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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.
City to host 2009 Job Fair
The City of Santa Clarita is hosting a job fair for summer, part-time and seasonal employees Saturday, Jan. 17 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center.
Fire danger flares up again
Tie your mother, brother and all others down -- Santa Ana winds blow through the Santa Clarita Valley again today and into the early evening.
City seeks more Youth Grove names
The city of Santa Clarita's Blue Ribbon Task Force is currently accepting names to be placed in the city's Youth Grove Memorial in Central Park. The deadline for submissions is Monday, Feb. 9, 2009.
Start off the New Year with a polite pen to all
Do you have a checklist of the people who deserve a thank-you note from you for holiday gifts? Whether you'll be writing notes of cheer and happy thanks, or some more serious correspondence like condolences, apologies or "Dear Johns," you can put words together with a polite pen that make your communication a positive experience.
O Yi of Little Faith
"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it."
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 16, 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:
Disabled dogs look for special homes
Carmen, who's blind from cataracts, is looking for a special person to live with the rest of her life. She's a 9-year-old Lhasa Apso in good physical health. Carmen loves to go on walks and has a slight amount of shadow vision. It would be best for Carmen to be in a quiet home with no other animals or young children.
More important changes for tax returns
Editor's note: Third of four parts on new tax laws. Taxpayers and tax preparers will find significant changes when they fill out 2008 tax returns. Some of the changes are outlined below. For other parts of the series, visit www.the-signal.com
Response to Castagna
I can't believe John Castagna was called a know-nothing just because Paul Sibek doesn't agree with his opinions. We are all still allowed our own opinions in this country.
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Spring is in the air in the SCV
It seems like spring in the Santa Clarita Valley! The calendar officially still says winter, but this past week has been very "spring-like." There was some awesome kite-flying weather with the sunshine and the wind (a little too much wind on some days!) and it was easy to ditch the heavy jackets in favor of short sleeves and shorts.
John Rosemond: Living with Children
Living with Children
Michael Reagan: Making Sense
Our failure in chief gave us his annual blurred vision of America again Tuesday night.
Diana West: Why aren't feathers flying over Brennan nomination?
We all know what happens when the fox guards the chicken coop - or do we?
Your Community Calendar: Feb. 17, 2013
Third Thursdays
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.
