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Back Lutness and Jackson
As a parent of a school-aged child I want to express my strong disapproval of your endorsements of all Republican candidates in the November election.
Plambeck shouldn't write about Lutness
I know both Cameron Smyth and Carole Lutness, and they are both fine citizens of the Santa Clarita Valley deserving of our votes.
Back Lutness for Assembly
Cast an informed vote, not a "party" vote. We don't owe political parties our loyalty. They owe us. They owe us better candidates and better government. They owe us leadership. Carole Lutness, a dynamic challenger for the 38th Assembly seat, is our opportunity to restore honor to our state government. The Web site www.VoteSmart.org shows that the incumbent received an "F" from environmental and health-care organizations, consumer protection agencies, labor advocates, public transportation and women's ...
Change Sacramento - support Lutness
On Nov. 4, the voters of Santa Clarita will have a golden opportunity to change the way our state government works.
Vote Jackson for Senate
The Santa Clarita Valley Teachers Association would like the public to know it has endorsed Hannah-Beth Jackson for the Senate seat in the 19th District.
Support Measure S
Recently, people asked for more detail on Measure S, the rebates to homeowners with automatic water softeners. I'm happy to provide some more information.
Ten reasons to vote no on Measure SA bond
Ten reasons to vote "no" on the $300 million Measure SA bond: 1. It's $300 million plus $158 million from Measure V plus interest for 40 years. 2. It is double taxation, triple taxation if you pay a Mello-Roos School Tax. 3. Two bonds were defeated before Measure V. It took a change in the law lowering the vote to 55 percent for Measure V to pass. This $300 million SA bond only requires a ...
Saugus junior backs Measure SA
I am a junior attending Saugus High School. This past year, I have become especially interested in the politics of our country, state and city.
Vote no on Measure SA
There have been several sites proposed for a new Castaic high school. We now have a new proposed site that needs to be fully examined and pass many reviews by local and state agencies.
Not a civil rights issue
I am so appalled and tired of hearing that if we as a society do not accept gay marriage as normal, we are somehow racist.
Le Mesa student body backs Measure SA
The La Mesa Associated Student Body (ASB) class is proud to support Bond Measure SA. Measure SA will provide funds for schools for facility improvement and the construction of a Castaic high school. The bond measure is a wonderful idea that would benefit the entire district by continuing our tradition of top-notch facilities, enhancing our academic achievement. The money from the bond measure would help schools and wouldn't ruin anyone financially because it's approximately $25 ...
Christian love and common sense
What religion do Prop. 8 supporters adhere to that ignores the commandment to love they neighbor as thyself?
The election will be over; respect remains
Over the past two weeks, my family has been subjected to vile language, accusations, and threats as a result of our decision to post a "Yes on Prop. 8" sign in our yard.
How would Jesus vote?
At the start of World War II, my father was a young teenager going to a boy's boarding school.
Vote for equality in marriage
I don't know Nicole Pyburn of Castaic who wrote the Letter to the Editor on Oct. 24 ("Don't we Christians eat pork?") but I know she's my new hero.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
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.
