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From The Signal Archives: Irregardless, the rent is too high
Editor's note: As The Signal celebrates 90 years of service to the Santa Clarita Valley, we offer this peek into the SCV of days past. Following is from the Sept. 3, 1969, issues of The Newhall Signal and Saugus Enterprise.
Brian Charles: Losing their lives for making a living
Each year, around the time kids head back to school and football games start to dominate television, my memories of Sept. 11 are stoked like the last coals in the Labor Day barbecue pit.
Kevin D. Korenthal: Health care reform options available
The problem that President Obama and Democrats have is very few people believe that government-run health insurance will solve any of the problems that plague the delivery of medical services in America.
SCV is a land of leaders
I am hoping we've seen the last of the Station Fire and its dreadful smoky skies and ash fall. Don't forget to get your car washed, ash isn't great for your paint job!
Dianne Erskine-Hellrigel: Who should be blamed for the Station Fire?
Whenever there is a fire that originates in wild lands, everyone from homeowners to elected officials look for someone to blame.
Michael Picarella: Poor memory, angry wife
My wife says I forget things she tells me, but I don't remember. She often tells me these things when I'm working on something - in deep concentration. Days later, when she accuses me of forgetting what "we discussed," I tell her I most likely didn't hear what she said because I was busy. She usually says, regarding the moment when she tells me the thing I supposedly forget, that I respond to her. "Did ...
Michele E. Buttelman: Mardi Gras party at Mann
Hot enough for you? I'm really done with this summer on many levels. Bring on El Niño. Hot August Night
Michael Picarella:Classrooms and school supplies
Generic school supplies found On Aug. 2 at the local Target store, I allegedly purchased generic glue sticks and generic scissors for my 6-year-old son instead of the name brands his school insisted my wife and I buy for him by the time first grade started on Aug. 12. The list of school supplies that officials sent home clearly advised against generic brands. "I didn't buy anything generic," I said on the first day of ...
From The Signal Archives: Apartheid & needle controversy
Editor's note: As The Signal celebrates 90 years of service to the Santa Clarita Valley, we offer this peek into the SCV of days past. Following is from Aug. 21 to Aug. 28, 1985, The Newhall Signal and Saugus Enterprise.
Michele Buttelman: What happened to us?
What happened to us? Seriously, what the hell happened to us? We were the "peace and love" generation. How did we grow up and become "the man?" In researching the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, an event I've always regretted I was too young to attend, I was reminded at how far adrift we've come from those heady ideals of the 1960s. I might have been just a year or two too young to attend Woodstock, ...
Michele Buttelman: Wine affair, sip and savor
Raise your hand if you're tired of summer weather? I can't wait until November when we'll get a break from this silly hot, hot and more hot weather!
Schools, scores and foul play
Editor's note: As The Signal celebrates 90 years of service to the Santa Clarita Valley, we offer this peek into the SCV of days past. Following is from the Aug. 16 to Aug. 23, 2004, The Signal. Kidnap-for-murder conspiracy
Michele Buttelman: Back to school, back to work
Fun time's over folks. It's back to school and back to work - including the nonprofit kind!
Michael Picarella: Smugglin' ain't easy
My 6-year-old son and I are in the car out in front of the house. I open a bag of chocolate chip cookies - one of our favorite treats, second only to M&Ms. I let the sweet aroma fill the car.
Michele Buttelman: One August night at Salt Creek
The countdown to the start of school is on. It seems impossible that school will actually begin for most Santa Clarita Valley students Wednesday and Thursday of this week! Do most parents actually like this early start to school?
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