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Reader Meter results, Sept. 25-Oct. 2, 2009
Here are the results of The-Signal.com's latest Reader Meter poll. The-Signal.com visitors cast a total of 691 votes from late afternoon Friday, Sept. 25 to mid-afternoon Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
Project Wavelength plays Whisky Friday
Santa Clarita-based singer-songwriter-guitarist Johnny Strat and his group Project Wavelength play at the world-famous Whisky on the Sunset Strip Friday, Oct. 2 from 9 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Newseum names 2009 online winners
WASHINGTON -- The Newseum, Washington's interactive museum of news, today announced a partnership with the
Review: 'Zombieland'
There's no getting around it: Zombies are funny. I think they stopped being scary for me along toward the end of "Night of the Living Dead." OK, maybe in a few others, like "28 Days Later." They're the Energizer bunnies of corpses, existing primarily to be splattered. But who would have guessed such a funny movie as "Zombieland" could be made around zombies? No thanks to the zombies.
COC brings opera to PAC
The College of the Canyons music department and Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at COC (PAC) will hosts a workshop performance of faculty member Dr. Daniel Catan's chamber orchestra version of his opera "La Hijia de Rappaccini," at 8 p.m. tonight
Homeless man arrested
A homeless man is behind bars after a deputy caught him unloading ammunition from a handgun in his van and found two other guns in the vehicle at Canyon Country Park on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Bicyclists to embark on 509-mile journey
More than 175 bicyclists from the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia will take off from the Santa Clarita Valley on Saturday on what is known as one of the world's toughest bicycle races.
Opera comes to PAC tonight
The College of the Canyons music department and Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at COC (PAC) will break new ground tonight, Friday, Oct. 2, when the PAC hosts a workshop performance of college faculty member Dr. Daniel Catan's chamber orchestra version of his opera "La Hijia de Rappaccini."
All Corked Up Wine Festival
All Corked Up will host an International Wine, Beer, Food, Music and Art Festival this Saturday, Oct. 3, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at College of the Canyons in Lot 7. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center's new K-12 Arts Education Outreach Program.
Where are the Halloween Haunts?
Near the end of the month Escape will feature the best Halloween haunts in the Santa Clarita Valley. Please submit your suggestions to jwalker@the-signal.com. Include the address of the haunt, a description of what will be seen there and the name and contact information for the person(s) in charge. If you can include photos of previous haunts at this location, even better. Escape will publish the most interesting of these. We are looking ...
News of the Weird: Protect, serve and get along
Small Town: In Jericho, Ark., alleged harassment by cops got so bad, according to an Associated Press report, that the fire chief went to court twice in the same day in August to complain about speed traps. The chief's charge angered the seven officers attending the hearing, and a courtroom scuffle ensued, resulting in the chief's being shot in the back and hospitalized. WMC-TV reported that the shooter has not been charged but that an ...
Review: 'The Invention of Lying'
In its amiable, quiet PG-13 way, "The Invention of Lying" is a remarkably radical comedy. It opens with a series of funny, relentlessly logical episodes in a world where everyone always tells the truth, and then slips in the implication that religion is possible only in a world that has the ability to lie. Then it wraps all of this into a sweet love story.
Newhall Memorial offers free depression screenings
Depression. Though it effects nearly 19 million Americans, more than two-thirds of people that suffer from the condition never seek treatment.
Castaic Middle School students wax heroic
Castaic Middle School sixth-grade students participated in a "wax museum" project in which 115 students chose their personal hero to research and give and oral presentation on. Other students walked around and activated the wax "figures" who would then share their presentation.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Oct. 2, 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:
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
NEW YORK (AP) - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
US war games send signal to Assad
ZARQA, Jordan (AP) - Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault in Syria.
Gene Lyons: Pryor owes Bloomberg
On the unlikely event that Mark Pryor wins re-election as Arkansas' senior U.S. senator in 2014, he should send New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg a thank-you gift. Something like a sugary 44-ounce Big Gulp or a case of Dr. Pepper.
Gary Horton: Guantanamo tarnishes U.S. reputation
On June 6, Fox News reported Buck McKeon's Armed Services Committed had passed another $650 billion "defense" budget.
Jim Mullen: Pssst! Wanna know a secret?
"I can't believe the government is invading my privacy! We might as well be living in Russia!" said the guy in aisle 3 into his cellphone.
James, Heat beats Spurs, Game 7 next
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7.
UCLA defeats Wolfpack 2-1 at College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nick Vander Tuig scattered four hits over seven-plus innings and UCLA produced just enough offense to defeat North Carolina State 2-1 in the College World Series on Tuesday night.
Thursday to bring third DUI checkpoint within 4 weeks
For the third time within four weeks, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station will hold a drivers' checkpoint within the city limits to catch drivers who may be unlicensed or driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
SCV pools make a splash as part of worldwide swim lesson
Local swimming pool jumped right into the fun Monday as worldwide participants sought to set a record for "the world's largest swimming lesson."
Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers.
LA City Council votes to ban plastic bags
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance banning stores from providing customers single-use plastic bags.
Unattended campfire caused Calif. fire
MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) - An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a blaze that has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people, officials said Tuesday.
San Jose sues MLB over A's proposed move
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant posture and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can catch fire in a rear-end collision.
Santa Clarita DUI checkpoint scheduled for Thursday
Santa Clarita, CA – Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station/Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on June 20, 2013, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public.
