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The Signal.com's Daybreak: May 8, 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:
The pair of the year
See full story in Thursday's About Town section.
'The Simpsons' get 'stamping ovation' to tune of 1 billion stamps
LOS ANGELES -- "Ay, Caramba!" A 'stampede' of one billion Simpsons stamps began escaping from America's 34,000 Post Offices and infiltrated the nation's mail stream following the issuance of "The Simpsons" stamps and postal cards today.
Hart District names three new AP's for '09-'10
Three schools in the Wm. S. Hart Union High School District will be welcoming new assistant principals for the 2009-10 school year, following action at the May 6 meeting of the district's Governing Board.
Veterans Committee readies for Memorial Day ‘Tribute to Veterans’
The distinctive sound and appearance of World War II vintage aircraft flying overhead will mark the commencement of the twenty-first annual Tribute to Veterans on Memorial Day, Monday May 25.
Randall D. Armour: A living trust can make things easier
One of the primary reasons people establish a revocable living trust is to avoid probate - the costly, time-consuming court procedure that would otherwise be necessary in most cases to transfer assets at death.
Broken health care in most powerful country
We're nearly the last democratic, industrialized nation to not have health care for all.
Motorcycle safety
What a tragedy waiting to happen. Traveling north on the 405 freeway on a recent Friday afternoon in heavy traffic, there must have been two dozen motorcycles weaving in and out of traffic and passing between cars in a very precarious way. One false move by a motorist or motorcyclist would be a tragic accident in the making. The motorcyclist doesn't have a fighting chance. The state of Oregon has a law that motorcyclists have ...
Michael Abernethy: Freedom of religion is not politically incorrect
In his letter in the Monday, May 4 edition of The Signal regarding Santa Clarita City Councilman Bob Kellar and "In God we trust" being added to the city logo, Tom Nickols refers to this as an "out of date, politically incorrect, bigoted slogan."
Cam Noltemeyer: $2.5M for contaminated open space?
This month the city of Santa Clarita may purchase its first piece of property with money generated from the Open Space Assessment passed in 2007.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: May 7, 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:
Tom Rush and The Lovell Sisters perform at COC May 16
The afternoon of Saturday, May 16 will be filled with music by folk music icon, Tom Rush, and the emerging trio The Lovell Sisters as they combine their talents at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons, as classic converges with new.
Off-Broadway’s longest-running musical comes to REP
The Repertory East Playhouse presents the hilarious musical-comedy production "I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE" as part of its 2009 Main Stage season.
SCVBank elects DeLeon as new Chairman, hires Olmos
SANTA PAULA, Calif. - Santa Clara Valley Bank today announces the election of Ralph DeLeon as Chairman of the Board as well as the hiring of a familiar face in the Santa Clarita Valley, Janet Olmos.
What's good in education, May 6, 2009
Work Starts on Auditorium Interiors Construction crews are once again at work on the campuses at West Ranch and Golden Valley high schools, but for students and staff, it's good news because it heralds the start of interior construction on the schools' performing arts centers. Scaffolding went up earlier this month in order to start work on the ceilings. Additional work will include seats, stage completion and state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems. The two auditoriums ...
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Vallejo standoff ends after suspect is found dead
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) - Vallejo police say a standoff with an armed man ended after officers entered the home and the suspect was found dead.
Colo. Corrections Dept. chief shot, killed at home
MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) - The fatal shooting of Colorado's top prisons official when he answered the front door at his house highlights a troubling reality for the nation's judges, prosecutors and other legal officials: At a time when attacks on them are rising, it's difficult for them to remain secure, even when they are off duty.
Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits - and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats rejected a call to reopen White House tours scrapped because of the tightened spending.
Ex-state official to oversee L.A. County jail system
A former California Department of Corrections official has been named assistant sheriff in charge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Custody Division.
Supervisors approve $1 million for roads near Acton
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed this week to spend $1 million to install new signs, markers, road striping and guardrails on Angeles Forest Highway near Acton.
Kevin Bayona: North Korea is a dangerous nuclear power
Many Americans may find it difficult to believe, but North Korea and its imperious leader, Kim Jong-un, have yet again hurled a threat to wipe South Korea and the United States off the face of the Earth with a nuclear strike.
Tom Purcell: Income Tax 101
Ah, the income tax preparation season is upon us.
David M. Shribman: On the lost art of letter-writing
He was getting older, he worried about losing his balance fishing on the end rocks, and his hearing was failing him. So was his short-term memory.
