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Paul Strickland: Political ‘hit mail’ misses its targets
When I looked at my mail Friday, June 26, I was shocked to find a piece of political "hit mail."

	Laurie Ender: Caution prevents pool accidents Summer is here, and if there's one thing you can count on in Santa Clarita it's that it's going to be hot.
	Bob Dickson: Our real health care crisis If you are one of the 40 million Americans or so without health insurance and are holding your breath for nationalized health care, you can stop reading because this editorial will not persuade you.
	Lynne Plambeck: Global warming, air pollution and children’s lungs Our nation's efforts to stop global warming were in the news this week with the passage of historical legislation.
	Gary Horton: Life’s lessons lessen labels Gifted writer and Signal Columnist Steve Lunetta doth protest too much. With South Carolina Republican Governor and moral basket case Mark Sanford caught hightailing for tail in Argentina — hot on the heels of Nevada Republican Sen. Ensign doing the adulterous dirty with his own friend’s wife — Lunetta reached deep and in his Monday “Right About Now” opinion column delivered some good old-fashioned righteous indignation as cover for his beloved Republican brand. How dare ...
	Kevin Buck: Singing the Blue Party blues There is a great amount of angst flowing through the conservative base of the Republican Party these days, and as a lifelong Democrat, I could not be more pleased.
	Steve Lunetta: The king of hypocrisy For one column, I turn Dem-o-crat. I know it is difficult to accept, but I'm going to sit with Gary Horton at the Koffee Klatch and kibitz about another failed Republican.
	Gloria Locke: More than just the King of Pop Michael Jackson's music eased my pain more than anything else on earth. When my mom and dad got divorced I was 8, and right at that time "I Want You Back" was released. I played it all the time to help me through the pain. At 18, when my teenage love Marco died, I listened to Michael Jackson songs and decided to move to California because that's where Michael Jackson was. I wanted to meet ...
	Tim Myers: I guess turnout was worse than I had expected Assemblyman Cameron Smyth used to tell a self-deprecating story concerning his first (unsuccessful) effort to run for a seat on the Santa Clarita City Council.
	George Runner: ‘Do as I say, not as I do’ One of the founding principles in America is equality under the law. No one, not even our leaders, are above the law.
	Shot upon capture Regarding Bruce McFarland's Opinion column, "Issues and answers: It's as simple as that" (The Signal, June 23):
	Glad Obama won Our president, Barack Obama, is trying to help the U.S. come out of an economical downturn. The president is also trying to get our troops home from Iraq and end this war. Maybe one day he will stop global warming and start us on using renewable resources like solar, water and wind power. I am glad that the people of America voted for him.
	Roger Gitlin: What makes America so special I just wrote a check to Steve Petzold of Saugus. Who is Steve Petzold? He and a few of his supporters are sponsoring an entry in Santa Clarita's annual Fourth of July Parade through Newhall entitled "American Values." Steve is also a Pragerphile, a devotee of conservative commentator Dennis Prager, who recently released a powerful video about what makes America special. It's called "The American Trinity." Go to www.youtube.com, hit the search icon ...
	Bill Kennedy: Ready, fire, aim I still vividly remember my first experience with a military marksmanship instructor. As a cadet officer candidate, my assigned weapon was a handgun.
	Laurene Weste: Celebrate the Fourth of July, Santa Clarita-style On July 4, 1776, nearly 233 years ago, representatives from 13 sovereign states gathered at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pa. a to sign a document declaring the United States of America independent from tyrannical rule.
	Cam Noltemeyer: Wastewater solution or more delays? It was a raucous hearing of the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District on May 26. Our Los Angeles County Sanitation District representatives, Santa Clarita City Council members Frank Ferry and Laurene Weste, heard Santa Claritans say that they refuse to pay to fix the chloride (salt) problem in the Santa Clara River.
	Phil Rizzo: Profit motive haunts healthy health care When I was a kid waaaay back in the late 1920s and early ’30s, when you were sick of all crazy things — you just went to your doctor.
	Bruce McFarland: Issues and answers: It's as simple as that It's been two months since my last column. I really want to thank everyone for reading the editorial pages of our illustrious Signal. I especially want to thank everyone who felt compelled to comment on my last column. Isn't this a great country?
	Humans at fault First, I want to compliment Mr. Frank Ray on his description of the world as we know it today ("Question of trust," Letters, The Signal, June 14).
	Steve Lunetta: Don't bring back 'The Fairness Doctrine' "It's just not fair." As the parent of any teenager knows, these words are often used by a child whenever a perceived injustice has occurred in their lives.
	Carl Boyer: Avast, ye robber barons! Brian Charles' story in Tuesday's Signal (June 16) mentioning a "revenue neutral" payment of perhaps $3 million annually, perhaps in perpetuity - in exchange for westside unincorporated communities being allowed to have some measure of local government - leaves me outraged.
	Cameron Smyth: And the Democratic spending continues Recently, the Legislature completed the traditional "House of Origin" deadline, during which literally hundreds of bills are voted on over a five-day period.
	Joe Messina: Hart District choosing rough road to a high school in Castaic When you keep hitting "bumps" in the road, eventually you'll get to a point where you have to ask, "Is it the road's fault or the driver's?"
	Tim Myers: Hey, what happened to proportional representation? Since no one ever spends serious money doing actual statistically sound polls around a Santa Clarita City Council election, the entire process since city formation stands fraught with apocryphal tales that achieve mythic status.
	Bob Werner: Vakay’s Gitmo: Just some more right-wing fear- Lynn Vakay's "It's all about Gitmo, stupid" opinion column (The Signal, June 18) calls for a direct response.
	Laurie Ender: Escape the coming heat with a Summer Fun Pass It's no secret that Santa Clarita goes above and beyond to provide residents with quality, state-of-the-art recreational facilities and opportunities.
	Lynn Vakay: It's all about Gitmo, stupid Forgive me for using the "s" word. If my fourth-grade students heard me saying that, I would be sure to get a reprimand and possibly a trip to see the principal.
	What are these reports supposed to show? Tonight marks the second of two community meetings that will disseminate the findings of the community-commissioned and county-funded Initial Feasibility Analysis for incorporation of communities in the northwest Santa Clarita Valley.
	Lynne Plambeck: Something's missing here Last Thursday, community members filled a large local school auditorium to talk to the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Fish and Game about their proposed Newhall Ranch permit.
	Gary Horton: The greatest thing you'll ever learn The greatest thing you’ll ever learn “The greatest thing You’ll ever learn Is just to love And be loved In return.” — “Nature Boy,” by Eden Ahbez FOURNEY’S COVE, Santa Cruz Island — Fourney’s might as well be the edge of the world, for all California knows. Fifty miles out of Oxnard Harbor and 23 miles off shore from Santa Barbara, my friends and I are utterly alone and on our own amidst this ...