Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Reader Meter results, Oct. 23-Nov. 3, 2008
Here are the results of The-Signal.com's latest Reader Meter poll. Signal online visitors cast a total of 520 votes from late morning Thursday, Oct. 23 through late evening Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. Question: "What should be done to counter bullying in schools?" * More supervision (127 votes) * More tolerance (17 votes) * Greater awareness (88 votes) * Self-defense instruction (61 votes) * All of the above (227 votes) Click here to vote in The-Signal.com's ...
Dedicated poll worker takes off her hat
After 20 years of service at Santa Clarita polling places, Marion Terry of Canyon Country will say goodbye to her duties as inspector Tuesday.
Janitor rescues sick puppies from dumpster
A custodian discovered two sick pit bull puppies abandoned in a dumpster behind the Goodwill store in Saugus Wednesday.
Around Eastern Europe on $80 a day
This is the second of two parts of Carl Boyer's 44-day journey through the Balkans and parts of the Middle East.
Willy E. Gutman: Is Afghanistan destined to become America's Waterloo?
The axiom that the world's destiny is in the hands of bankers and industrialists is never more aptly demonstrated than in wartime.
Roger Gitlin: Community involvement starts with your help
I read with great interest John Boston's column, "On dirt clods and an Acton bullet." That man has some serious literary talent, and like a fine tool, John Boston knows how to use that skill to "move" you.
Ian Lamont: The Signal: Building on 90 years of news tradition
It has been a little more than 100 days since I was named publisher of The Signal. In that time, I have consistently heard two things from passionate Signal readers: "Don't screw up my paper"; and "Please make The Signal relevant again."
Your Community: Dates to watch
Today The Share Life Carnival will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Heart of the Canyons Church, La Mesa Junior High School, 26623 May Way, Canyon Country. Share life with blood, food and love. Blood drive for Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and food drive for the Hunger Defense Fund food pantry. Carnival games, jumpers, live entertainment, food and beverages for the family, plus a putting green. Everyone is welcome! Info: (661) 255-7246, ...
Deputies arrest three suspected gang members
Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies arrested three suspected gang members Friday night after they robbed beer from customers coming out of Food 4 Less in Canyon Country, Sgt. Ron Price said.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Jan. 4, 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:
Welcome to 2009 in the SCV
I like to start out the New Year with a special "clip and save" calendar of important dates for the first part of the year. Here's your early 2009 SCV social scene dayplanner calendar - this is part two of the calender that was started last week.
Tim Myers: Lessons of a recession: The glass half full
In the late 1990s when I worked for Ernst & Young, I recall a meeting of the management of the Financial Services Group during which tempers got heated and the following exchange occurred:
Bill Pesci: Where the water goes
We never forget the drought. Whether it's the one we're currently enduring, or the 1987-92 drought, or another that will inevitably occur, here at the Castaic Lake Water Agency we keep a vigilant eye toward ensuring the viability of the Santa Clarita Valley's water supply. In recent months, we have talked about some of those efforts. We've explained how we plan to ensure a reliable supply despite court rulings and regulatory orders limiting the flow ...
John Boston: Throw a shoe, win a prize
"A solitary bad person sitting alone, harboring genocidal thoughts and wishing he ruled the world is not a problem unless he lives next to us in the trailer park. In the big geopolitical trailer park that is the world today, he does."
Religious freedom is threatened
I am responding to Matthew Allen's letter, "Let gays marry their loved ones" (Oct. 16).
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Senate panel OKs sweeping immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.
Feds take over Calif. high-risk insurance program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - About 17,000 Californians with serious medical problems will be moved from a state-run stopgap health insurance program to a federal plan starting in July, ensuring they will have no break in medical coverage until the national health care reforms kick in next year, state officials announced this week.
Calif. sends rescue workers to Okla. tornado site
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is sending six specially trained urban search-and-rescue workers to Oklahoma to assist recovery efforts after Monday's tornado.
Point Mugu park reopening many areas after fire
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - Many areas of sprawling Point Mugu State Park that have been off-limits since this month's big wildfire on the outskirts of Camarillo and Thousand Oaks will reopen in time for the Memorial Day weekend.
Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.
Senate votes to make small cut to food stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut - or roughly a half of 1 percent - to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill.
Dog day afternoon: dress your pooch for the beach
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Here's a rule that only applies to dog beaches: they are all clothing optional.
Arias asks for life in prison
PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 20, 2013
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 15, 2013
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 14, 2013
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Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 13, 2013
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Photo gallery from Okla. tornado
These are just a few of the images from the Oklahoma City area which was devastated Monday by a huge tornado.
Power of Okla. tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
