Giovanni Saavedra: Honor war dead with full memorial
February 3, 2017
From the time of birth, our timeline is being built with every action and choice we make. Inevitably death awaits us all, but before that point some people’s stories end
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Erick Werner: The Puritan work ethic
February 2, 2017
If you walked down Main Street in Newhall today, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who didn’t know the story of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims who came with
John Mahaffey: Hey, Signal, we are not all Muslim!
February 1, 2017
I take exception to your cartoon published Jan. 31. In Santa Clarita, we are Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, etc. This “community” newspaper has been leaning more and more leftist
Lois Eisenberg: Chaotic agenda
February 1, 2017
Take note, America: There is going to be major chaos in the government the way that Trump is setting it up. White men are going to dominate Washington again, which
Jim de Bree: Single-payer care stagnates
February 1, 2017
This column discusses another controversial national health care question: Whether a single-payer health care system makes sense. A single-payer system involves the government controlling and financing the delivery of health-care
Philip Germain: We are better than this
January 31, 2017
Last Friday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, remembering those who endured such tragedy and inhumane treatment so many years ago. President Trump remembered this day by signing an executive order
Brian Baker: Get used to it
January 31, 2017
In Tuesday’s edition of The Signal, a column by Jonathan Kraut entitled “Grassroots rallies: a new unity” and discussing Trump’s presidency makes it pretty clear that neither he nor his
Gary Horton: Hope dies, fear is reborn
January 31, 2017
As Carrie and I walked along the Santa Barbara marina waterfront nine years ago we encountered an anti-Iraq War II protest. Thousands of small white crosses had been placed into
Jonathan Kraut: Grassroots rallies: a new unity
January 30, 2017
This past Saturday the magic that was created with a Trump victory descended on our little valley in an unexpected and certainly unintended way. Well over 100 fired-up and focused
Dennis Fuerst: Some consistency, Signal
January 30, 2017
As a Signal reader and subscriber for the past 42 years, I have seen many highs and lows as the paper has matured and occasionally changed ownership. It was disappointing
Casey McMichael: Closer look at pot shops
January 30, 2017
I applaud Mayor Smyth and his new position back with our city. Congratulations! I also want to say that his research on whether or not our city should embrace these
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January 30, 2017
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David W. Hegg: Delusions of personal expertise
January 27, 2017
It has been subtle, incremental, and so imperceptible that we have gone from laughing at it as absurd and ridiculous to accepting it as worthy of consideration and applause. I’m
Our View: Have a plan for vacant council seats
January 27, 2017
We owe an apology – to at least the 24 Santa Clarita City Council applicants who participated in our Jan. 12 public forum for the vacant fifth City Council seat.
Maria Gutzeit and Bob DiPrimio: Promise of our new water district
January 27, 2017
Last week The Signal took a deeper look into the new water district recently approved by Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) and Newhall County Water District (NCWD). The editorial focused
Casey McMichael: How stupidity works
January 27, 2017
Well, another “unsafe – do not do this at home” article. Tuesday’s “Surf’s up for Master’s University students” (A1) is unbelievable. To show the public and young people how stupidity
Gordon Katz: Cemex future questionable under Trump
January 27, 2017
Regarding Scott Wilk’s column “Mine requires 2nd look” published Friday in The Signal, the Cemex question will be decided by a stroke of a pen by the Egotist-in-Chief in his
Scott Wilk: Mine requires 2nd look
January 26, 2017
An open-top tractor-trailer motors down the Highway 14 freeway. Gravel, piled high in back, ricochets off the pavement as the tractor bounces down the bumpy highway, losing bits of sand
Courtney Clark: Go see ‘Hidden Figures’
January 25, 2017
I must give my opinion of the movie “Hidden Figures.” It is the best movie I have seen in many, many years. I would think parents would especially want to
Brian Baker: Another reason Obamacare doomed: It’s unconstitutional
January 25, 2017
On Jan. 24 The Signal published a column by Jim De Bree entitled “Obamacare doomed from the outset.” While I certainly agree with the title and general thrust of the