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Gary Horton: Say goodbye for their own good
Last week I wrote that I'd be sending my upcoming columns from the University of Pennsylvania.
Kenneth W. Keller: You may be the leader, but are you leading?
A common perception in the rest of the business community is that "everyone who works at a bank is a vice president."
Wildcats host first band competition
The West Ranch Wildcat Marching Band and Color Guard have been competing for only four years. In that time, it has grown from parade exhibitions to a Division 2A contender and into the Division 3A Champions and High Auxiliary for the last two years. This year, the band will move into the 5A Division making the West Ranch team the largest competitive high school marching band in the Santa Clarita Valley. The West Ranch High ...
What's good in education, Oct. 2, 2009
West Ranch Hosts Marching Competition Marching bands and color guards from all Hart District high schools and others across Southern California will strut their stuff Saturday, Oct. 10, at the first marching band competition sponsored by the West Ranch High School Marching Band and Color Guard. The event is sanctioned by the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association and will be held in the Valencia High School Stadium. The day-long program is open to ...
Debris flows may affect local communities
Rainstorms this year in the area burned by the Station Fire have the potential to trigger debris flows that may impact neighborhoods at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains as well as areas in Big Tujunga Canyon, Pacoima Canyon, Arroyo Seco, West Fork of the San Gabriel River, and Devils Canyon, according to an assessment released today by the U.S. Geological Survey. Conditions in many of the watersheds burned by the fire indicated high ...
COC nutrition group to host body image program
This month, the Student Nutrition and Wellness Advocates at College of the Canyons (SNAC) group will host its first annual campus-wide Eating Disorder and Body Image Prevention Program during national "Fat Talk Free Week" Oct. 19-25.
Restaurants use Twitter to increase brand awareness
Donald Munroe, managing partner of a restaurant in Atlanta, accesses his latest marketing tool through a cell phone. Munroe shoots out short bursts on Twitter about events, promotions and new beers on tap to more than 300 loyalists of his Taco Mac store.
Former children of Manzanar to share experiences Oct. 10-11
Art Williams and Fred Causey are not Japanese Americans, yet they spent World War II at the Manzanar internment camp as children. Both of their fathers were employees of the War Relocation Authority (WRA).
COC theater presents play “Keely and Du”
The College of the Canyons Theater Department will host the production "Keely and Du" in late November. It is the second production of the 2009-2010 College of the Canyons theater season and will be presented in the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center's Black Box Theatre.
Hart High School makes “Newsweek” list
"Newsweek" magazine has named Hart High School one of America's top 1,500 high schools, based on the school's Advanced Placement program. Hart was ranked number 948 out of about 40,000 high schools nationwide.
Locals invited to preschool and education expo Oct. 16 and 17
Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) invites the public to attend its Universal Preschool Conference & Education Expo to be held Friday and Saturday Oct. 16-17, focusing exclusively on the impact and trends of preschool education. The event will also address issues such as preschool advocacy, quality, teaching and curriculum.
Jensen picks up McKeon’s endorsement
Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon has endorsed Bob Jensen for a seat on the William S. Hart Union High School District board in the Nov. 3 election.
COC hosts production of “Hair” Oct. 16
College of the Canyons' theater and music departments will host "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical," beginning October 16, at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.
Wasteful water runoff
I've sent in a few letters about the water that runs in front of my home day and night. I've also contacted all those I can think to contact and a letter is all I've received from Newhall Water.
Kevin Buck: Politics: A cynic’s view
I have a theory about politics and the role that the liberals on left and the conservatives on the right play in our form of government.
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Saddened by the process
On Feb. 12, the president delivers his State of the Union address, and he is followed almost immediately by a GOP spokesman who says, "Oh, no, that's not the way it is.
Go get ‘em, deputies
Get the cars that have expired tags 30-180 days late. Get the drivers driving with headlights off when it is getting dark. Get those driving while talking on cell phones.
Today in the SCV: Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
Valentine's heart-y walk
New gardeners have questions
People new to gardening ask the darndest questions: about how seeds work, about growing the perfect tomato, about waging war with insects (many of them beneficial).
How to fit new tile
Q: I need to replace some cracked and chipped tile in the bathroom. Some of it was shaped to fit around the base of the toilet. Is it difficult to shape replacement tiles in the same way? - Sarah S., Fort Worth, Texas
Prep boys hoops: Good memory
Two years ago, West Ranch boys basketball was eliminated from the postseason by eventual CIF division champion Ventura.
