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The Signal.com's Daybreak: July 28, 2009
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Castaic students take to the stage
Dancing and singing their way through the summer heat, elementary school students from the Castaic Union School District took center stage at Castaic Middle School as part of a summer school enrichment program.
Republicans need to realize truth
When all you right wing thought-leaders get done freaking out over Judge Sotomayor, realize this truth:
Snack shack burns down at Hart High School
Firefighters spray down the snack shack on the Hart High School baseball field after the building caught fire Monday afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters arrived to find the snack shop fully engulfed in flames about 4:45 p.m., said Los Angeles County fire spokeswoman Stephanie English. The damage was estimated about $7,000. An electrical problem caused the blaze, English said.
Junior Olympics swimmers compete at Aquatic Center this week
The city of Santa Clarita will host the 2009 Southern California Swimming Junior Olympics at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center from July 29 through Aug. 2.
John Dean, Watergate whistle-blower, visits SCV Aug. 15
John Dean, whose key testimony before Congress as counsel to President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal riveted the nation, is coming to Santa Clarita to discuss the just-released paperback edition of his latest best-selling book, "Blind Ambition: The End of the Story."
Ready, aim, fire: Summer Institute
Students at the College of the Canyon's Junior High Summer Institute six-week course built catapults for their 3D design and fabrication project.
Simply no money left
The Signal carried a story Thursday, July 16 ("Mom challenges disability cuts") about a rally in downtown L.A. to protest cuts in the state budget for disabled persons.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: July 27, 2009
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The Questers Oak of the Golden Dream Chapter 381 reveal the restored Edison House to public
History is not just a dream of the past for members of The Questers' Oak of the Golden Dream Chapter 381 of Santa Clarita.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: July 26, 2009
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It’s all about Palin
I stopped reading Gary Horton's commentaries a long time ago because they are usually so ridiculous and untruthful.
A very unhealthy health care bill
The current House health care bill (H.R. 3200) is getting more and more criticism from both sides of the aisle due to its rejecting the moral concerns of the majority of Americans.
Friends forever
I've been thinking a lot about friendship and the different kinds of friends we have. Some are there for fun and some for the hard times. Some are there to be understanding, some to give, some to take and few just for love. Each kind of friend fills a different need for us, and when I think about you (at The Signal), you are a friend to me because you are there with words.
Peter Gillies: Candy bombs and the future of Iraq
My view of Iraq was from the cockpit of an Army UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter. Although the days were long and very hot in Iraq, there was always some "down time," during which my fellow soldiers and I would sit around jaw-jacking. We pontificated about everything from politics to the current state of the war - the one we were in the middle of. We generally flew only a few hundred feet off the ground trying ...
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'Argo,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' get Writers Guild wins
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The CIA thrillers "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America.
David Hegg: Ethically Speaking
Sometimes it turns out that famous clichés are just plain wrong, or at least wrong in enough important situations to make them suspect. One with which I particularly disagree is "Familiarity breeds contempt." I know what it is supposed to identify, and I flatly disagree. Familiarity, with the right people, in the right way, and for the right reasons, actually breeds contentment.
Former Lake Elsinore councilman found slain
LAKE ELSINORE (AP) - A former councilman for the Southern California city of Lake Elsinore has been found slain in his home.
Italian mag: Should Mahony vote for pope?
ROME (AP) - An influential Italian Catholic magazine is asking its readers if disgraced former Los Angeles archbishop Roger Mahony should participate in the upcoming election for a new pope.
Study: Hummingbirds migrating earlier in spring
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating to North America weeks earlier than in decades past, and research indicates that higher temperatures in their winter habitat may be the reason.
Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the '80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday, his assistant said.
Students urged to finish GED; changes due in 2014
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Adults who've begun working toward their GED are being urged to finish up this year, before the test for a high school equivalency diploma changes and they have to start all over.
Gun raffles stoke debate after Conn. shooting
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Police chiefs in New Hampshire wanted more money for their youth training program. A youth hockey team in North Dakota needed more ice time.
Overseas slice of 'Pi' flips Hollywood formula
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In mathematical terms, divide the circumference of the world by its diameter, and you have pi. In Hollywood terms, add a United Nations mix of ingredients and you have the blockbuster "Life of Pi."
Steve and Cokie Roberts: Fixing Fox and the GOP
Roger Ailes, the head of Fox News Channel, is a very smart man. And he knows how to count, a skill that has apparently eluded many of his fellow conservatives.
Active seniors have travel options
Those who have said goodbye to the work-a-day grind now have many hours to settle down and relax. People who have continually put off vacations in lieu of work responsibilities may now have all the time they need to explore the world.
Edward Headington: In honor of Presidents' Day 2013
Presidents' Day is a time set aside to celebrate the legacies of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and also remember all of the Presidents of the United States (POTUS) that have made our nation great.
3-D presentation teaches water pollution prevention
The city of Santa Clarita went 3-D to teach students how to prevent pollution at the Newhall Library one day last week.
Steve Lunetta: The case against Democrats
A friend of mine recently sent me one of those political emails that screams for fact-checking. You know the ones I mean - "Obama is really a space alien and we have proof!" or "Hilary Clinton Smokes Pot with Harry Reid."
Today in the SCV: Monday Feb. 18, 2013
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