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Economic discrimination
While reading Carole Lutness' Opinion column about how "Corporations, super-wealthy must pay their fair share" (June 9), I have come to the conclusion that she and the left are discriminators.
Lunetta missed it
Steve Lunetta doesn't get it. His Opinion column ("The state training scam," The Signal, May 25) says training through employers is wasteful. Obviously, he is right that the state sometimes makes mistakes, but so does the private sector. But he is wrong to say government shouldn't be helping to train people who have finished school, gone to work and paid their dues. I am an instructor at Glendale Community College and I have worked in ...
MRF committee
I was distressed to read that Lynne Plambeck was not appointed to the MRF committee ("City asks Sierra Club for another nominee," The Signal, June 9).
Mini health fair added
In continued efforts to help caregivers receive the support, information and self-care they deserve, the Santa Clarita Senior Center has added a mini health fair to its upcoming June 20, Caregiver Resource Day.
Your Community: Dates to watch
Saturday Open house 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Placerita Canyon Natural Center, 19152 W. Placerita Canyon Road. Admission and parking are free. Animal presentations, panning for fools gold, face painting, rock painting, Indian artifact presentations, leader led hikes, entry and a history presentation of the original Walker cabin, food and drinks. Info: (661) 259-7721 or visit www.placerita.org. "A Walk in the Park." Six Flags Friends is pleased to host the second annual ...
Signal Editorial Board: Balancing took careful planning
How bad is the economy? If you only read our headline earlier this week about a "$68.6 Million Budget Reduction," you would think it is so bad that the city of Santa Clarita is slashing its budget by nearly one-third - from $241 million last year to just $172 million for the fiscal year starting July 1.
Obama’s reverse Midas effect
"Obama knows best" is the line we're getting from Washington for everything from the economy to foreign policy.
Tim Myers: Crime statistics: Can I come out from under the bed yet?
Several years ago I attended the visitation for the deceased father-in-law of a co-worker. While the family seemed fairly desolate concerning the death, my Midwestern stoicism and logic found little to connote tragedy.
Engagement: Borggrebe-Hauss
Virgil and Debbie Mireles together with Randy Borggrebe of Santa Clarita are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Nichole Borggrebe of Saugus to Jason Robert Hauss of West Hills.
Births
All births below were recorded at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, unless otherwise noted. Parents can submit jpeg photos and announcement information to Lifestyle@the-signal.com - subject line: BIRTH. February 6, 2009
Little Shepherd’s 42nd
Little Shepherd's Nursery School in Newhall recently celebrated its 42nd graduation on Friday.
Community Scrapbook: Five generations of Californians in SCV
A baby girl born March 4, 2009, to Stefanie and Alex Smith of Valencia became a fifth generation Californian.
In the service
Kimberly M. Olson Air Force Airman 1st Class Kimberly M. Olson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. She ...
Question of trust
In God we Trust: I ask in what, and why do you trust? Is this just something to say without meaning? Or is there a real sense that the trust is deserved? Is there is really any evidence for the existence of God anyway? Religion asks you not to question, after all, that is what faith is.
A lesson in medieval times
Students from Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School's "upperclassmen" put on an educational event Friday called, "Ye Old Medieval Faire" for the school's younger students.
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Today in the SCV: Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013
Today is Sunday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2013. There are 317 days left in the year.
Kids read aloud to dogs to help overcome fear
Reading aloud went to the dogs Saturday at the Newhall Library.
Car goes over the side of Interstate 5
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
