Read more about the article The case for bird adoption
Photo credit is Best Friends Animal Society. Have you been thinking of adding a bird to your family? Best Friends Animal Society offers suggests adoption as the best method and offers tips for responsible bird ownership.

The case for bird adoption

There are several good reasons to adopt a bird rather than buy one. First, it’s the right thing to do because commercial breeding operations are flooding the market with exotic…

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Foothill girls hoops roundup: Hart finishes strong against Golden Valley

Golden Valley High always gives Hart High problems, according to Indians girls basketball coach Terra Palmer. Friday night was no exception, as the Grizzlies refused to roll over for three…

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Read more about the article Hart hoops finds stride against Golden Valley
Hart's Tre Harrill (22) tries to pass as he's surrounded by teammates and Golden Valley opponents during a basketball game at Golden Valley last season. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart hoops finds stride against Golden Valley

Hart High boys basketball has been searching for balance: equal effort on both sides of the ball throughout all four quarters of play and equal contributions from every player. It…

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Read more about the article David W. Hegg: Some tools for getting along
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David W. Hegg: Some tools for getting along

Except for those striving to live “off the grid” in the backwoods, we all live in communities with at least hundreds of other humans. And therein lies one of the…

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Read more about the article Trump inauguration splits SCV opinion
David Kazmer takes a picture during the President Donald Trump inauguration celebration attended by 85 Trump supporters at the event held at Embassy Suites in Valencia on Friday evening. Dan Watson/The Signal

Trump inauguration splits SCV opinion

President Donald Trump. The sound of it makes many people smile, and a good many more wince. Reaction to the inauguration and the swearing in Friday of Donald Trump as…

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Read more about the article Foothill boys soccer roundup: Vikings lead league with win over Centurions
Valencia's teammates celebrate their first goal against Saugus on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Foothill boys soccer roundup: Vikings lead league with win over Centurions

Valencia’s Cesar Dominguez, Sean Kim and Josh Ferguson stood near the site of a soon-to-be free kick in the 27th minute Friday at Saugus. Kim and Ferguson sprinted past the…

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Read more about the article Local producer settles Star Trek lawsuit with Paramount, CBS
Alec Peters with some of his science fiction memorabilia

Local producer settles Star Trek lawsuit with Paramount, CBS

Valencia-based producers of a Star Trek themed fan film settled a lawsuit filed by owners of the science fiction franchise’s intellectual property. The crowdsource-funded film and a planned sequel expand…

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Read more about the article CBS Preschoolers explore space during in-house field trip
Miles Gilpin, 4, watches a video entitled Journey to Mars as it is projected on the inside of the inflatable "discovery dome" during a presentation by Kidspace Children's Museum for the pre-Kindergarten class at Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita on Friday. The class has been studying the planets and the stars. Dan Watson/ The Signal

CBS Preschoolers explore space during in-house field trip

Children as young as two explored the night sky and traveled through space at Congregation Beth Shalom (C.B.S.) Preschool Friday morning. The in-house field trip featured a Discovery Dome from…

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Read more about the article Golden Valley students, teachers attend Trump Inauguration
Golden Valley High School students Isaiah Desavariuex, Matt Pleitez, Julie Daymen, Maribel Martinez, Matt Espino, Schae Hill, Alex Feldman, Aurora Arroyave, Samantha Drew, Jarod Rodino, Megan Ainley and Tyler Richan; and United States History teachers Robert Fisher and Shanna Mann attend the 2017 Inauguration of Donald J. Trump. Courtesy of William S. Hart Union High School District

Golden Valley students, teachers attend Trump Inauguration

It was a cold and rainy day in Washington, D.C. Jan.20, but that didn’t stop 14 students, two teachers and one parent from Golden Valley High School from witnessing a…

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