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Antonovich supports California veteran educational benefits
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich introduced a motion supporting federal legislation to allow California veterans to receive college tuition under the Post 9-11 G.I. Bill.
City to host ‘Enterprise Zone Breakfast Workshop’ June 24
The city of Santa Clarita will host an "Enterprise Zone Breakfast Workshop" on Wednesday, June 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Westfield Valencia Town Center Community Room.
Friday is 'Take Your Dog to Work Day'
"Take Your Dog to Work Day" on Friday, June 26 is an event where thousands of employers celebrate the great companionship between dog owners and their four-legged friends.
'Fat Pig' starts summer fun at the REP July 10
The Repertory East Playhouse will continue its highly anticipated "81 Series" on Friday, July 10, at 8 p.m. with the critically acclaimed comedy "Fat Pig" by Neil LaBute.
Nixon Library adds more White House tapes
On June 23, the Nixon Presidential Library will be opening approximately 154 hours of tape recordings from the Nixon White House recorded in January and February 1973 and consisting of approximately 994 conversations.
Revamped ramps open at last
The long work of revamping the Interstate 5/Magic Mountain Parkway interchange is nearing an end.
Humans at fault
First, I want to compliment Mr. Frank Ray on his description of the world as we know it today ("Question of trust," Letters, The Signal, June 14).
First-grader tops chess tournament
The Santa Clarita Valley's top elementary school chess players gathered May 30 at the California Youth Chess League Championships to determine which students and which elementary school were "kings" of the Santa Clarita Valley for 2009.
Equestrian team wins competition
Acton resident and longtime Blue Shadows rider Elaine MacPherson led her Junior Advanced team to its recent third consecutive California State Horseman's Association State Grand Championship.
Prop. 8 illegal
June 16 was the first anniversary of the day that same-sex couples could legally be married in California.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: June 23, 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:
Brush fire burns 5 acres
Local firefighters from Station 126 extinguished a brush fire at the Valencia Summit Park on Monday afternoon. The fire began about 3 p.m. in the 24500 block of Windsor Drive, near a dead end. The fire grew to about 5 acres before firefighters put it out about 3:30 p.m., said Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Frank Garrido. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Lutness' liberal reflexes
The June 6 Opinion column by Carole Lutness ("Corporations, super-wealthy must pay their fair share") is simply more of the usual liberal drivel bemoaning the failure of proposals to raise taxes.
Kids love 'Saddles and Spurs: Cowboy Life' at Hart Park
Jax Malcolm, 6, won the best-dressed cowboy and cowgirl contest wearing a cowboy vest he made from a paper bag at William S. Hart Park's "Saddles and Spurs: Cowboy Life" event held at the Ranch House Museum on Saturday.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: June 22, 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
Serial murder suspect delivers opening remarks
SAN RAFAEL (AP) - Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denied the decades-old slayings of four women and claimed he is not the "monster" prosecutors have made him out to be.
Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.
N. Calif. wildfire brings evacuation of 150 homes
MARIPOSA (AP) - A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park in the Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of at least 150 houses Monday and was threatening more, state fire officials said.
Will Durst: Your ever-vigilant friends at the NSA
Dear U.S. Citizen,
Charlie Vignola: Giving up freedom and privacy for security
Two weeks have gone by since Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old computer tech working as an NSA contractor, leaked information about classified government information to the press, effectively exposing top secret programs designed to combat terrorism and save American lives.
John Rosemond: Living with Children
If my parents told me once, they told me at least one hundred times, "Don't talk to anyone about their religious or political beliefs." They meant, of course, that those topics are likely to generate tension and angry conflict. As such, they were not the stuff of polite social conversation. Notwithstanding the fact that I find religion and politics to be the two most interesting of all conversational topics, a third caution should be added ...
4 Saugus board members’ behavior professional during censure meeting
Where’s our raises, City Council?
I have lived in Santa Clarita since 1963, paying my taxes, gas bills, etc. myself. I and many others are on Social Security.
Sexual Assaults in the Military
The Senate Armed Services Committee is investigating an alarming Pentagon survey which revealed over 26,000 sexual assaults in our military ranks last year.
UPDATE: Suspected wrong-way driver arrested after multiple-car pileup on 14
By Signal Staff
Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, lead Cup finals 2-1
BOSTON (AP) - Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.
Man arrested a month ago awaiting arraignment
A man charged with murder in an Acton shooting has yet to be arraigned and no prosecutor has been assigned to the case a month after his arrest, a court official said Monday.
Winkler residency expected to be addressed Tuesday night
The issue of censured school board member Stephen Winkler's legal residency is expected be debated at the Saugus Union School District meeting Tuesday night. Some expect the board to fire him by declaring his seat vacant.
Two COC Cougars to compete at U.S. Junior Track and Field Championships
A pair of College of the Canyons freshmen, Tim White and Anthony Fowler, are headed to the U.S. Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week in Des Moines, Iowa.
Hart's Blake Porter picks up offer from NAU
The scholarship offers continue to pile up for Hart High football playes.
