Opinion

Jim de Bree: Those deceptive political ads

One of the infuriating aspects of elections is trying to ferret out the deception in political advertisements. This is especially true with propositions. Special interests spend a fortune on advertisements

Letters to the Editor: Saturday, Oct. 15

Alonso has the experience and fresh perspective needed On Oct. 6 The Signal published an editorial discussing the upcoming election for the College of the Canyons Board of Trustees. I

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Terri Lovell: Phony liberal outrage again

The feigned outrage of the media and liberals over Donald Trump’s crude remarks about grabbing and kissing women is so typical of the bi-polar hysteria of the liberal mindset. Immediately

Our View: Return incumbents to CLWA board

Four longtime Castaic Lake Water Agency board members with a unified agenda face one challenger each on the Nov. 8 ballot. All eight candidates have platforms addressing water management issues,

Our View: A skeptical look at ballot measures

Each election year when the state ballot arrives loaded with proposed laws awaiting voter approval – as this year’s is with 17 statewide measures – we wonder if we’re getting

Our View: Smyth, Kellar for City Council

The City of Santa Clarita is a well-run and financially sound city. It upgraded its Standard and Poors credit rating to the highest possible – AAA– during the Great Recession.

Jonathan Kraut: Interview with Dante Acosta

Readers: As part of an occasional series on candidates in the November election, I am reaching out to our local, county and state candidates to report their views. I selected

John Zaring: Time for a change in US Congress

Republican Steve Knight from Palmdale is a vulnerable congressman who has the dubious distinction of serving in what has been the most ineffective and despised Congress in history, promulgating out-of-the-mainstream

Our View: Vote Steve Knight for Congress

The moment the Washington Democratic political machine identified California’s 25th Congressional District as vulnerable to party takeover, the Nov. 8 race was no longer about local interests. It was all

David W. Hegg: Represent your best

For the past few years it has been common to hear athletes motivate their teammates by exhorting them to “represent.” It is a call to be the best, giving their