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Kindergarten pre-registration planned
Saugus Union School District The Saugus Union School District will host kindergarten pre-registration for the 2009-2010 school year March 2 through March 13.
What are you looking forward to in 2009?
First place Dear Mrs. McNeill, I am looking forward to helping you out in the classroom in third grade. Logan wants you as a teacher really bad! She wants all the teachers that I get. I just want to help you out in the classroom. Your old student, Brooke. G. Grade 2 Santa Clarita Elementary Second place What I am looking forward in 2009 is swimming faster because I am on the swim team and ...
Change begins with us
Hope and change. That was the ideological fuel behind President Barack Obama's campaign, and few can deny the power his rhetoric had to stir even staunch disbelievers. Yet rhetoric does not equal action. We stand at an intersection today as a nation - on the heels of Monday's National Day of Service and observance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, as we witness this morning's inauguration of a new president. Much has been said, ...
Disillusioned about wilderness act
Everybody seem very happy with the newly designated Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, including both our esteemed senators and Nick Staves.
Jim Lentini: Our most challenging year in business
The year 2008 was one of the most challenging years I have witnessed during my 46 years in the insurance and investment business.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 20, 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:
TMC hoops stays in poll
Despite losing two straight games earlier this month, The Master's College men's basketball team remained in the NAIA Division I top 25 poll. The Mustangs are tied for 23rd along with Evangel University of Missouri.
Historical Society panel: Did James Dean stop in the SCV on his last day?
Sept. 30, 1955. The final day of life for movie star James Dean and the birth date of a Hollywood legend.
McKeon Statement on Commuted Sentences for Ramos and Compean
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) made the following statement today following an announcement by the White House that President George W. Bush commuted the prison sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, whose 10-year sentences have raised much debate: "I am very pleased that President Bush has acted to commute the sentences of U.S. border agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. I joined a ...
UPDATED: King Day - Brian Charles on Inauguration Eve excitement
Editor's note: Signal Staff Writer Brian Charles, in Washington. D.C., to cover the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama for The Signal and The-Signal.com, phoned home this morning to talk on the air with KHTS AM 1220 morning host John Summers. Click on the left to hear his report.
Practice makes perfect
Master of Fine Arts music major, 23-year-old Matthew Cook practices his xylophone at the California Institute of the Arts, Friday afternoon.
Wilderness bill heads for House
Looking over the snowy hills near Mammoth, Bob Haueter reflected on the beauty of more than 470,000 acres of California now on the verge of being protected by federal decree.
Brian Charles: Magic in D.C.
Editor's note: Eleventh in an exclusive series as Signal Staff Writer Brian Charles covers the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama in Washington, D.C.
Wind and warmth will continue
Warm wind gusts of nearly 30 mph whirled through the Santa Clarita Valley Sunday and will likely continue through Tuesday.
A conservative hope: Bobby Jindal
We Dodger fans are a peculiar lot. Rooting for one of the great, storied franchises in Major League Baseball, Dodger fans are often victims of disappointment and frustration - but we always hope that next year will be better.
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SCV: Auditions held next month for this year's 'Shakespeare in the Park'
The Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival is holding auditions for their summer production of Shakespeare's Henry IV part 1, directed by Stephen Whelan.
Pentagon highlighting bomber missions in Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers on training missions over South Korea to highlight Washington's commitment to defend an ally amid rising tensions with North Korea, Pentagon officials said Monday.
Tony Awards to head back to Radio City Music Hall
NEW YORK (AP) - The Tony Awards are going back to the place where the Rockettes high-kick it.
Ex-Oklahoma QB was one of crash victims
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A former University of Oklahoma starting quarterback was one of two people killed when a small aircraft smashed into a house in northern Indiana, officials said Monday.
Japanese architect Toyo Ito wins Pritzker Prize
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Japanese architect Toyo Ito, whose buildings have been praised for their fluid beauty and balance between the physical and virtual world, has won the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the prize's jury announced Sunday.
Australia to restore military ties with Myanmar
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia plans to restore limited military cooperation with Myanmar and increase business ties with the Southeast Asian nation.
Weapons, explosives found in Fla. dorm
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Authorities investigating the apparent suicide of a college student discovered weapons and explosive devices in a dorm on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando early Monday, and hundreds of students were evacuated, though the school said there was no immediate threat.
Rockefeller impostor on trial for murder
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After 27 years, the murder trial of a man who posed as a member of the fabled Rockefeller family is getting under way with opening statements to the jury.
Pac-12 fines Arizona's Miller $25,000
The Pac-12 Conference has fined Arizona coach Sean Miller $25,000 for his actions following the 18th-ranked Wildcats' loss to UCLA in the semifinals of the conference tournament.
Kathryn Lopez: Much hope in Pope
Rome - "May God forgive you." That's Cardinal Timothy Dolan's translation of a joke that Pope Francis told the College of Cardinals a day after being elected the 267th pontiff.
Steve Lunetta: Dogs have owners, cats have staff?
I've never liked cats. I find them to be obnoxious, arrogant, and down-right evil. If you've had a bad day at work, a cat's first response is "good, you are here. Feed me. Now."
Steven and Cokie Roberts: Dolley Madison was a model of savvy
When Dolley Payne Madison became first lady in 1809, she instituted Wednesday evening gatherings at the White House where political rivals could meet and talk.
