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Hart district holds meetings about drug testing program
Parents of students in the Wm. S. Hart Union High School District will have two upcoming opportunities to learn about the voluntary drug testing program which will be initiated in a pilot program in all Hart District schools this spring.
McKeon urges closer look at workers' retirement security
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today held a hearing on "Strengthening Worker Retirement Security," at least the third such hearing since last fall examining how turmoil in the financial markets has impacted retirement plans.
State budget restores Cal Grants, places priority on California's students
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Feb. 24, 2009 (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- Late last week Governor Schwarzenegger and the California State Legislature restored previously proposed reductions to the Cal Grant student financial aid program.
L.A. sheriff could close Castaic jail, free 4,000 inmates due to budget
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The head of the nation's largest sheriff's department is warning that nearly 4,000 jail inmates might be released early and about 600 deputy and professional positions could be eliminated to meet budget cuts.
'Mayor Dude' Ferry chats online at 4:30 today
Today's the fourth Tuesday of the month, which can only mean it's time to chat online with Santa Clarita "Mayor Dude" Frank Ferry.
Kids 'eat their words' in reading program
The Newhall Community Center is now offering "Eat Your Words," a class specifically designed for Kindergarten through second graders who are struggling with reading.
Relief group lauded for aid for fire victims
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief was commended by L.A. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich for the organization's efforts to provide vital disaster relief services to the residents at Sky View Terrace Mobile Home Park in Sylmar who experienced devastation and loss in the Marek Fire last October. "Providing debris removal services for victims who have no insurance or have insufficient coverage, was an extraordinary effort by a group of dedicated volunteers ...
Residents, deputies put an end to crime spree
An apparent crime spree came to an end in Saugus early Saturday morning thanks to an alert resident and an observant Sheriff's deputy.
Bowling for jobs
Santa Clarita Valley residents bowled along side the developmentally disabled in the packed Valencia Lanes in Newhall Saturday night to raise funds for a disabled worker employment program facing future budget cuts.
Murray hosts foreclosure workshop
Rick Murray of Foreclosure Prevention Consultants hosts a free foreclosure prevention workshop at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Valencia Library, 23743 Valencia Blvd.
Local company gains exclusive contract
Picture Perfect Window Coverings is now the first and only distributor of custom area rugs by Masland Carpets in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Which historic figure would you like to meet?
First place If I could meet a historical figure I would most like to meet Jackie Robinson. I would probably like to meet him because of how he was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball. If I could meet him, I would ask him a lot of questions, like how he found the courage to never give up and what it was like to be in front of all those people, knowing ...
Stimulus an albatross
President Obama has signed the stimulus bill, which really isn't a stimulus bill at all. It will do little to stimulate the economy and is a financial albatross that has been hung around our necks and the necks of future generations of taxpayers. A package valued at $787 billion carries with it, assuming an interest rate of three percent, the accrual of almost $65 million dollars a day in interest. Sixty-five million dollars a day! ...
Budget reflections
Mr. McKeon: Let's reflect a moment ("Stimulus or spending?" opinion column in The Signal, Feb. 15).
My school spelling bee
I nervously walk up to the microphone, curiously wondering what my word will be. The judges of the competition, teachers at my school, consult and finally decide what word I will have to spell.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Diana West: Why aren't feathers flying over Brennan nomination?
We all know what happens when the fox guards the chicken coop - or do we?
Your Community Calendar: Feb. 17, 2013
Third Thursdays
Today in the SCV: Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013
Today is Sunday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2013. There are 317 days left in the year.
Kids read aloud to dogs to help overcome fear
Reading aloud went to the dogs Saturday at the Newhall Library.
Car goes over the side of Interstate 5
Officials from the California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Saturday to retrieve a vehicle that went off the freeway Friday night, an officer said.
