Archive By Author - Signal Staff
No legal right for free health care
Regarding "free health care," it appears there are only two types of people in favor of this travesty.
Health care referendum?
The Obama administration's costly and far-reaching revamping of the nation's health care system is meeting with resistance from an increasingly skeptical public, which is sharing its dismay at various Democratic town hall meetings.
Make this country great
Gary Horton must have his head in a very dark place ("Fear shouldn't be a pre-existing condition," The Signal, Aug. 19).
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Aug. 21, 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:
McKeon remarks on Afghan presidential and provincial elections
U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) today released the following statement regarding Afghanistan's presidential and provincial elections:
What's good in education, Aug. 19, 2009
Chinese Program Celebrates Five Years at Saugus Five students and a teacher from Saugus High School's sister school - Gao Xin No. 1 High School - have arrived from X'ian, China. The three Chinese boys and two girls are accompanied by their teacher, Yanjun Wu, who will be on campus all semester helping with the Chinese classes, assisting her students, and visiting classrooms to learn about the U.S. educational system and teaching methods. The students ...
Senior Center offers Qigong class
SCV Senior Center will offer classes with medical Qigong therapist, Carol Benitez beginning Monday, September 14 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. to teach techniques that promote healthy living, vitality, and speedy recovery from illness.
Lane closures scheduled for I-405 HOV project
LOS ANGELES - As part of the preliminary work for the northbound San Diego Freeway (I-405) High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV, or carpool) lane from the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) to the Ventura Freeway (I-101), the following closures are planned from August 21 through August 27:
Mint Canyon boundary change meeting set for Aug. 31
Parents with students at Mint Canyon Elementary School and La Mesa Junior High School who live in the Sierra Highway corridor north of Soledad Canyon Road are being invited to an informational meeting on proposed junior high and high school boundary adjustments scheduled to take effect in August 2010.
The message in Tha Tooonz
Perhaps it is the choice of dress - complete with colorful tutus, ties and bandanas - that grabs kid's attention. Tha Tooonz, one of the newest and hottest hip-hop bands, uses its members' individualities as a source of entertainment. The band's unique message, "say no to drugs and stay in school" is portrayed through its songs, which draw people of all ages.
Review: 'Post Grad'
The Malbys are just plain nice. That's the only word for them. They're a goofy, strange, California suburban family who love one another and share the same sunny sense of humor and nothing terrible ever happens to them and it's all for one and one for all.
Review: 'Inglourious Basterds'
Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" is a big, bold, audacious war movie that will annoy some, startle others, and demonstrate once again that he's the real thing, a director of quixotic delights.
RIP Laci the therapy dog
Golden Retriever and celebrated D.E.L.T.A. Society therapy dog Laci, owned by Linda Provenzano of Valencia, died on June 12, 2009.
At market ... peaches of summer
This summer, our family got to experience driving across the country ... and back. Luckily, the two massive road trips were separated by a six-week stay in lovely Cape Cod, where my husband's parents live. On our journey eastward, I felt as if I was travelling back in time, at least as far as farm-fresh produce goes. In June, at our Valencia farmers' market, summer had arrived. Fresh herbs and stone fruits abounded, as did ...
Marsha McLean: How to contact the city
While you can still pick up the telephone and reach the city of Santa Clarita at (661) 259-CITY Monday through Friday, there is a host of new options to communicate with the city and find out the information you need, 24-7.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Vallejo standoff ends after suspect is found dead
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) - Vallejo police say a standoff with an armed man ended after officers entered the home and the suspect was found dead.
Colo. Corrections Dept. chief shot, killed at home
MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) - The fatal shooting of Colorado's top prisons official when he answered the front door at his house highlights a troubling reality for the nation's judges, prosecutors and other legal officials: At a time when attacks on them are rising, it's difficult for them to remain secure, even when they are off duty.
Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits - and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats rejected a call to reopen White House tours scrapped because of the tightened spending.
Ex-state official to oversee L.A. County jail system
A former California Department of Corrections official has been named assistant sheriff in charge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Custody Division.
Supervisors approve $1 million for roads near Acton
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed this week to spend $1 million to install new signs, markers, road striping and guardrails on Angeles Forest Highway near Acton.
Kevin Bayona: North Korea is a dangerous nuclear power
Many Americans may find it difficult to believe, but North Korea and its imperious leader, Kim Jong-un, have yet again hurled a threat to wipe South Korea and the United States off the face of the Earth with a nuclear strike.
Tom Purcell: Income Tax 101
Ah, the income tax preparation season is upon us.
David M. Shribman: On the lost art of letter-writing
He was getting older, he worried about losing his balance fishing on the end rocks, and his hearing was failing him. So was his short-term memory.
