Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Saugus survives sloppy game
Saugus High baseball took advantage of five Canyon High errors and held off a seventh-inning Cowboy rally to remain tied atop the Foothill League with a 10-8 victory on Friday at Canyon High School.
Maureen Stephenson: Grab the low-hanging fruit on the sales branch
I like to call "referrals" the low-hanging fruit on the tree of sales because they are a reward for a job well done.
Misleading claims
Democrats' claims that the previous administration is responsible for our economic problems led me to do some research on the subject.
Reader Meter results, March 27-April 3, 2009
Here are the results of The-Signal.com's latest Reader Meter poll. The-Signal.com visitors cast a total of 474 votes from late evening Friday, March 27 to early evening Friday, April 3, 2009. Question: "Should there be a year-round shelter for homeless people in the SCV?" * Yes (236 votes) * No (173 votes) * What homeless? (65 votes) Click here to vote in The-Signal.com's current Reader Meter poll, in which the question is: "What are ...
SCV students: You could be Santa Clarita Mayor for a Day
The city of Santa Clarita's Mayordude.com Web site invites students from kindergarten through college across the Santa Clarita Valley to submit their suggestions on what they would do if selected to serve as mayor for the day.
Rancho Pico Junior High named California Distinguished School
Michele Krantz, principal of Rancho Pico Junior High School, received a welcome phone call this week from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell officially confirming that the Stevenson Ranch school is one of 261 California middle and high schools selected as 2009 California Distinguished Schools.
County sets 'Senior Stakeholder Meeting'
In the next two decades, the senior population of Los Angeles County will double from 1.4 million to 2.8 million seniors!
Sheriff's Dept. offers 'Parents' Guide to Teenage Parties and Dances'
Two years ago the city of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station launched an informational campaign to provide resources to parents, which will assist in planning, controlling and surviving a teen party. As part of this awareness campaign, the city and Sheriff's Station jointly produced a "Parent Guide to Teenage Parties and Dances" brochure that assists parents in planning and organizing the event when it is hosted at their home. The information ...
COC, city team for Earth Day 2009 art contest
This spring the College of the Canyons Sustainable Development Committee (SDC) is working with city of Santa Clarita officials to coordinate a 'Recycled Work of Art' contest - with entered pieces set to be presented at the community wide Earth Day Festival and 20th Annual Arbor Day Celebration Saturday April 18, at Central Park.
Hart dance team wins at USA Nationals
The Hart High School dance team won first place in four regional competitions at the USA Nationals Competition Finals in March.
Tonight's 'Instrument Petting Zoo' at Borders: Musician Gary McGrath
Looking for something fun, educational and free for the kids tonight? The Santa Clarita Symphony has your ticket!
Review: 'Sunshine Cleaning'
It has become a genre all its own: the dysfunctional-family indie comedy, a staple of film festivals and art-house theaters alike. Done wrong, and these movies can seem too self-consciously quirky (and by now, "quirky" feels like a word that was created especially to describe this kind of film). Done right, and you've got a "Little Miss Sunshine" or a "Juno" on your hands. "Sunshine Cleaning" falls into the latter category - and its producers ...
Review: 'Adventureland'
It is a truth of 20-somethings that if you have a crappy summer job with other 20-somethings, the way to take your mind off work is daydreaming of sex with your workmates. You are trapped there together, eight or 10 hours a day for three months, right, so what else is there to make you dance to unheard melodies? Take James. Here he is, all set to move to New York, and his dad loses ...
Review: 'Fast & Furious'
Noise, noise, noise. Crunched metal and shattered glass. More noise. Revving engines. Vin Diesel's giant head. Hot chicks in tight miniskirts. Even more noise. The end. That's pretty much all there is to "Fast & Furious," essentially a remake of the 2001 hit "The Fast and the Furious" with the same cast, except it seems to exist in some parallel universe where the word "the" no longer exists. It also seems to function outside of ...
Karen Maleck-Whiteley: Relieve your stress by learning to say ‘no’
For some of us, saying "yes' to too many things is one of the biggest contributors to our stress. Do you say yes to people when you know you should say no? I know I have in the past and sometimes still do.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Pistorius: Thought girlfriend was a robber
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Oscar Pistorius told a packed courtroom Tuesday that he shot his girlfriend to death by mistake, thinking she was a robber. The prosecutor called it premeditated murder.
'Argo,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' win at Writers Guild
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The CIA thrillers "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America.
Today in the SCV: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2013. There are 315 days left in the year.
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.
Kevin Buck: Straw men live in glass houses
Webster's dictionary has several different definitions for the word socialism. The one conservative fear and loathe the most is:
Tom Purcell: A nail in the coffin of Americans' rights
oy, do I feel sorry for smokers these days.
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."
HOA still recovering months after paint crime
Vandals who hopped a North Valencia HOA pool fence last summer and dumped seven gallons of paint into the pool and hot tub, causing more than $300,000 damage, are still at large.
Economic conference returns to Santa Clarita
The third annual Santa Clarita Economic and Real Estate Outlook conference is taking place Thursday, Feb. 21 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Valencia.
