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Stimulus means brighter future
For the last 30 years, government has allowed the wealth of a few to grow dramatically at the expense of the entire middle and lower class as well as the country's infrastructure.
Lawmakers tell AIG to take back bonuses -- or else
WASHINGTON (AP) - Talking tougher by the hour, livid Democrats confronted beleaguered insurance giant AIG with an ultimatum Tuesday: Give back $165 million in post-bailout bonuses or watch Congress tax it away with emergency legislation. Republicans declared the Democrats were hardly blameless, accusing them of standing by while the bonus deal was cemented and suggesting that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner could and should have done more. While the White House expressed confidence in Geithner, it ...
Two SCV Jaycees recognized as 'Outstanding Young Californians'
The Santa Clarita Valley Jaycees are pleased to announce that two of its members have been recognized as Outstanding Young Californians for 2009.
County moves to extend aid to foster youth
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - On Oct. 7, 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law, H.R. 6893 which addresses the needs of thousands of children in foster and kinship care. The law promotes permanent families through relative guardianship and adoptions as well as giving States the option of using federal Title IV-E funds to provide foster care, legal guardianship and adoption assistance to youth up to 21 years of age.
Senior Center recognizes L.A. County Public Health Week
JoAnna Levinson, R.N., M.S., Los Angeles County Public Health Nurse and Community Liaison will visit on Wednesday, April 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lobby near the front door, bringing interactive education and public health awareness in a fun and fascinating fashion.
COC students perform in Tony award-winning production
In April, the college's theatre department will present the Tony award-winning revival "A Doll's House" in the Black Box theatre at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.
Southern California schools participate in 7th annual 'Kid Healthy' campaign
SANTA ANA, Calif. - To combat the rising trend of childhood obesity in Southern California schools, more than 100,000 fourth and fifth grade students and parents from Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura County schools and after-school programs will participate in the "KID HEALTHY -- Steps to Healthy Living" campaign.
Victim identified in fatal crash
The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office today identified Stephanie Lynn Baker as the victim killed in a weekend crash on San Francisquito Road.
SCV company takes the challenge
B&B Manufacturing, a world-class provider of manufacturing solutions to the aerospace, military, semiconductor and automotive racing industries, announced its participation in the Santa Clarita Valley Search and Rescue Trail Challenge.
Oscar Dominguez: Know, protect your credit score
In this competitive credit market, it's all the more important for Santa Clarita Valley residents to have a good credit score. Your credit score affects your candidacy for a loan and the interest rate and terms you receive on a loan. It could also make the difference between a landlord or homeowner choosing you as a tenant or an employer hiring you.
Please, Mr. Postman
Friday was the last day of operations at the post office that had been open in downtown Castaic for the last half-century.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: March 17, 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: First Word
The perks of being a drama student
Joining the Placerita Theatre Arts Program was one of the best choices I have made. It is a program that gives all the kids who join a chance to be whoever they want and be accepted for who they really are. Where else could you be a talking duck, a talk show host, an evil cat or a robber of Elvis' hair? Our drama club meets after school from 2:35 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. every ...
No stimulus money
Santa Clarita should not go after stimulus money. With all due respect to my friend Ken Pulskamp, I must forcefully disagree with the decision that the city has made to pursue money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Bush warning unheeded
In your Signal Daybreak column on Feb. 28, you mentioned the fact that apparently Bush said about a year ago that we were not "recession bound" and that Obama said we were "on the brink of a recession."
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Military leaders plan for women in combat
WASHINGTON (AP) - Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.
LA council to vote on banning plastic bags
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles may be joining the battle against the bag.
Port of LA unveils plan for marine research center
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles port officials on Monday unveiled plans to create a $500 million marine research center called AltaSea.
Bieber's car hits photographer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Video shows Justin Bieber running into a photographer with his white Ferrari in Hollywood, but police say there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening.
Serial murder suspect delivers opening remarks
SAN RAFAEL (AP) - Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denied the decades-old slayings of four women and claimed he is not the "monster" prosecutors have made him out to be.
Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.
N. Calif. wildfire brings evacuation of 150 homes
MARIPOSA (AP) - A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park in the Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of at least 150 houses Monday and was threatening more, state fire officials said.
Will Durst: Your ever-vigilant friends at the NSA
Dear U.S. Citizen,
Charlie Vignola: Giving up freedom and privacy for security
Two weeks have gone by since Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old computer tech working as an NSA contractor, leaked information about classified government information to the press, effectively exposing top secret programs designed to combat terrorism and save American lives.
John Rosemond: Living with Children
If my parents told me once, they told me at least one hundred times, "Don't talk to anyone about their religious or political beliefs." They meant, of course, that those topics are likely to generate tension and angry conflict. As such, they were not the stuff of polite social conversation. Notwithstanding the fact that I find religion and politics to be the two most interesting of all conversational topics, a third caution should be added ...
4 Saugus board members’ behavior professional during censure meeting
Where’s our raises, City Council?
I have lived in Santa Clarita since 1963, paying my taxes, gas bills, etc. myself. I and many others are on Social Security.
Sexual Assaults in the Military
The Senate Armed Services Committee is investigating an alarming Pentagon survey which revealed over 26,000 sexual assaults in our military ranks last year.
UPDATE: Suspected wrong-way driver arrested after multiple-car pileup on 14
By Signal Staff
Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, lead Cup finals 2-1
BOSTON (AP) - Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.
