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Canyon High teacher/author finds success with novels depicting real life
While many know Andy Smith as an AP Social Studies teacher and rugby coach at Canyon High School, what most people don't know is that he is also an award-winning author of many books.
City hosts Enterprise Zone breakfast
The city of Santa Clarita will host a free Enterprise Zone Breakfast on Wednesday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Santa Clarita City Council Chambers.
City sales tax tanks in fourth quarter 2008
The city of Santa Clarita has received its preliminary fourth quarter sales tax figures for 2008 which reveal a 15% decrease over the same period one year earlier.
Obama's missed opportunities
Barack Obama has missed several opportunities to set an example for Americans struggling with job and home loss, and failed banks and corporations.
Thrill-seekers gather at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Intermittent rain showers Sunday only added to the thrill for a group of more than 700 roller coaster enthusiasts who traveled from all over to ride the most topsy-turvy coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
The-Signal.com's Daybreak: March 23, 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: "We have fun but we also try to do things to bless somebody." - Queen Momma Rita McGranahan (Click here for story)
Don Gately: Confessions of a packrat
Maybe it's because I was born during the Depression and we were poor, but I have a hard time - a very hard time - getting rid of anything that once had value. Maybe I'll need it again.
Our View: No end in sight for homeless battle
In the "you take them - no, you take them" battle between Santa Clarita and Los Angeles over homeless people, both sides reached an impasse, but it was only temporary.
Stimulus bailout, greed
It is amazing that with the millions of Americans losing their jobs and the government trying to bail them out, and the money institutions that caused this debacle (getting more money) with the president's stimulus program, the politicians just cannot keep their greedy hands out of the cookie jar.
Random thoughts
I have two random thoughts. First, for those who seem to despise corporate profits, are you happy now? Carole Lutness would call them "right-wing corporatists." I prefer the term "employer."
Baca and the stimulus
L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca is going to close the jails? This might be a good thing. Next, he needs to send all the cops to the target range to improve their marksmanship and then all the bad guys could be dispatched "trying to escape." He would keep the scum off the taxpayers backs and out of the system completely. Next, you get an idea who Obama has been associated with when no one he ...
New cabinet post
To President Obama: I propose a new cabinet position. Let's call it, "The Office Of The Federal Gadfly." I heartily nominate Jon Stewart. If politicians get out of line with the American people, sic 'em, Jon.
McKeon stood his ground
I wish to take umbrage with Shari Sorbo ("Where the consistency?" in Letters, March 5) on Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon's change of attitude.
Misleading headline
Whether intentional or not, your headline on the front page of March 6's Signal, "Hart district will not lay off any employees," was completely misleading. This refers only to classified staff, not certificated teachers.
Birch Society solutions
"We, the people" each own a share of America. Our elected officials are our employees, most of whom have been naughty and need to be constitutionally and respectfully monitored.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Jim Mullen: Village Idiot
I know there are couples who enjoy cooking together and make it look like a well-rehearsed ballet. They savor the aroma of their secret recipe for wild salmon over lemon couscous, stir each other's soups and sample each other's sauces.
Some more equal than others
I used to live in Santa Clarita. I moved to the Bay Area about nine years ago but still check in on The Signal occasionally.
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
'Teen Scene Plugged-In' event
Joe Klocko: The conundrum: supply and demand, wages and the skills gap
Most people understand the basic economic principle of supply and demand and incorporate it into their daily decisions. They may not do it consciously, but economic decisions are made every day by each and every one of us.
