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God bless Godfrey
God bless you, Jo Godfrey ("One woman's battle," Oct. 11), for your courage and tenacity in fighting for health care reform.
Get the health care facts, then decide
It should be obvious to anyone who follows the news that health care reform has generated massive opposition, primarily from the health insurance industry which bankrolls conservative lobbyists and encourages talk show pundits to roll out some of the most outrageous misinformation and propaganda.
Cam Noltemeyer: Polluted water: Only time will tell
Water and soil pollution continues to be a huge issue in the Santa Clarita Valley, as it has been for more than a decade. The problem is not limited to the Whittaker-Bermite site.
Volunteers needed for Festival of Trees
The three-day Festival of Trees, benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley, will be held Nov. 20-22.
Randall D. Armour: Beware of trust mills when planning your estate
Proper planning of your estate requires consideration of your specific needs and family goals as well as extensive knowledge of current laws. Many improperly prepared estate plans have led to disastrous results that could have easily been avoided if the plan had been prepared by a qualified professional.
An ‘uplifting’ event at TPC
It was an uplifting afternoon in more ways than one when Soroptimist International of Santa Clarita Valley recently hosted the sixth annual "Bras for a Cause" event at the Tournament Players Club in Valencia.
Sport Clips raises cash for Veterans of Foreign Wars
Georgetown, Texas -- Sport Clips stores across the country including the three stores in the Santa Clarita Valley will begin raising money today through Nov. 14 to support the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Operation Uplink, a program that offers free call days and calling cards for deployed and hospitalized American soldiers.
Online social networking rises: Good or bad?
SANTA MONICA (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- Are social networking Web sites good for our society? ProCon.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit public charity dedicated to promoting critical thinking, created the new Web site socialnetworking.procon.org/ to explore this core question. Social networking and blogging sites accounted for 17 percent (about one in every six minutes) of all time spent on the Internet in August 2009, nearly three times as much as in 2008. The popularity of ...
What's good in education, Oct. 21, 2009
Season of Diversity Coming to Santa Clarita The Hart District collaborates with the city of Santa Clarita each year to present "A Season of Diversity," a series of events and activities that runs from October through January. This series focuses on celebrating the rich variety of cultures found in the Santa Clarita Valley. Each year, the city brings outstanding speakers and performers to the community, and several of these take place at Hart District venues. On ...
Run Against Hunger set for Sunday, Oct. 25
Runners of all ages and ability levels will take a bite out of hunger Sunday, Oct. 25 in the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry's 16th Annual Run Against Hunger.
Board approves permit for Carousel Ranch
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Carousel Ranch to provide therapeutic riding programs and equestrian-related activities to developmentally disabled and/or special needs children, according to Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.
K-12 arts education program rolls out mobile film classrooms
The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons, the Mary Pickford Institute and the Found Penny Foundation are teaming up to bring a mobile, state-of-the-art, digital production studio to three local elementary schools during the next six weeks.
Western Filter establishes endowment at COC
The College of the Canyons Foundation has received a donation of more than $13,000 from Western Filter, a division of Donaldson Company, which when combined with matching funds from the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC) will establish a permanent scholarship endowment for students pursuing careers in manufacturing technology at the college.
Senior Center offers free lectures and clinics in November
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Audiologist Nola Aaronson of Audiology Associates will speak on "Are You Having Trouble Understanding?" from 1 to 2 p.m. in Activity Rooms 1 & 2 of the SCV Senior Center, 22900 Market Street Newhall 91321.
McKeon calls for Obama to OK more troops to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, encouraged President Obama to show leadership and move to authorize additional U.S. troop reinforcements for Afghanistan.
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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.
