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The-Signal.com's Daybreak: Feb. 8, 2009
Hello, Santa Clarita Valley! Welcome to The-Signal.com's Daybreak, your point of entry for the day, and a quick journey through the past, present and future. Let the adventure begin:
Reason for federal deficit
Now we have the reason for our federal monetary deficit. None of the Democrats were paying their taxes.
Good job on Web site
I should compliment you on The Signal Web site. It is much improved over the past year, especially the way the top five or six stories are presented.
Medicare cost increasing?
I received recently a letter that stated my Medicare was going to go up $9. I recently read in the paper it wasn't going up for some reason. I think our health premiums are high enough and shouldn't go up every year. It gets harder to keep up with the increases they want us to pay. I hope our new president can help to keep the increases down. I am a senior in my 80s ...
Campaign slogan fulfilled
So our new president is having problems filling his Cabinet posts with people who were expected to be honest and forthcoming in regards to what all Americans are expected to be honest and forthcoming about: Paying their taxes.
R.J. Kelly: CLWA prioritizes for 2009
As proud as we are of our successes in meeting a variety of challenges in 2008, we at the Castaic Lake Water Agency are equally determined and confident about 2009, despite a daunting set of continuing challenges and some new issues we'll need to confront.
Tim Myers: Everyone is willing to spend someone else's money
I believe I attended my last State of the City meeting in 2004. These luncheons constituted an opportunity for local elected officials to "speechify" concerning the many predictable accomplishments of the year, from new roads to shiny new recreation facilities.
John Boston: Obama and the beheading of Attila's ambassadors
"The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." - Edmund Burke It's the cold and flu and Obamamania season. Since November, I've contracted two of the three maladies. I've had a dry, hacking cough that won't go away, and drat if I haven't felt weaker than a kitten left in the dryer. But I've yet to catch Obamamania. I don't gurgle like Homer Simpson over a box of donuts when I hear ...
Why do teachers have to take pay cuts?
All school districts should adopt some policies from businesses such as Hertz. Hertz stated that all employees not directly related to customer service and direct contact with customers will be subject to a layoff. In turn, all districts need to first lay off people who do not directly work with children. Currently, many districts pay for many consultants, administrators and bureaucrats who also have many assistants. Districts also need to eliminate waste. When you donate ...
Read With Me program lights up life
Attention all SCV seniors: Do you want to feel needed, to feel loved and appreciated? Follow my example and join the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation's Read With Me program. Your whole world will begin to light up from exposure to the hearts of these little ones. All this lovin' for a mere two or more hours per week volunteer service to the community. These are the people who will be taking our place on ...
'Card check' would stifle recovery
With so many businesses going bust, workers losing their jobs and families losing their homes, it's dumbfounding to think Congress would give so much as a passing glance at legislation that would shutter even more small businesses and kill even more American jobs.
Motor home burns, man found dead
A motor home burned in a Canyon Country parking lot and one man was killed Saturday.
Black History Month mixer
The Santa Clarita Valley Black Business Committee will host its third-annual Black History Month Celebration Networking Mixer 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 at El Torito Mexican Grill at <span class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent ...
25Score back in business after tough move
25Score is back in operation after experiencing technical difficulties through a tough move, Office Manager Jayne Patafio said.
Hunger Defense Fund merger
Hunger Defense Fund has merged into its parent charity, Help the Children.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Quick's LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings moved to the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night.
Angels hit 4 HRs, beat Royals 5-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Joe Blanton got some backing from the Angels' bats and bullpen, and finally got his first win of the season.
Quick's LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings moved to the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night.
Mason Nesbitt: Enjoying time under the lights
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of columns by The Master's College baseball player Mason Nesbitt, who will be filing stories from Lewiston, Idaho - the site of the NAIA World Series. Nesbitt, who played baseball until his sophomore year for TMC, was asked to return to the Mustangs out of need. At the time, he was a contributing baseball writer with The Signal.
Jurors deadlock in Arias penalty phase
PHOENIX (AP) - Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the drawing board to rehash the shocking case of sex, lies and violence to another 12 people.
Santa Clarita Valley blood drive at Henry Mayo
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital invites the community to give the gift of life by donating blood during its summer blood drive on Thursday, May 30, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the HMNMH/COC Clinical Education Center on the hospital's campus at 23845 McBean Parkway,Valencia. Refreshments will be provided.
Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus
GENEVA (AP) - International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday.
13 insurers to compete on Calif. health exchange
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The state's largest health insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente, will be among 13 plans competing for policies from millions of Californians who are expected to purchase coverage through the state's new health exchange, officials announced Thursday.
Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest on Thursday - although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week.
Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week.
Obama: America at "crossroads" in terror fight
WASHINGTON (AP) - Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial program secret.
Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 23, 2013
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FBI: Arrest made in Wash. state ricin letter scare
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a case in which a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week.
Kerry: US, allies ready to step up aid to rebels
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid.
