With Donald Trump back in the White House, he’s resuming his long-running feud with California and its political figures, most prominently Gov. Gavin Newsom. Trump refers to Newsom as “Newscum”
Monday, Jan. 27, was International Holocaust Day. On this day in 1945 during World War II, Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz and Birkenau Nazi concentration camps in Poland. At this
By David Hegg When I was young, my father was brilliant. But as I entered junior high, he seemed to lose most of his brilliance. In fact, by my first
I agree with the letters regarding the bike lane barriers placed along Orchard Village Road. They really detract from the charm of that stretch of road. I travel that route
As I talk to my neighbors at least once a week, there is something that we all agree on. Right outside of our neighborhood, there’s a four-way stop. The only
Five years ago, a germ — funded in communist China by our own federal government — killed millions of people, as that same government denied responsibility and took a hacksaw
By The Signal Editorial Board USAID, U.S. aid. Sounds good doesn’t it? And appropriate, right? With all the disasters we recently have had — the East Palestine train derailment a
I wrote back in December about how we simply as a nation must reduce the size and cost of our government. We cannot continue to run trillion-dollar deficits and racking
As of today, in the heart of Santa Clarita where families thrive in the suburban neighborhoods, known for having a warm welcoming atmosphere, there is a rising growth of homelessness.
So the Saugus Speedway (swap meet) is closing. Since 1994 I’ve lived here off and on, mostly on. There has hardly been entertainment for us youth. Just the concerts in
A poker game, thrown tomato, a rotting corpse and a lazy-asterisks honorary mayor were ultimately responsible for the creation of our city. Long before Santa Clarita was founded in a special
For decades, birthright citizenship has vexed Republicans, Democrats, and constitutional scholars. President Donald Trump’s executive order described both birthright citizenship’s history and its purpose: “The 14th Amendment states: ‘All persons
It’s a truism that it is extremely difficult to govern with a tiny majority in the House of Representatives. When there are no vacancies, there are 435 members; if everybody
At the start of the year, we watched in horror as tragic fires devastated communities to the south of us. Not long after, our own valley was threatened by the
Rebuttal to Diane Zimmerman “An Apology Forthcoming?” regarding Donald Trump’s approval of Project 2025 (letters, Oct. 30). Just sayin’: I wish you had done more research. I support the truth,
If gravity is the most powerful force in the universe, the bond market might just be the runner-up. Towering over the stock market, the global bond market is estimated to
Former Santa Clarita resident Gerald Staack appears to be dismayed by what a “pathological society” we have become … a society afraid of itself” (letters, Jan. 12). Well, welcome
In 1936 Bing Crosby entertained the nation by crooning “Pennies From Heaven,” but in 2025 it seems that pennies are The Coin From Hell. It didn’t happen overnight, but inflation
One night a few weeks back, I made a left turn from McBean Parkway onto Orchard Village Road and was accosted the first time by those new gawd-awful giant white
I am a wildlife and nature photographer and docent naturalist at Placerita Canyon State Park. I am concerned about human-caused challenges like global warming, habitat loss, poaching, wildlife pet trade