Steve Lunetta: Thankful for Reagan on Thanksgiving
November 23, 2016
Every year I try to write a column about what I’m thankful for. Of course, I am always thankful for my faith, my wife, my kids, my church, my friends,
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Val Thomas: The flip side of dead people voting
November 23, 2016
Assemblyman Scott Wilk is correct when he says dead people should not be allowed to vote. I was born and raised in Chicago and have long known dead people have
Our View: As grateful as the Pilgrims
November 23, 2016
Besides the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day is the most American of national holidays, a day set aside to celebrate pioneers who – seeking religious freedom – braved a brutal
Gerald Staack: Let’s ensure legislation is good for all of us
November 22, 2016
Congress is forever passing laws slanted to bring unfathomable profits to corporate powers. But more often than not, many are at the expense of society. For example, laws that allow
Gary Horton: Light a candle of thanks in your life
November 22, 2016
Enough of politics. Let’s put politics away through this weekend – especially over Thanksgiving dinner, if we expect to keep our families intact and functional. No, those holiday dinner political
Jonathan Kraut: Two good things about Trump
November 21, 2016
It may be surprising to learn that a lot of Democrats are hoping Trump is able to make good on his many campaign promises. Not only do Dems outnumber Republicans
Maria Gutzeit: Generalization leads to bad policy
November 21, 2016
I was crushed when Hillary Clinton lost the election. But, after talking to a former high-level Republican official, I now think some good might come from the election of Donald
Joe Mathews: Throw off new media’s tyranny
November 21, 2016
As long as Silicon Valley and its futuristic technologies dominate our politics, we’re doomed to be stuck in the past. The big story of the poisonous 2016 elections was how
Valerie Thomas: Choose Boydston for open City Council seat
November 21, 2016
Sometimes, the simplest solution is the best. The last time there was a vacancy on the City Council was when then Councilman Cameron Smyth was elected to the state Legislature.
Ryan Morse: Proposed Saugus library site not suitable
November 21, 2016
Saugus residents who attended a community meeting regarding the proposed Saugus Library Center on Thursday. Judging by the reaction of most of my fellow residents after the meeting, it’s clear
Our view: Selecting the next council member
November 20, 2016
When the newly constituted Santa Clarita City Council holds its first meeting next month – minus Councilman Dante Acosta, plus newly re-elected Councilman Cameron Smyth – among the more urgent
Bill Reynolds: Hometown Heroes Military Banner Program
November 19, 2016
Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with city spokeswoman Gail Morgan at City Hall to discuss Santa Clarita’s outstanding Hometown Heroes Military Banner Program. So far, families of
David Hegg: Self-control: society’s equilibrium
November 18, 2016
On the heels of one of the most dramatic presidential elections in recent memory, the pundits have had a field day dissecting what happened, what worked, and what went wrong.
Anne Marie Whalley: Bouquet needs more than road opened
November 18, 2016
On Monday evening I joined about 100 other people at a meeting with county Public Works on the closure of Bouquet Canyon Road. The county knows now that there is
Scott Wilk: Why dead folks shouldn’t vote
November 17, 2016
As children we learn and grow attached to the idea that things should be fair. As we grow older we often realize that they sometimes aren’t. But there are some
Steve Lunetta: Hair on fire absurdity
November 16, 2016
Can we all just settle down a bit? Frankly, this is bordering on the absurd. Liberals are running around in the streets with their hair on fire, going on news
Gary Horton: Don’t call it a mandate
November 16, 2016
Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. As of this writing, Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by 798,000 votes. Approximately 4 million votes remain to be counted, largely in blue
Rabbi Ken Chasen: Let us join together courageously
November 14, 2016
The following email was sent by Rabbi Ken Chasen to his Leo Baeck Temple congregation on election night. The Signal has the rabbi’s permission to reprint his message on the
Jim de Bree: The increasing role of disruption
November 14, 2016
I recently attended an accounting conference in Las Vegas. I am sure to most readers this sounds like a boring subject. To the contrary, the conference was extremely enlightening –