Support our hospital's master plan

The closing of Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital's Transitional Care Unit (TCU) is an important step in the improvement of health care and acute patient care in the Santa Clarita Valley. Our seniors (and I am one!) will not be ignored or rejected. The TCU closing means they will get faster treatment in the emergency room and will get quicker acute care with more available beds. If the community really wants more hospital beds, closing ...

A stellar effort for justice

To The Editor: I wanted to respond to a letter to the editor by Janice L. Maurizi, Director of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office ("No Stone was unturned during quest for justice," Sunday, May 18). Janice, you are 100% correct! I should have done more digging into the people that did make a difference, including your efforts. When I wrote the commentary on slain Deputy David March, I made every sincere effort to ...

Thank you, Santa Clarita Valley

It's only through the kind donations of others that the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry can help feed the people in our valley who are considered "food insecure" - those who must skip meals, or eat non-nutritional foods just to satisfy their hunger.

HCFS information could be misleading

We commend Driftwood Dairy for reducing the calorie content of its line of flavored milks offered to students in Southern California public schools ("Chocolate milk now healthy for students," May 18).

Gay marriage foes are behind the times

Gay marriage is legal! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! I suppose the funniest part of the story is that it was made legal by justices appointed by conservative Republicans! Where is your party now, you religious fanatics, you bigots? The very same people who oppose gay marriage are the same kind of people who opposed multi-racial marriages 30 years ago. These people need to be deported because they are not true Americans. Face it: your ...

Newhall Memorial’s TCU should stay open

To The Editor: I have long supported Robin Clough, Dr. Gene Dorio, and the Senior Center in their efforts to keep the TCU open, and I strongly echo Robin's recent call to conscience for seniors. After considering the various economic and moral arguments presented thus far regarding the fate of the TCU, we must decide whether economics or conscience is more compelling. Personally, I am with Robin on this one, so my conscience is clear. ...

It's about time gay marriage was legal

To The Editor: Last Thursday's decision by California's Supreme Court was truly overwhelming to me. I am astounded that the ruling to permit same-sex couples an opportunity to recognize their love and commitment to each other in marriage actually occurred in my lifetime, and was decided by four of the six moderate Republicans in the court of seven. The case also had the greatest number of amicus briefs in the history of the California Supreme ...

Coyotes out of control

To The Editor: We have a systemic problem in our Woodlands neighborhood that is terrorizing residents and nobody is prepared to do anything about it. My dog was brutally mutilated and disemboweled by a roving pack of coyotes that goes unchecked in our neighborhood. The same pack stalks joggers, children, and dogs within our neighborhood. This is fact, evidenced by photographs. Although we have raised concerns within the proper channels, no one has taken any ...

A call to conscience for the seniors

There's a lot I can't do for the elderly. I can't cure them. I can't feed them. I can't give them shelter.

Traffic citation confusion

To The Editor: Let me get this straight. You can get a citation if you run a red light in the SCV but don't get in an accident, but will not get a citation if you run a red light but do get in an accident (Sunday, May 11, 2008). Huh?

Time to reform eminent domain legislation

To The Editor: Propositions 98 and 99 on the June 3 ballot need everyone's attention because the eminent domain law is one of the most disgusting, outrageous and revolting pieces of legislation ever written and passed into law, and runs parallel with another piece of legislation called Mello-Roos tax. What makes both of these pieces of garbage legislation outrageous is that they have been abused over and over, year after year, hurting many people in ...

Love The Signal

To The Editor: I wanted to drop a few compliments to The Signal. Love the new Web site (I know I'm a little late commenting). Much appreciate today's (May 4) Main News section with news and several pages to read as I relaxed with my coffee and muffins. Thrilled that The Signal's magazine - SCV Living - is back (or else I haven't noticed it for a few years) and to see Michele Buttelman as ...

The Signal falls short

To The Editor: I have been trying to conjure up the thoughts in my mind about my displeasure with the current Signal. I haven't taken the paper as long as Susan Roberts ("Darn that Signal," April 25, 2008) since I only moved herein July '03. But she was able to convey almost everything I find wrong, and with a better writing style. The only thing she missed was the lack of stats, lineups and standings ...

Machine politics here to stay in Santa Clarita

To The Editor: In case you didn't notice during our last City Council election, we entered a new era of political growth. Machine politics, with all its warts, has entered our fair city. As usual, the underlying reason is profit at the expense of the average citizen. With our city manager's stated objective to make our city an "urban center," the developers, their land-use attorneys and lobbyists want their influence to fall on receptive City ...

Local officials need to address hospital issues

To The Editor: On a recent Wednesday at about 4:30 a.m., an extreme dizziness overcame me, and it was all I could do to make it back to bed. I called a neighbor, Charlie, who offered to drive me to the hospital. At the ER they did tests and kept me under surveillance until approximately 1 p.m. I was released then because they did not find anything wrong. I had a prescription for dizziness ...

Jesus as a Democrat

I would like to respond to Kevin Buck's column "Jesus Would Be a Liberal Democrat" (March 20, 2013).

Too much help through traffic

Can anyone explain to me why it takes a minimum of five sheriff's deputies to greet Lindsay Lohan at curbside and escort her to the courtroom?

Insurance and personal responsbility

Charlie Vignola takes a page from Stephanie Cutter's playbook in blaming Republicans for the bad health and eventual deaths of his parents.

SCV Voices: Tips for avoiding theft

Editor's note: On March 19, The Signal published a story about a woman whose wallet was stolen by someone hiding beneath the racks of a clothing store while another person distracted the victim. Following is an edited version of readers' postings on the online version of the story.

What do you think Jesus would do?

In response to the column "Jesus would be a liberal Democrat" (March 19), it's always easy to use, or misuse, Jesus to make a political point, although good taste dictates against it.

Wake up and see the altering demographic

In Mr. Patton's piece "Red states should be careful what they wish for" (March 22), his conservative critique of liberalism is as fact-free and unsupported as nearly all conservative points seem to be today.

Turn off your light for gun control

After a great many conversations and debates about gun control, there are still a great many members of Congress bowing to the NRA lobby because they want to protect their political futures more than they want to protect us against gun violence.

Driving in Santa Clarita: Some rules of the road

While driving in Santa Clarita I have noticed some techniques that appear to be unique to the culture here.

Some more equal than others

I used to live in Santa Clarita. I moved to the Bay Area about nine years ago but still check in on The Signal occasionally.

Taxes and the Left

Compulsion against peaceful citizens is immoral. Likewise, extracting taxes for activities that benefit some citizens, but not others, is also immoral.

Time to halt smoking on restaurant patios

White House tours

The tours of the White House have been canceled by the President. How dare he do such a thing?

Miles per gallon

There's talk I've heard that Ford, VW & other carmakers make engines for cars in Europe and other countries that make upwards of 60 mpg. They are however not allowed in the U.S. Imagine the benefit to students and low-income families if they were allowed here.

Differing views

The Signal's Opinion Page of the March 14, 2013 issue shows forethought and good planning in printing two columns on the same subject but with the authors having completely different views on the matter. That subject is the recent 13-hour filibuster by Senator Rand Paul and the authors are SCV columnist Steve Lunetta and syndicated columnist Joe Gandelman; conservative and liberal respectively.

Letter: Danger of hearing without thinking

We use words and rhetoric to express ourselves, our opinion. But in today's politics, there's such a spin that you can no longer take words at face value.