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Boydston to speak at next SCOPE meeting
Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment (SCOPE), now celebrating its 21st year of service to the Santa Clarita Valley, invites residents to its February meeting to hear Guest Speaker Former City Councilman TimBen Boydston.
Smyth intros legislation to encourage pet adoptions
SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, has introduced Assembly Bill 233, which will provide a tax deduction, allowing individuals to deduct the adoption fees of animals from local government and non-profit animal shelters.
Spend Presidents' Day at Nixon Library
YORBA LINDA, Calif., Feb. 13, 2009 (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- Presidents Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson and Truman will make personal appearances all day at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Presidents' Day, Monday, Feb. 16.
McKeon rips House passage of trillion-dollar stimulus package
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today gave final approval to the controversial spending package crafted by congressional Democrats under the guise of economic stimulus despite the fact that not a single Republican voted for the bill.
The best 'Friday the 13th'
"Friday the 13th" is about the best "Friday the 13th" movie you could hope for. Its technical credits are excellent. It has a lot of scary and gruesome killings. Not a whole lot of acting is required. If that's what you want to find out, you can stop reading now.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
I liked "Confessions of a Shopaholic" about as much as I disliked "Sex and the City."
The International -- Style meets substance
"The International" is equal parts globe-trotting thriller and architecture porn, as perfectly crystallized by its mind-blowing central set piece - a seemingly endless shootout at the Guggenheim Museum.
Two women on wine
Okay, we admit it. All this talk about the economy has us a little blue. So what better way to cheer up than to have an at-home wine tasting party for good friends?
Gina G. MacDonald: Keeping your estate plan current
As this is the beginning of the new year, one of your tasks should be to make sure your plan beneficiary choices are up to date.
Brian Koegle: Message for American businesses
Message for American businesses Twenty-four days into the new Obama administration, a clear message is being sent out to small businesses across the nation - "Watch out!"
Bob Kellar: Amgen rolls into Santa Clarita
On Saturday, Feb. 21, the Amgen Tour of California returns to the city of Santa Clarita for the third consecutive year. The race has grown to be the largest cycling event in North America.
Down on Main Street
Regarding "Main Street in Newhall to receive facelift," published Jan. 8; I have to laugh at this.
On good sportsmanship
As a parent of a Valencia High School senior and audience member during Friday evening's boys varsity basketball contest between VHS and the visiting WRHS Wildcats, I felt compelled to publicly recognize the outstanding sportsmanship displayed by the West Ranch players, specifically at the start of the game.
No support for Obama
Bruce McFarland sees me as a Republican reprobate because I sincerely and truly hope that President Obama fails in his attempts to bring America closer and closer to a nanny state.
Eric Christiansen: Opening our eyes to miracles and more
The car was packed. The snowboards, jackets and gloves were set out the night before. My two sons, Peter, 10, and Will, 9, came into my room that morning at 4:45 a.m. excited to celebrate a special day with their dad.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Dr. Drew criticized after McCready suicide
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The criticism of Dr. Drew Pinsky spread on the Internet almost as quickly as news of Mindy McCready's death.
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.
