Archive By Section - Letters to the Editor
Pining for the days of millionaires and moonshine
Have you noticed that our lifestyle is changing at a fast pace? Today's millionaires are nowhere near as well-off as yesterday's were. Today's millionaires are living in upscale-built homes, have a mortgage and drive themselves to work every day. They are looking forward to the day their wife retires so they can "get out of Dodge," and possibly buy a few acres of land so they can grow their own food and have a windmill ...
Forget Friday, bring back the Sunday TV guide
The Signal has always had the BEST TV guide weekly, and it was in the Sunday edition. For some reason, you changed it to Friday, and it stinks. Friday to Friday.
Planning for growth
Upon reading The Signal's recent article declaring city planners expect SCV's growth to expand to 500,000 people, I first thought, "Wow! How could our traffic infrastructure possibly handle that?"
Why not on Page 1?
I have a question which I think others in the Santa Clarita Valley may have regarding the "Newhall land files for bankruptcy" story on Page 3 of The Signal's print edition (June 9, 2008).
Cowboy clean-up
There's a cowboy in our neighborhood and he's cleaning up Soledad. Upon returning home from picking up my granddaughter at Sulphur Springs. I always see a cowboy picking up litter along Soledad Canyon Road. Wearing a cowboy hat and shirt, he's armed with a stick and garbage bag. He walks from our neighborhood, near Shadow Pines, up Soledad to Sand Canyon and back. The cowboy collects papers and trash along the way, filling a large ...
Growing up happy with two mothers
Mr. Beaumont stated in his letter ("Gay marriage ban a religious freedom issue," June 5, 2008) that he's voting yes in November to amend our state Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
A love poem for Father's Day
Our parents were married for 55 years on April 24, 2008. Our mother, Freda Gales, unexpectedly passed on March 20, 2008, laid to rest March 25. Our father, Claude, could not be without his wife and just as suddenly joined her, April 25. This is a tribute to their love and devotion. Dad heard Mom's faint calls today, It wasn't the first time he heard her say ... "Come be by my side, rejoice with ...
Building industry leads in water quality technology
Much has been made of the defeat of Assembly Bill 2046, which included a provision precluding water suppliers from relying on groundwater that did not meet applicable state standards when assessing their water supply.
Crime spiking near Highlands Elementary
Editor's note: The following letter was sent to The Signal and to Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar. I would like to add my concerns to the growing list of homeowners who are greatly concerned with the drastic spike in criminal activity in the neighborhoods surrounding Highlands Elementary School.
Show no pity for those who gambled and lost
Why do we not hear about all of those who were speculators who purchased homes with the purpose of turning them around in two years to make a huge profit?
Kudos for preserving wilderness
As a long time resident of Santa Clarita, I was pleased to see that 13,700 acres of our local Magic Mountain and seven miles of wild and scenic Piru Creek were included in Congressman Buck McKeon's and Senator Barbara Boxer's wonderful bipartisan wilderness bill for the Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Mountains ("McKeon bill protects 42,000 acres," May 30, 2008). Not that I wasn't also excited that this bill will protect more than 430,000 ...
United States must end reliance on gasoline
Lynne Plambeck, Tom Purcell and Buck McKeon have all sounded off about the rising cost of gasoline. I've been studying this problem for many years, since it is obvious that oil is a finite resource. It's not going to last forever.
Excellent care at SC Convalescent Hospital
There is no need to travel to the (San Fernando) Valley for Transitional Care. The staff at the Santa Clarita Convalescent Hospital are warm, loving and compassionate to their patients and visitors.
Thankful for wilderness protection
I am very thankful to Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon for introducing a bill that will protect the most beautiful wild places and rivers in the Eastern Sierra and Santa Clarita. Hiking on our locals trails and enjoying the beautiful scenery around me has made a great impact and difference in my life.
Budget crunch being felt by communities
The governor's proposed cuts in the budget are downright appalling. The cuts are particularly deep in the community colleges which are mandated to provide communities with respectful citizens who are law-abiding, who vote, and who become paramedics, nurses, firemen and policemen, among other professions. These students deserve our help and our communities deserve well-educated people to provide these services. The governor's budget seems determined to increase spending only on unemployment by putting a college education ...
Articles by Section - Letters to the Editor
Jesus not a liberal Democrat
Kevin Buck believes "Jesus would be a liberal Democrat".
Involving U.S. in Iraqi War was despicable
With a heavy heart I am compelled to write this letter to the editor on the anniversary date of the Iraqi War.
Fuel efficiency
Yes, many cars in Europe of the same make and model have higher mpg ratings than their U.S. counterparts. The U.S. and Euro testing standards differ, as do the tuning specifications (such as fuel/air and ignition timing, computer mapping).
Pick a day and stop mail delivery
In my humble opinion, the only way the U.S. Postal Service will survive is to STOP service one day a week. The question we all should be asking is not whether to stop service one day a week, but which day of the week.
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.
