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The need for speed
The real problem with putting any school in Hasley Canyon is not just the added traffic, but the excess speed of drivers in a hurry.
Don’t blame The Signal for people’s mistakes
I don't think Mr. and Mrs. Zada should blame The Signal (Nov. 20) for young people not wearing helmets at the skate park. I am glad they put that picture in the paper so people realize this is going on.
Parking at Concerts in the Park advice
Regarding the parking situation at Concerts in the Park: Every year, we hold the American Cancer Society Relay For Life at Central Park. This is a 24-hour event to raise awareness of cancer and money for cancer research and advocacy. It is a large event, comparable with Concerts in the Park, peaking at more than 5,000 people. There are only about 600 marked parking spaces at the park, and this disparity brings on a whole ...
Americans count, too — pass the Notch Bill
The House of Representatives bailed out Wall Street and others with billions of dollars. Yet there are challenges and hurdles that our representatives have to overcome. Don't we Americans count? We went to war to defend our country for freedom and liberty. Many are declining and finding it hard to find the support they need in home health service, terminal illness, and diseases, such as breast cancer, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's. Please help in passing ...
Both sides contributed to economic mess
I want to commend Gary Horton on an excellent column on Oct. 1. I actually found myself agreeing with the man.
The whole community has a voice in the master plan
There are few people in this community who do not want expansion of Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.
Response to Levine
After one reading of Laurie Levine's letter to the editor on Dec. 2, 2008, I must say: "Chill, Laurie, chill."
Support the food pantry
As economy woes continue to affect the lives of so many people, it has become very difficult for nonprofits to raise money.
The Palin bailout plan
In addition to the bailout plan for Wall Street, there should be a bailout plan for Sarah Palin. Maybe "God has a plan" for Sarah?
Henry Mayo pros doing a good job
This is my view of the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital master plan process and can thus be challenged, but I would ask those who know of me to consider my knowledge and credibility in comparison to those who dispute it.
Antonovich and education
As you move to rid the Juvenile Court Schools of their mission to teach the probation students, you need to actually come over to the camps and halls and see that education by qualified teachers is taking place.
Christmas: politically correct?
Reading the Dec. 12, 2008, Signal, I am recalling John Boston lamenting politically correct zealots who attack Thanksgiving and the mere mention of "Christmas" in a column he called "Claremont's Jews and Friendly Nazis."
Benz issue just one of many traffic problems
We are responding to Richard Oster's opinion letter of Oct. 2 regarding the Benz Road traffic problem.
Outraged by tabloidism in the pit bull story
I was outraged on many levels by the "tabloid" journalism The Signal used in its article on Tia Torres and her pit bulls visiting Valencia High School.
Upside-down flag a signal of distress, not disrespect
Regarding the article on the front page Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008: While Mr. Herrera may have made a mistake, so also did Mr. Armbruster.
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Letters: Obama not a socialist
In a Feb. 22 Letter to the Editor in The Signal, Brian Baker claims that President Obama is a "socialist."
Letters: What would Lincoln think?
The recent movie "Lincoln" was highly acclaimed in this year's Oscar-considerations.
Left and Right: the difference
A key difference between Left and Right is that when the Right transgresses the freedom of others, it violates its own tenets.
Fleeing business is big problem for California
Regarding Alice Khosravy's column "California is at bottom for business," (Feb. 22), Khosravy's excellent commentary was so clear and so factual citing a huge - if not t-h-e huge - problem that is at the core of California being on life support as a state, a once-thriving, enviable state.
Boy Scouts need to be accepting
The Boy Scouts of America need to allow gays into their organization because that is the moral imperative, if you will, toward "a more perfect union."
Letters: A socialist by any other name is... a socialist
Leftists of late have become very defensive about being called socialist in their ideology, as typified by Kevin Buck's column (Feb. 19, "Straw men live in glass houses").
Asteroids and global warming... the great scapegoat
CNN news anchor Deb Feyerick recently asked "The Science Guy" Bill Nye if global warming caused the latest asteroid.
Marriage and the meaning of the word
"Marriage" is shorthand for a specific legal arrangement between a man and a woman, just as "corporation" or "limited partnership" is a specific legal arrangement between shareholders, business partners, etc.
Wrong about The Signal
I was annoyed and saddened by a comment demeaning the Signal: "The Signal is biased, ignorant and often inept at reporting news."
