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
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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.
Tiana Savaikie: Pedestrian deaths
June 14, 2016
Every two hours a pedestrian in the United States is killed in a vehicle-related accident, and a pedestrian is injured every seven minutes. In addition to that, 68 percent of
Brian Baker: Are unicorns real?
June 14, 2016
I’m feelin’ the Bern …! Everyone who knows me, or my writings, knows I’m about as conservative as it gets. When I became eligible to vote in 1970, I immediately
Terri Lovell: Abortion not progressive in Europe
June 14, 2016
When most people think of European social norms, they would assume that Europe’s abortion laws are at least as progressive as those of the United States. After all, Progressives look
John Zaring: ‘Oh, what a week!’
June 14, 2016
For many Republicans, supporting presumptive nominee Donald J. Trump is like being strapped to the tip of a North Korean missile — you have no idea where it’s going or
David W. Hegg: Return to essentials of a functioning democracy
June 14, 2016
I continue to be stunned at how rapidly moral fractures are occurring in our precious democracy. Most recent are the wholesale redefinitions of marriage, sexuality, gender, and the extent of