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Terri Lovell: This is what change looks like
January 12, 2017
At the beginning of President Obama’s farewell speech, he said, “Change only happens when ordinary people come together and demand it.” During his campaign, and throughout his presidency, Barack Obama
Dick Ramirez: Dorio: He’s our man for City Council
January 12, 2017
While reading the list of applicants for the City Council vacancy, I noticed the name of Eugene Dorio, M.D. I can enthusiastically describe Dr. Dorio as the most unselfish person
Eric Heilbrun: What price democracy?
January 12, 2017
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the four seated Santa Clarita City Council members and copied to The Signal for publication. I just finished listening to President Obama’s
Jim de Bree: Falling through the cracks
January 12, 2017
The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is one of the hottest topics inside the Beltway. Nearly everyone has an opinion on the matter, but relatively few have an informed opinion. Since
Brian Baker: A leftist pipe dream
January 11, 2017
It’s official. The Electoral College has spoken. Donald Trump is about to become the President of these United States of America. Those last four words are important because they describe
Steve Lunetta: Not a one-way road, progressives
January 11, 2017
My friend Gary Horton recently wrote a letter to the editor in which he questioned the premise of a column written by Gwendolyn Sims. Ms. Sims looked at the question
Theresa Ventura: Wildlife feeding leads to pet’s death
January 11, 2017
I am a Newhall resident feeling very violated by the people who run the establishment I live in and by my neighbor who feeds the wildlife here at the apartment
John Paladin, Esq.: Hearing needed for Chiquita Canyon Landfull
January 10, 2017
Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to county Regional Planning official Richard Claghorn, Department Of Regional Planning Zoning Permits North Section, and copied to The Signal for publication. Dear
Gary Horton: We paved over our future
January 10, 2017
Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got Till it’s gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot – Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow
Gerald Staack: The need for citizen engagement
January 10, 2017
There’s a desperate need for citizens to speak out. “Democracy,” the freedom to act through one’s own will, has been hijacked by the wealthy few at the expense of the
Patrick Coney: On suspending immigration
January 9, 2017
I’m writing in response to Gwendolyn Sims’ column “Trying to take back America” in Friday’s Signal. Although Trump proposes to “ban Muslims,” Ms. Sims proposes to suspend immigration from “terror-prone
Karla H. Edwards: Appointing Boydston makes the most sense
January 9, 2017
Having the current Santa Clarita City Council select a replacement for former City Councilman Dante Acosta doesn’t make sense in a democracy. TimBen Boydston is the choice of the voting
Tom Campbell: Looking back on 2016
January 9, 2017
At the end of each year, we at the Castaic Lake Water Agency reflect on the previous year’s challenges and accomplishments and then look ahead at the coming year with
Maria Gutzeit: Bad science begets bad public policy
January 9, 2017
One of the most shocking events of 2016 was the Fact-Free Election: free license to mislead and lie, without time or care for details. The problem is politics begets policy,
Should California be paying $25,000/month to consultant Eric Holder to learn how to stop the deportation of undocumented aliens under President Trump?
January 7, 2017
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Not conservative — regressionist
January 7, 2017
In her column “Trying to take back America,” Gwendolyn Sims wants Republicans to “Take America Back” (Jan. 6 in The Signal). This sounds like something impressive on the surface –
No off-year elections
January 7, 2017
I don’t agree that the city elections should be held in “off years,” as Lynne Plambeck said and as in the past. Why? The vote count in off years has
‘A Drivers’ Guide to Valencia Roads’
January 7, 2017
Dear reader: This guide is to help you navigate safely and/or swiftly through the fair community of Valencia, California. It is a bit different than most driving guides since Valencia’s
Virtue as control
January 7, 2017
In 1924, Winston Churchill wrote an essay on the horrible problems posed by modern warfare entitled “Shall We Commit Suicide?” After proving the history of mankind is the history of