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Dates to Watch Today The Wine Affair, sip, stroll, savor. The second annual Wine Affair hosted by Soroptimist International of Greater SCV, 1-5 p.m. on Town Center Drive in Valencia. Wine tasting, food, entertainment. Admission: $50. Friday Canyon Theatre Guild's "A Taste of Adventure" pirate-themed fundraiser, 6 p.m., $40. Entertainment, refreshments, and fun. Info: (661) 799-2702. Saturday All Corked Up hosts the International Wine Festival at College of the Canyons on Saturday, Oct. 3. Enjoy ...
‘America’s Got Talent’ disappointment
What a disappointment at the finals of "America's Got Talent." Even the way they worded it is not right. It should be "Americans Have Talent" or "America Has Got Talent." Since when does a country have talent? The voters for sure don't have talent in voting. They lack sensitivity, refinement and appreciation for quality talent. The voters did not vote for the best talent. It seemed like they played the sympathy card. The same thing ...
Senior health care at risk
I am convinced that President Obama has not read the health bill up for consideration in the House. I have not. It is just too large.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Sept. 27, 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:
9/11 address
Four score and 153 years ago our Founding Fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Clearing up Vakay’s column
Reading columnist Lynn Vakay's opinion column in the Sept. 18 Signal ("McKeon gets it: Access is rooted in a free market"), I must point out the fact that the "non-partisan Lewin Group" she refers to as expert on health care policy issues is, in fact, a subsidiary of United Healthcare, one of the biggest health insurance companies in the country.
Pelosi hypocrisy
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bemoans the rhetoric that Americans are using in their rightful protests of what they perceive to be the ill-advised direction of implementing national health care.
We, the people, to blame
Regarding The Signal's Aug. 2 editorial in the Opinion section, "No one goes back to Sacramento:" Hear! Hear!
Who you should vote for in Nov.
Local voters have a mixed bag of decisions to make Nov. 3. Some will be easy, others not so easy.
Engagement: Bates-Loutsios
Curtis and Jane Bates of Canyon Country are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Rachel Ann Bates to Robert Allen Loutsios of Chatsworth.
Engagement: Bretthauer - Davis
Dolly Bretthauer of Saugus is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter Annalee Bretthauer to Daniel Stephen Davis of Burbank.
Births
June 29, 2009 Riley Jordyn Nelson was born at 4:08 p.m. at Providence Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills. She weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Proud parents are Bobby and Rochelle Nelson of Saugus. July 7, 2009 Daniel C. Andrew, 9lbs .,7oz., son of Nicholle and Brian Andrew of Canyon Country. July 10, 2009 Julian Joel Lopez, 6lbs .,5oz., son of Irene and Juan Lopez of Castaic. July 15, 2009 ...
In the service
Chase E. Kilfoyle Chase E. Kilfoyle graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
R.J. Kelly: Using the carrot rather than the stick
Using the carrot rather than the stick Increasing water use efficiency is anything but a pipe dream - and Santa Clarita Valley residents have already proven it.
Student for Valdes
I am a junior at Saugus High School and in the past few years I have taken up a strong interest in politics.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Cyprus seeks to shield small depositors from raid
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - The Cypriot government sought Tuesday to shield small savers from a plan that is intended to raise €5.8 billion ($7.5 billion) toward a financial bailout by seizing money from bank accounts.
7 Marines killed in training accident
WASHINGTON (AP) - Seven Marines from a North Carolina unit were killed and several injured in a training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot in western Nevada, the Marine Corps said Tuesday.
Ex-N. Calif. politician pleads guilty to felonies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A longtime Northern California politician pleaded guilty Monday to a dozen charges that he used campaign donations and taxpayer funds to fuel what he described as a gambling addiction.
Wash. picks Mass. firm for pot consultant contract
SEATTLE (AP) - Washington state has tentatively chosen a Massachusetts-based firm led by a University of California, Los Angeles, professor to be its official marijuana consultant.
Signal Sales beat for March 19, 2013
KEN Last weekend West Ranch High School participated in the 10th annual Student Television Network Convention (STN), a broadcast and filmmaking competition, held at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown LA. Although met with harsh time constraints and the competition of over 150 other schools from across the nation, the West Ranch Television crew placed extremely well, taking home 5 awards. Congratulations to Christopher Konecnik, Sydney Malcolm, and Edan Morag for Second Place Commentary; Karina Corona ...
Student attends inauguration
As an American, no matter Republican or Democrat, a trip to the Presidential Inauguration is the thrill of a lifetime.
Anaheim Ducks sign Corey Perry to 8-year extension
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Corey Perry is following Ryan Getzlaf's lead yet again, sticking the Anaheim Ducks for the long term.
Kevin Buck: Jesus would be a liberal Democrat
Recently my wife unearthed some old Signal newspapers, one of which contained a letter to the editor I had written. The Signal printed that letter on May 17, 1996.
Tom Campbell: Drink it like it’s water? Only if it IS water
Maybe you remember when you were a kid and you poured a giant glass of orange juice, and your mother said something like this: "Take it easy! Orange juice is expensive, and you're drinking it like it's water!"
Taxes and the Left
Compulsion against peaceful citizens is immoral. Likewise, extracting taxes for activities that benefit some citizens, but not others, is also immoral.
Time to halt smoking on restaurant patios
White House tours
The tours of the White House have been canceled by the President. How dare he do such a thing?
Today in the SCV: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Rock Club meeting
Calif. politician pleads guilty to misusing funds
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A longtime Northern California politician pleaded guilty Monday to a dozen charges that he used campaign donations and taxpayer funds to fuel what he described as a gambling addiction.
