Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Maureen Stephenson: Strategies for unemployment survival
There are three stages people go through when they lose their job: anger, resentment and finally determination. These are the same feelings that a person goes through with any loss such as divorce, separation and death of a loved. The point is, "How do I move on?"
Bush should be prosecuted
Apparently the Bush administration was warned two years prior to the mortgage meltdown that a crisis was imminent.
Michael Picarella: My 5-year-old and skunks
My son: Hey Daddy, why do skunks stink? Pause. I try to decide if I should just say, "because," and end what could be a really long, pointless conversation ... or if I should answer the question and educate my son. Me: Well, you see, skunks don't stink. They spray a liquid that stinks. My son: Why do they do that? Me: They do that to anyone who looks dangerous. My son: But I'm not ...
Faith calendar
Classes on church history Who: Oak Hill Bible Church What: 2009 Institute Classes for new Christians, or Christians who wish to fully understand Church history and their place in it. "It's a great opportunity to affirm what you believe, and why you believe it," said Mark Giganti, executive director of the church. When: From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. beginning Thursday Where: 28613 Oak Hill Court in Castaic Contact: The church's Web site is <a ...
A heritage of tradition
After 24 years of service, Pastor Pete Mothershead resigned as senior pastor. Basolo recently moved from Idaho, where he served as a youth pastor, to Saugus. His position as senior pastor at Santa Clarita Baptist will be his first full-time pastorate. "I'm ecstatic about the opportunities that lie here in the Santa Clarita Valley and particularly at Santa Clarita Baptist Church," Basolo said. "It's an excellent church that has great, rich heritage of focusing on ...
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 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
Robert Lamoureux: Don’t take shortcuts with contractor’s insurance
Hello Robert, I represent an HOA and we have received a few bids from different contractors. The prices are night and day. One contractor is more along the lines of what we want to spend but does not have HOA insurance. Our question would be, is this something we should be concerned with? Thank you. Mary B. Hello Mary, Yes. This should be one of your primary concerns. When it comes to HOA properties, never ...
Canyon Country Advisory Committee meeting Jan. 21
The first Canyon Country Advisory Committee meeting of 2009 will be held Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the George A. Caravalho Activity Center Banquet Room, 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway,
McGrath Project rocks Roast House tonight
The McGrath Project will perform tonight at the Roast House from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The line up will include Gary McGrath (vocal, guitars) Tim Bogert (bass guitars), Dean Minnerly (piano and keys) and Mike Dupke (drums and percussion).
McKeon Statement on Passage of SCHIP
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following Wednesday's House passage of H.R. 2, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) made the following statement: "While thousands of our poorest children in America remain without health coverage, Democrats passed legislation that circumvents the issue and expands the State Children's Health Insurance Program to include higher-income children and a growing number of adults. "I have supported the SCHIP program since its ...
City invites residents to participate in commuter parking meeting Saturday
Santa Clarita's Transit Division is inviting residents to a public participation meeting on commuter parking on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 11 a.m. at City Hall.
Newhall Redevelopment Committee Seeking New Members
The City of Santa Clarita is encouraging community members 18 years of age or older to apply for one of seven available positions on the Newhall Redevelopment Committee.
'Horizon Line' compassion play shows adolescents importance of cultural learning
The City of Santa Clarita is presenting the final live performance for A Season of Diversity, bringing the 2008-2009 program near to its close.
Antonovich calls for nursing home grading system
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - To ensure the health and well-being of the county's senior population, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich to encourage the Governor and State Health officials to require nursing homes to display publically their five-star rating issued by the Federal Government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
City invites community volunteers to participate in 2009 AT&T Champions Golf Classic
The City of Santa Clarita is looking for volunteers to participate in the 2009 AT&T Champions Golf Classic at the Valencia Country Club from March 9-15.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
LA sanitation ends plans for dump near Joshua Tree
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert.
No bail for parents in faith-healing death
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia man charged with murder after losing two sons to untreated pneumonia told police he believes in "divine healing," not medicine, to "break the devil's power."
Stocks barely budge; market ends week with loss
NEW YORK (AP) - Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday.
NBC to air Blake Shelton's benefit for Oklahomans
NBC and sister networks will air Blake Shelton's concert to help his fellow Oklahomans affected by this week's storms in their home state.
Walmart to sell frozen Fatburger patties
NEW YORK (AP) - Fatburger, a chain with a devoted following on the West Coast, said Friday it will sell its branded frozen beef patties in Walmart stores nationwide.
Mom, boyfriend held after Palmdale boy, 8, beaten
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - A Palmdale couple has been arrested after the woman's 8-year-old son was beaten, burned and left in critical condition.
Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating the ceiling of a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota.
Arias foreman: Sentencing decision unfair to jury
PHOENIX (AP) - The jury foreman in Jodi Arias' trial says the panel just couldn't decide whether the killing of her boyfriend was enough to merit a death a sentence.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 24, 2013
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Canyon Country West crime report: Arson reported on Golden Triangle Road
Canyon Country West, Zone 7, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information. Snapshot for 05-13-2013 to 05-19-2013
Saugus crime report: Attempted theft from a vending machine
Saugus, Zone 4 Update, Public Safety & Crime Prevention Information Snapshot: 05/13/2013 - 05/19/2013
Canyon Country East crime report: Attempted scissor-stabbing reported
Canyon Country East, Zone 8, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information. Snap Shot 05/13/2013 – 05/19/2013.
Newhall crime report: Thief smashes glass, grabs cash
Newhall, Zone 6, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information Snapshot for 05/13/13 through 05/19/13.
Bob Khalsa: Rising Home Sales Boost Economy
With the return of traditional homebuyers in ever-greater numbers, the powerful impact of an improved housing market on the local, state, and national economies is, quite frankly, palpable.
Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.
