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Trump backs free speech
Donald Trump, who owns the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss California pageants, announced Monday that Carrie Prejean will be allowed to keep her Miss California title.
Socialist dogma
In his "Teachers and dogma" Letter to the Editor (The Signal, May 10), Don Gately had a question about Jim Horton's May 2 letter ("Teachers unions addicted"). He asked, "How does Horton figure global warming is a part of socialistic dogma?"
The Signal.com's Daybreak: May 15, 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:
Meningitis quarantine at Castaic jail
A possible case of meningitis in a Pitchess Detention Center inmate prompted the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to quarantine about 180 prisoners.
McKeon hosts 'telephone town hall' tonight at 6:30
Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) hosts a one-hour "tele-town hall meeting" for residents of the 25th Congressional District tonight at 6:30.
Laura Frappier sings at Bella Cucina Saturday night
Vocalist Laura Frappier will perform Saturday night from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Bella Cucina resturaunt, 27430 The Old Road.
Community tying together for 'White Ribbon Week'
The city of Santa Clarita, Frontier Toyota, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Department, Safe Rides, The Signal and the Blue Ribbon Task force will team up for the annual White Ribbon Week and Drive Safe Program, which is designed to teach teens and graduating seniors about safe driving.
Famed trainer unleashes 'National Dog Bite Prevention Week' May 17
A famed Hollywood dog trainer and a descendent of one of the world's most popular dogs are teaming with the United States Postal Service and other partners to bring attention to a major campaign in America: Dog bite prevention.
Strickland renewable energy bill passes key vote
Wednesday, SCA 13/SB 534, authored by State Senator Tony Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks), which authorizes a property tax exemption for the instillation of small wind turbines or geothermal heat pump systems, passed the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: May 14, 2009
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Breaking ground in Newhall
Newhall County Water District General Manager Stephen Cole, front left, shovels dirt as workmen look on at the groundbreaking ceremonies for a new eco-friendly NCWD building in Newhall on Wednesday.
Lynne Plambeck: Watering on a wish and a prayer
A Signal article last week quoted Dan Masnada, general manager of Castaic Lake Water Agency, as saying there would be adequate water to serve Newhall Land's Newhall Ranch development.
Thoughts on pacifism
I would point out to Phil Rizzo ("Full Speed to Port," The Signal, May 6) that English pacifist groups in the early '30s were heavily funded by the Nazis who knew full well their tactical value.
The Master's season comes to a close
The Master's College's baseball team's season ended Wednesday with a 5-4 loss to Taylor University of Indiana on the second day of the NAIA National Championship Opening Round Field 3 Tournament in Mt. Berry, GA.
Julie M. Sturgeon: A bit of good news for first-time home buyers
The First-Time Homebuyer Credit has been extended and enhanced. Use it and you might be able to benefit on your 2008 income tax return, even if you bought or built your home during 2009.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Maserati driver in Vegas shooting-crash was rapper
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police searched Friday for a Range Rover with dark tinted windows and custom rims that set off a fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip when someone in the luxury SUV opened fire on a Maserati driven by an aspiring rapper.
Valencia crime report: 10 residential burglaries reported last week
Valencia, Zone 5, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information. Snapshot for 02/11/2013 through 02/17/2013.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, Feb. 22, 2013
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Prosecutor questions woman in Arizona murder case
PHOENIX (AP) - A woman charged in the stabbing and shooting death of her Arizona lover traded barbs with a prosecutor under a withering cross-examination as she struggled to explain why she can recall precise details of her life from years earlier, yet can't remember crucial aspects of the murder case against her.
Car bomb kills at least 53 in Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A car bomb exploded Thursday near Syria's ruling party headquarters in Damascus, killing at least 53 people and scattering mangled bodies among the blazing wreckage in one of the bloodiest days in the capital since the uprising began almost two years ago.
Haiti's 'Baby Doc' summoned to court after no-show
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A Haitian judge on Thursday summoned Jean-Claude Duvalier to appear in court after the former dictator defied an order to attend a hearing to determine whether he should again face charges for human rights abuses committed during the nearly 15 years of his brutal regime.
Oscar guy MacFarlane aims to perk up stodgy awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - You think the Academy Awards are boring? Try the nominations. They only last a few minutes, but it's generally a sleepy academy suit and a sleepy starlet droning a list of names at 5:30 in the morning.
Georgia plane aborted landing, hit utility pole
THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - A small private jet carrying a surgeon and members of his clinic staff aborted its landing at a Georgia airport before it hit a 60-foot utility pole and crashed in a flaming wreck, killing five people onboard and injuring two, federal authorities said Thursday.
Pistorius granted bail pending murder trial
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - In an agonizingly slow announcement, a magistrate allowed Oscar Pistorius to go free on bail Friday, nine days after the Paralympian was arrested in the Valentine's Day killing of his girlfriend.
Police: Hotel altercation sparked Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bullets were flying from a black Range Rover at a gray Maserati as the vehicles raced toward a red light on the Las Vegas Strip.
4 stabbed outside downtown LA nightspot
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four young adults have been stabbed after a feud spilled out of a downtown Los Angeles nightspot.
More tests needed in LA hotel water tank death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - More testing must be done to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, authorities said Thursday.
Letters: A socialist by any other name is... a socialist
Leftists of late have become very defensive about being called socialist in their ideology, as typified by Kevin Buck's column (Feb. 19, "Straw men live in glass houses").
Alice Khosravy: California is at bottom for business
Just a few short days ago the lanterns fell, bringing an end to Chinese New Year season for 2013.
