Katie Hill: A call for action
The recent shooting in Florida completely breaks my heart. It breaks for the families and loved ones of the children lost, the kids who saw their friends murdered and will…
The recent shooting in Florida completely breaks my heart. It breaks for the families and loved ones of the children lost, the kids who saw their friends murdered and will…
I was proud to give a local Democratic response to the State of the Union the other night, though Tomi Lahren seems to have an issue with political redheads now.…
There are many opinions on DACA these days – some good, some bad – but few that I have read really strike at the core issue: Who really is to…
We just got our first grandson, Mathew (with only one “t”), back in June. His folks live in Las Vegas so we may not get to see him very often.…
When I was 8 years old in 1961, our nation began a five-year celebration of the Civil War centennial. For two years, I was obsessed with the Civil War. I…
Over the last three months, I have been enjoying my latest mid-life crisis by trying to learn how to play the piano. My son and I took a class through…
I am urging residents to stand up and oppose the water merger bill, SB 634, which goes before the Senate Appropriations Committee for a closer look on Wednesday. I moved…
I am a student at College of the Canyons and a veteran. As such, I would like to offer my comments regarding Bill Renyolds' story “Brotherhood and healing” published June…
In his Op-Ed in the Aug. 2 issue of The Signal, Gary Horton asks: “Why are we a culture that has become so rigidly divided by so many differences, rather…
After a particularly long session of watching CNN coverage of the protests in Virginia, a friend declared to me that the white supremacists, Alt-Right, neo-Nazis and other flavors of Virginians…
I wanna be an Airborne Ranger, I wanna lead a life of danger, I wanna go to Vietnam, I wanna kill some Viet Cong. – Vietnam-era double-time cadence As…
Burning bridges wherever he chooses to be, Donald demeans, degrades, deceives and demoralizes without regard. His goal is to belittle anyone who dares to defy him. He delights in his…
North Korea will continue to advance both its missile and atomic bomb programs. China and Russia have supported the North Koreans with various programs, and it seems as if they…
Last week, our column focused on some statistics and causes for homelessness in Los Angeles. This week, let’s take some time to look at our own neighborhood - specifically, the…
Students are graduating from high school with such watered-down graduation requirements that the high school diploma has been rendered meaningless. The high school exit exam that was required to graduate has…
This past week my son and I visited the Netherlands. The primary purpose of the trip was to visit friends and family. We knew that we were going to be…
Internet “memes” are images or pictures that have some kind of ironic or caustic message in words printed over them. There’s a very funny one going around that shows an…
The hottest political debate is not about Herr Trump. It's here in the city of Santa Clarita. Who is best suited to replace Dante Acosta on our City Council? The…
Every year I try to write a column about what I’m thankful for. Of course, I am always thankful for my faith, my wife, my kids, my church, my friends,…
Assemblyman Scott Wilk is correct when he says dead people should not be allowed to vote. I was born and raised in Chicago and have long known dead people have…