It is in this last guise – tolerance
Dick Ramirez: Pay extra for what?
February 23, 2017
There’s a new restaurant down at the mall. I ordered a Caesar salad and I requested anchovies. The waitress came back and informed me I would have to pay extra
Bob Comer: Trump solution to ‘Out of luck’ line?
February 23, 2017
Regarding Maria Gutzeit’s “Democratic Voices” column published in The Signal Tuesday (“’Out of luck’ line is gaining”), the columnist may not have to worry so much. President Trump’s promises to
John and Roni Richardson: In God’s country, you live with mud
February 23, 2017
In The Signal newspaper from Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, there was a front-page article about the city and the county preparing for the upcoming storm. The city didn’t start cleaning
Kathy Pisaro: Be heard at landfill hearing
February 23, 2017
On Jan. 10 The Signal printed an open letter from John Paladin outlining the problems with expansion of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill and requesting a hearing for the project. I
Scott Wilk: Water woes need bigger fix
February 23, 2017
California has always been a battleground for water. From Central Valley farmers to thirsty Southern Californians, our state is full of folks vying for their share of our most precious
Roselva Ungar: Reform and progress
February 22, 2017
There must be a typo, or perhaps Terri Lovell has been drinking some foxy Kool Aid to confuse liberalism with autocracy (“Liberal Oppression,” published Feb. 17 in The Signal). It
Anne Marie Whalley: We’re all interconnected
February 22, 2017
When I immigrated to the USA I had to fill out papers quite often for various requirements. For the first time in my life, I encountered items asking for my
Jim de Bree: Health care’s three-legged stool
February 22, 2017
Have you ever sat on a three-legged stool? If one of the legs is too long or too short, you slide off the stool and end up sitting on the
Greg Tarizzo: A recent history test. Trust me
February 21, 2017
I really enjoyed Gary Horton’s column “In the face of fire” in last Wednesday’s Signal. He certainly thinks he and his fellow PTSD sufferers have the moral high ground. The
Gary Horton: Thoughts on picked pockets
February 21, 2017
Driving back from Oxnard this past Sunday, I passed a large field where dozens of Hispanic workers were busy picking vegetables on that cold, rainy Presidents Day weekend. It looked
Jim Foote: What sort of models are we really?
February 20, 2017
The USA Today article about the “Trump Bump” that appeared in Tuesday’s Signal caught my eye. I can remember a time when late-night humor was topical, comical and actually funny
Readers consider homelessness
February 20, 2017
Homeless: Prevention, not treatment Last weekend The Signal asked the city what it’s doing to address homelessness. It seems to me the answer is “almost nothing.” The measly $10K to