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Gary Horton | COC Delivers, and Now It Is Our Turn

Here’s some good news we can all be proud of: Last week The Signal reported College of the Canyons was ranked No. 14 in the entire state for return...

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David Hegg | Results and Recognition

By David Hegg We all recognize those traits in a person that speak to their intrinsic virtue. For example, integrity is displayed when people say what...

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Jim de Bree | Will SCOTUS Curtail Trump’s Tariffs?

In the not-too-distant future, we are likely to see the Supreme Court address a case dealing with whether reciprocal tariffs imposed by President...

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Suzette Martinez Valladares | Stop the Redistricting Arms Race

A redistricting war is quietly brewing in America. Beneath the surface of headlines and national debates, a battle for political advantage is...

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David Hegg | With Liberty and Justice for All

By David Hegg Imagine if Abraham Lincoln were alive today and presented his Gettysburg Address. Imagine the response to his opening line. “Four...

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David Hegg | Ethical Optimism

A friend of mine was recently asked to address a group of businesspeople on the theme of optimism. His successful career in both the video game and TV...

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Gary Horton | Big Risks Lie Ahead When Government Picks Winners

For decades, Americans have heard a steady refrain: “Government has no business picking winners and losers.” The idea was simple: guard against...

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Pilar Schiavo | Expanding Parent Choice While Keeping Kids Safe

I’m fortunate to have a big, extended family with many loving relatives who can step in and care for my child if urgently needed. Like many...

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David Hegg | Just Tell the Truth

By David Hegg Few things make me madder than dishonesty. Being able to take someone at their word lies at the very foundation of a healthy, productive...

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Denise Lite | More Promises Not Delivered by Gavin Newsom

Californians overwhelmingly voted to restore felony penalties for repeat thieves and deadly drug dealers, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget offers...

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Joe Guzzardi | Californians Are Growing Weary of Newsom

The wonder is how someone who has reached such high elected office could be so clueless about the political game’s fundamentals. Gavin Newsom —...

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Byron York | D.C. Crime: The ‘Trump Is Bad but He’s Right’ Effect

There’s something interesting going on in the continuing controversy over President Donald Trump’s anti-crime initiative in Washington, D.C. When...

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Gary Horton | Ante Up and Kick In: How to Invest in a Nation’s Spirit

Col. Robert G. Shaw (answering a soldier’s reluctance to lead): So, what do you want to do? Trip: Don’t know, sir. Col. Robert G. Shaw: It...

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George Whitesides | Strengthening Small Business, Creating Jobs, Boosting Economy

When Channan and David Wedemeyer decided to open Bull Pen BBQ & Tap House in Santa Clarita, they weren’t just chasing a dream — they were finding a...

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David Hegg | Unity and Respect

By David Hegg Anyone playing with open eyes and an open mind can see Americans are becoming much too comfortable with a culture of conflict. From the...

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Patrick Lee Gipson | When the Other Side of the Hill Holds Your Future

It’s another warm morning in Santa Clarita. The mountains stand tall, that familiar ridge separating us from “the other side of the hill.” Out...

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Gary Horton | The Familiar Slide Toward Authoritarian Government

In Washington, D.C., federal troops again patrol the streets. The official reason? A presidential declaration painting the capital as a hellscape of...

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Jonathan Kraut | Hypothetical Scenario Sound Familiar to You?

Imagine you are a shareholder of one of the largest businesses in America. The shareholders, at the urging of the board of directors, just installed a...

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David Hegg | A Travel Conclusion: You Can’t Hurry Experience

By David Hegg As I am writing this, I am sitting in a very old and magnificent estate in England called Matfen Hall. So far, we’ve traveled to...

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Denise Lite | Big, Beautiful Bill Is Fueling Beautiful Boom

The mainstream media and liberal politicians can spin their tales, but numbers don’t lie: America is in the midst of an economic resurgence....

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Nuné Gipson | Eyes Wide Open on Newsom’s Redistricting

I refuse to use the term “oppression” lightly — especially in a nation as free as the United States. I was born in a country ruled by real...

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Andrew Taban | Uncommon Times, Uncommon Calls

Another month, another column, but this time with so much occurring that my head is still spinning! To those who take the time to read these pieces,...

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David Hegg | Outrage Is Outrageous

By David Hegg Editor’s note: This column was originally published Feb. 23. If America were a pot of water, we would say we’re steaming, if not...

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Suzette Martinez Valladares | Clean Energy, Common Sense, Coexisting

My family and I just got back from a summer camping trip in our new-to-us RV. It was the kind of trip that reminds you why we live in California […]...

