Our View: Endorsements: What we look for
September 29, 2016
Today we start a series of editorials in which we will recommend how you vote on local issues right down the crammed Nov. 8 ballot, from your congressional representative to
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Steve Lunetta: I have a dream
September 29, 2016
I have a dream. OK, it’s a pipedream. Maybe we can call it a fantasy. We have a total mess with race relations in this country. Something needs to be
Recycling the ‘basket’
September 27, 2016
Regarding Gary Horton’s column of Sept. 21 entitled “Here’s the real threat”: Hilarious hysterical hyperventilation, Horton. I guess you’ve been reading Clinton’s poll numbers. Her support’s evaporating quicker than a
What we all want
September 27, 2016
Regarding “Vote GOP in election in November,” published Sept. 16 in The Signal: This is a skewed view on ideology versus reality. There are strong accusations pointing blame at a
Jim de Bree: So long, Vin Scully
September 27, 2016
Like many of us who have grown up and lived in Southern California, the one constant in my life has been the magical voice of Vin Scully. In 1961, my
Joe Mathews: Diversity protects against disaster
September 25, 2016
In California, diversity is not just about embracing demographic change. It’s about protection against disasters, natural and manmade. California is a disaster-prone state, and when calamity strikes, diversity — of
The Golden Valley Road Bridge: Then and Now
September 24, 2016
It was just last year when the City held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Golden Valley Road Bridge Widening project over State Route 14. It was a very exciting morning
John Zaring: We are better than this
September 24, 2016
America. Our Constitution guarantees us all the right to peaceful assembly and protest. Not the right to riot. What happened this week in two more American cities – this time,
Our View: Fighting suicide on campus
September 24, 2016
A suicide prevention organization delivered an eloquent message on the College of the Canyons campus Thursday – without a single word necessary. “You’re not alone,” the National Active Minds Office
Erick Werner: The value of work
September 23, 2016
What are rights? By definition, a right is something a person is entitled to legally or morally. A privilege, on the other hand, is a special prerogative afforded to a
Richard La Motte: Some fog in the Kool-Aid
September 21, 2016
Regarding Robert Crone’s Sept. 9 column in The Signal, “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid,” just a few thoughts. He said: – Donald Trump cannot have Mexico pay for the famous border
John Kunak: Be heard on county’s Pitchess prisoner plan
September 21, 2016
I was a bit concerned to return from a weekend outing and read Saturday’s Signal where the headline stated: “More inmates heading to Pitchess?” I am sure many Castaic residents
Gary Horton: Here’s the real threat
September 21, 2016
Just before I got off the plane, a bomb went off in New York and nobody knows exactly what’s going on,” Trump said. “We better get very tough.” These are
Jonathan Kraut: Interview with candidate Christy Smith
September 20, 2016
As part of a series on candidates, I am reaching out to our local, county and state candidates to report their views. I selected a narrow set of concerns that
Elizabeth Makous: Awesome SCV support saved the life of my son
September 20, 2016
I started writing this on 9/11/16. I was, of course, feeling deeply sad for the country and all those who lost loved ones on this day 15 years ago. However,
Who’s in the ‘sub groups’?
September 19, 2016
We live in a nation of one people. TimBen Boydston doesn’t see it that way. He’s divided us into “sub-groups of the population such as seniors, disabled and low-income groups”
Our View: Join The Signal’s public forum
September 17, 2016
Even as Labor Day unofficially marked the end of summer, so it unofficially marked the beginning of the general election season. Last weekend we laid out the scope of Santa
Our View: Learn about domestic violence
September 17, 2016
On Friday you have a rare opportunity to learn about a problem that has plagued our valley, leading to the deaths of seven Santa Clarita Valley-area residents within seven months
Gary Horton: It’s what he said, folks
September 13, 2016
Pick your favorite flavor” has apparently generated some consternation on the Republican side of our community. I began with the statement “This is not a political hit job” — and
Kevin Buck: Trust, but verify
September 13, 2016
The same national polls that show Clinton trouncing Trump in electoral votes also have them virtually tied in another category: untrustworthiness. The Donald earned his rating the old fashioned way.