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Democratic Party is the mean one
If Mr.Gandelman ("Can the Republican Party rebrand itself?" Jan. 31) feels obligated to criticize the Republican Party, he should look at the behavior of the Democrat Party as well.
Computer age leaving college behind
The computer age - that age we all now live under - causes stupidity to reign in high fashion throughout all of America. Indeed, one no longer needs to be intelligent nor learned to land a well-paying job, not these days.
Opinion on gun control
On Monday afternoon, Feb. 11, I had the honor of attending Congressman Buck McKeon's 2nd Amendment Conference at Valencia's Salt Creek Restaurant.
Stand up and oppose the NRA
Anyone who is following the gun debate quickly sees that both sides have some reasonable positions, but what also seems clear and perhaps most significant is that we have some cowardly congressmen serving in Washington.
New signs would mean safer streets
Driving west on Creekside Road in the right-hand lane approaching McBean Parkway, there is a warning traffic sign that reads "Right Lane Must Turn Right," which I always felt was confusing.
Be not afraid of the executive order
Reader Ted Aquaro (Signal, Jan. 29, 2013) seems alarmed that the president may issue an executive order taking away our guns.
Assault weapon ownership
In response to "An open letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein" (Jan. 31): I wonder how concerned Mr. Ladouceur would be about losing his Second Amendment rights if one of his own family members happened to be shot and killed with an assault weapon - a weapon no one needs for hunting purposes. Wake up, Mr. Ladouceur.
Bias, ignorance or ineptitude
On Friday, Jan. 25, approximately 500,000 people marched on Washington to support the sanctity of life.
The Takers vs. The Makers
In response to Charlie Vignola's column "If you can't beat 'em, cheat 'em" (Jan. 29):
Paying future reparations
Democrats, 150 years ago: "I wouldn't personally own a slave, but it's a slaveowner's right to decide that for themselves."
A question for Michael Reagan: Where is the money going to come from?
I just read Michael Reagan's Jan. 18 column, "Obama ignores the rational answer," wherein he calls for armed guards in every school. It is his second column in recent time advocating the same solution. I question his approach.
Maybe Mickelson needs a new accountant
Well here we go again. Phil Mickelson said he made $47 million and paid 62 percent in taxes. Hey. Phil, you have the wrong accounting firm working for you or not working that hard. Take Mitt Romney. He makes $20 million and only pays 15 percent taxes. Yes, he has a house here in California. Take Tiger, Jack N., Arnold P. - they live in Florida. Just saying.
Letters: King and Schopenhauer, two great minds
Dear Editor: A special thank you goes to The Signal for publishing comments of my two favorite thinkers - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Dr. Arthur Schopenhauer - from time to time in the section titled "The Still Small Editorial." Yes, every now and again, these two brilliant thinkers get some of their thoughts thusly published in The Signal, and I cut them out of that newspaper and mail them to my brother Mike, ...
Letters: Phantom phone calls
Dear Editor: Like the King of Siam, I have a puzzlement. Maybe a Signal reader can help. Every couple of weeks I get a peculiar telephone call on my AT&T land line. It is during the daytime when I'm oftentimes busy. I hastily turn off the burners on the stove, or the iron, or race in from outside. But when I pick up the phone and say "Hello," there is nothing but silence. Then in ...
Letters: Manti Te’o — Victim or scapegoat?
I cannot believe the publicity that this kid (Manti Te'o) is getting for this alleged hoax. I really criticize the news media for giving this subject more coverage than the attack of the Benghazi Consulate back in September 2012. As far as I can see, there has not been a crime committed, so drop it. Why are you wasting so much time on this insignificant issue? If it's true and he was a major player, ...
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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."
Saddened by the process
On Feb. 12, the president delivers his State of the Union address, and he is followed almost immediately by a GOP spokesman who says, "Oh, no, that's not the way it is.
Go get ‘em, deputies
Get the cars that have expired tags 30-180 days late. Get the drivers driving with headlights off when it is getting dark. Get those driving while talking on cell phones.