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Jim de Bree | On the Fed, Economics, Interest Rates

In the spring semester of 1972, I was a college sophomore who had just changed my major to accounting. As part of that change, I took my first...

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Gary Horton | The Cost of Regret, and the Power of Family First

I missed my mother’s last breath by two minutes …while I was trying to make a software sale. This was over 30 years ago. My mom was 69. Her body...

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Pilar Schiavo | Standing Up to Big Oil to Make Life More Affordable

Too many in our community are struggling to get by. As a commuter city, with people making long drives to work and back every day, one thing I hear...

29.07.2025 4

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David Hegg | Tell Me What to Think

By David Hegg As we plunge deeper into the information culture, it is clear many want to do our thinking for us. Issues swirl around us, and each news...

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Jason Gibbs | Asking for Your Trust in the 27th District

Over the years, I have had the pleasure of writing columns that appear in The Signal, opining on local, state, and national events that are affecting...

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Jim de Bree | The Economics of Immigration Reform

One of the most divisive issues facing America is illegal immigration. The Trump Administration wants to deport those who reside here illegally, while...

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Gary Horton | The Silence That Costs Us Everything

Back in 1958, economist John Kenneth Galbraith warned that America’s greatest danger wasn’t poverty — it was abundance. Fueled by mass...

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George Whitesides | Lowering Costs, Creating Jobs, Improving Safety

One of my top priorities as your representative in Congress is bringing federal funding home to the Santa Clarita Valley. That means lowering the cost...

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David Hegg | Why Not Be the Best?

By David Hegg For a long time, it has been common to hear athletes motivate their teammates by exhorting them to “represent.” It is a call to be...

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Patrick Lee Gipson | While Newsom Campaigns, California Sinks

While Gov. Gavin Newsom floats dreams of a future presidential campaign, California is drowning — and he’s holding the hose. From rising crime to...

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Gary Horton | Just Give Me the Truth

I’ve had enough of reading things By neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians All I want is the truth Just give me some truth – John...

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Jonathan Kraut | Reflecting on the Big, Blunderful Bill

On the day of his second inauguration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the Department of Government Efficiency,...

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David Hegg | Help, I’m Drowning in Information

By David Hegg It has been said that we are presented with more new information every day than Jonathan Edwards, an 18th-century theologian and...

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Neil Fitzgerald | RHRN This Week: Lite Here, Lite Now

“She is uniquely qualified in her capacity as a lawyer to benefit our Planning Commission decisions. She is also involved in many local nonprofits...

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Gary Horton | California Corporatizes Senior Care

Landing at Burbank Airport always feels like stepping back in time. No jetways here — just a long ramp to the tarmac, painted lines and a gate built...

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Andrew Taban | Celebrating Independence as the Republic Burns

Another month has passed, and with it, the predictable chorus of complaints about Pride Month. Every June, like clockwork, we hear the same...

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David Hegg | Being Independent, Dependently

By David Hegg I love July 4 and all it stands for. I remember lying on my back in a massive park in Boise, Idaho, watching the magnificent fireworks...

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Suzette Martinez Valladares | State’s $321B Will Cost You More Than You Think

Imagine sitting down to plan the family budget for the year. You set aside money for rent, food, transportation, health care and fun activities. ...

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Pilar Schiavo | Budget Wins That Put the Community First

Let’s be honest — this wasn’t an easy budget cycle. Uncertainty from the federal level, looming cuts and divisive rhetoric cast a long shadow....

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David Hegg | In Pursuit of Joy

By David Hegg The great American pastime is no longer baseball, or for that matter, anything even remotely related to sport. No, it is much more...

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Gary Horton | Dr. Strangelove Still Rides the Atomic Bomb

The final scene in Stanley Kubrick’s dark classic, “Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” ends with Slim...

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Jonathan Kraut | Trump, Xi Share Same 6 Failures

A criticism of the communist system includes that modern communist regimes are all about diminishing freedoms and squelching any opposition in order...

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George Whitesides | Celebrating, Supporting Local Students

Every June, as caps fly and diplomas are handed out, our community takes a moment to reflect on the accomplishments of its students and the journeys...

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David Hegg | Don’t Use What You Don’t Believe

By David Hegg I rarely use this column to advance purely religious or theological ideals. And while this one may look religious, it is really all...

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Patrick Lee Gipson | Left Behind at the Pump, and in the Dark

In a dusty western California town, beneath a punishing 120-degree sun, a woman walks alone. Her car ran out of gas blocks ago. She clutches an empty...

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Jonathan Hatami | We Need Real Leadership on Immigration

As a prosecutor, I really have zero ability to affect, change or control immigration policies. That is controlled by Congress, and because we are a...

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