Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Hugging the ground: Citrus Classic Balloon Festival
The hot-air balloons didn't get far off the ground Saturday at the Citrus Classic Balloon Festival in Santa Paula, but those in attendance didn't seem to mind much.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Aug. 3, 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:
Solomon for Hart board
So you say the best and the brightest should run for the William S. Hart Union High School District board (Signal editorial, "A school board election like no other," July 19)!
Joe Messina: Candidates speak out on Castaic high
We can all agree it has taken far too long for the William S. Hart Union High School District to find a site upon which to build a high school in Castaic.
On the Road
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Your Community
Dates to Watch Monday The sixth annual Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of SCV will be held 9:30 a.m-6 p.m. at the Valencia Country Club, 27330 N. Tourney Road, Valencia. Info: Ivan Price (661) 254-3063 or ivanp@scvbgc.org. Aug. 6 Is the economy affecting your relationship? Women's support group will meet at 23030 Lyons Avenue, Suite 205, Newhall, from 5 - 6:30 p.m. $50 for six week ...
No one goes back to Sacramento
Hey, boys and girls. How would you like to clear a quarter-million dollars a year, more than half of it tax free?
Paul B. Strickland: Candidates speak out on Castaic high
The William. S. Hart Union High School District includes land from Castaic on the west all the way to the Agua Dulce border on the east side of the valley.
Linda Valdes: Candidates speak out on Castaic high
My parents were both self-employed, small-business owners. They owned a restaurant, several hair salons and dabbled in real estate. My family has a long history in agriculture, initially working in the fields until they owned property/ranches of their own. I come from an incredibly strong work ethic and business-minded lineage. I worked right alongside my parents growing up, and watched them manage budgets through incredibly difficult financial times. In terms of financial reports and school ...
Wasteful median improvements
A sign on Wiley Canyon Road announcing a median landscape improvement project recently captured my attention.
Horton’s insult
It is a given that Gary Horton is very clever with words and has strong opinions of Republicans, as in his July 15 Opinion column in The Signal ("It's not about Sarah Palin").
Suzan Solomon: Candidates speak out on Castaic high
In its editorial The Signal asked, "How committed are Strickland, Messina, Solomon and Jensen to keeping the Hart District's No. 1 promise to the community (a Castaic high school)?
Peter Kavounas: Got questions about water rates? Logical answers await
There's a natural series of reactions people have when they are told they will soon be asked to pay more for something.
Reiki and angels lead the healing path
Searching for peace of mind in today's unpredictable world can be a difficult quest. For certified angel therapy practitioner and Valencia resident Joan Darlene, no journey in life is too great, especially if it is one of self-discovery. Through non-denominational spiritual healing methods - such as angel card readings and the practice of Reiki - Darlene is helping Santa Clarita Valley community members explore pathways to inner peace and the discovery of new joys in ...
A Hot August Night to benefit senior meals program
Mann Biomedical Park will transform into a jazzy, snazzy Bourbon Street bash on Saturday, Aug. 22 when the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Foundation presents, A Hot August Night."
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Google stock tops $800 for first time
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time Tuesday amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap steadily higher profits from its dominance of Internet search and prominence in the increasingly important mobile device market.
Nike, Oakley move away from Oscar Pistorius
Two major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Monday after the South African sports star was charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend.
Burger King apologizes after Twitter hacking
Somebody hacked Burger King's Twitter account on Monday, posting obscene messages and changing its profile picture to a McDonald's logo.
Kids' suspensions renew debate over zero tolerance
Waiting in line for the bus, a Pennsylvania kindergartener tells her pals she's going to shoot them with a Hello Kitty toy that makes soap bubbles. In Maryland, a 6-year-old boy pretends his fingers are a gun during a playground game of cops and robbers. In Massachusetts, a 5-year-old boy attending an after-school program makes a gun out of Legos and points it at other students while "simulating the sound of gunfire," as one school official put it.
Pistorius: Thought girlfriend was a robber
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Oscar Pistorius told a packed courtroom Tuesday that he shot his girlfriend to death by mistake, thinking she was a robber. The prosecutor called it premeditated murder.
'Argo,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' win at Writers Guild
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The CIA thrillers "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America.
Today in the SCV: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2013. There are 315 days left in the year.
Marriage and the meaning of the word
"Marriage" is shorthand for a specific legal arrangement between a man and a woman, just as "corporation" or "limited partnership" is a specific legal arrangement between shareholders, business partners, etc.
Kevin Buck: Straw men live in glass houses
Webster's dictionary has several different definitions for the word socialism. The one conservative fear and loathe the most is:
Tom Purcell: A nail in the coffin of Americans' rights
oy, do I feel sorry for smokers these days.
Wrong about The Signal
I was annoyed and saddened by a comment demeaning the Signal: "The Signal is biased, ignorant and often inept at reporting news."
HOA still recovering months after paint crime
Vandals who hopped a North Valencia HOA pool fence last summer and dumped seven gallons of paint into the pool and hot tub, causing more than $300,000 damage, are still at large.
Economic conference returns to Santa Clarita
The third annual Santa Clarita Economic and Real Estate Outlook conference is taking place Thursday, Feb. 21 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Valencia.
