Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Randall D. Armour: Make sure that you make your health care wishes known
Health care directives are an important part of any estate plan. Although this has always been the case, this fact was brought to the attention of many people for the first time recently when the Terri Schiavo case in Florida that made national headlines. Terri Schiavo suffered a massive heart attack in 1990, at the age of 26. The heart attack left Terri Schiavo in what the doctors called a persistent vegetative state. She could ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Aug. 13, 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:
Hector incorrect
Regarding Bruce Hector's "Health care reform needs to be bipartisan" opinion column (The Signal, Aug. 3): From the first sentence, it is obvious Dr. Hector is incorrect.
Social networking unites ‘zombies’ in SCV
The zombie hordes have moaned and shambled across Eastern Europe and Australia. They've begged for brains in cities and towns across America.
Ferry wasting dollars
Dear Mayor Ferry: According to Ken Pulskamp and Ingrid Hardy, the median work for Soledad Canyon Road at Bouquet Canyon Road is to landscape with drought-resistant plants as the Castaic Lake Water Agency recommends. However, this is a redundant and an ineffective use of scarce taxpayer money. About a year ago, this same area was under construction. Now, a second make-over is breaking relatively new hardscape that uses no water, to be replaced with drought-resistant ...
Tips from the Kitchen Coach
With more cooks preparing meals at home, keep­ing dinner ideas fresh, easy and budget-wise can be a bit challenging at times. Jennifer Bushman, author of "The Kitchen Coach" cook­book series, knows this dilemma all too well.
Your Community
Dates to Watch Saturday John Dean, whose key testimony before Congress as counsel to President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal riveted the nation, will speak 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 24901 Orchard Village Road, Valencia. Info: www.daa.org or call (661) 309-4DAA ((661) 309-4322). Sunday The Santa Clarita Homeless Shelter will host a "Comedy Night Fundraiser" Sunday, Aug. 16, at Christ Lutheran Church, 25816 Tournament Road, Valencia. ...
LARC Ranch faces cuts
Officials at Los Angeles Retarded Citizens' Ranch in Saugus are trying to make some tough choices after their budget was cut 3 percent in the wake of state revenue shortfalls.
Kudos for editorial
Whoever is writing your "Our View" Opinion column on Sundays needs to take a bow. The latest one on Aug. 9, "Obama to SCV's poor: Take a hike," is another masterpiece.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Aug. 12, 2009
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Kenneth W. Keller: Summer is over, here’s how to get back to work
Labor Day officially marks the end of summer. Yet those in Entrepreneurial America know that it is past time to get back to work.
Health care can’t wait
Amazingly, all parties can agree that 46 million people are not insured in the United States and this number could be higher with the recent month's job losses and layoffs.
Avocado Tuna Melts
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 6 minutes 2 servings 1 can (6 ounces) tuna, drained and flaked 2 tablespoons Hellmann's or Best Foods Light Mayonnaise 1 tablespoon chopped pickled jalapeño pepper (optional) 4 slices whole grain sandwich bread 2 ounces thinly sliced low fat cheddar cheese 1/2 avocado, sliced 2 tablespoons Shedd's Spread ...
Pizza Meatloaf
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 8 servings 1 envelope Lipton Recipe Secrets Onion Soup Mix 2 pounds ground beef 1-1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs or 3/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs 2 eggs 1 small green bell pepper, chopped (optional) 1/4 cup water 1 cup Ragú Old World Style Pasta Sauce ...
Skippy Dippin’ Sundaes
Prep Time: 5 minutes 4 servings 1 quart Breyers All Natural Vanilla Ice Cream 1/2 cup Skippy Creamy or Super Chunk Peanut Butter, melted Your favorite sundae toppings Scoop ice cream into 4 dessert dishes. Drizzle with melted pea­nut butter, then spoon on toppings. Serve immediately.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Governors: Looming cuts threaten economic gains
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington's protracted budget stalemate could seriously undermine the economy and stall gains made since the recession, exasperated governors said Saturday as they tried to gauge the fallout from impending federal spending cuts.
New solutions proposed for old traffic problems
We're all in this together when it comes to freeway traffic. It seems to get worse and worse. There's not enough money to build more efficient freeways and when there's money it takes years and years to complete improvements.
Kings beat Avalanche 4-1 for 3rd straight win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After a sluggish start to the lockout-delayed season, the Los Angeles Kings appear to be rounding into playoff form - particularly on defense.
John Rosemond: Living with Children
Someone recently told me she wanted her children to "think for themselves." Not me, I said. If I was still in my active parenting years, I would most definitely want my children to think like I do. That would be, in fact, my primary purpose. I would want them to accept that my values are the right values to hold and I'd want them to eventually make every effort to pass those values on to ...
Boy Scouts need to be accepting
The Boy Scouts of America need to allow gays into their organization because that is the moral imperative, if you will, toward "a more perfect union."
Today in the SCV: Sunday Feb. 24, 2013
Today in the SCV
David Hegg: What makes right, right?
I recently met a man who was the epitome of post-modern thought in that he did not believe in absolute truth.
