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Jim De Bree: On the failed health care legislation
I teach, as an adjunct professor, in the Masters of Taxation program at Cal State Northridge. Last Saturday’s class covered the 3.8 percent tax on investment income also called the…
Members of the USA Youth Men’s Basketball team at the Western Wall, a holy site in
Jerusalem, Israel. The team is competing in the 20th World Maccabiah Games and are
coached by College of the Canyons men’s basketball head coach Howard Fisher, far left. Photo courtesy COC sports information
COC men’s hoops coach shares stories from abroad
College of the Canyons men's basketball head coach Howard Fisher is currently in Israel coaching the USA Youth Men's Basketball team during the 20th World Maccabiah Games. The following is…
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.
David Hegg: With liberty and justice for all
Imagine if Abraham Lincoln were alive today and presented his Gettysburg Address before a gathered audience. Imagine the response to his opening line: “Four score and seven years ago our…
Santa Clarita Valley residents celebrate Fourth of July during 2016 parade. Signal file photo
Sally White: Where freedom ends
I attended a public elementary school in San Diego during WWII. Among the excellent teachers who still have a fond place in my memory was Lila Dickson, who was my…
Gary Morrison: A far cry from ‘what a president is’
As we pass through the years, we all come to some conclusions about what a president is, what a president does, how a president should govern, how he deals with…
Former candidate for the County Board of Supervisors district five Darryl Park holds a sign and an American Flag as part of a protest against the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Thomas Oatway: Compromise is inevitable
Brian Baker is adamant that “some differences of opinion are so fundamental that there’s no compromise possible” (“Socialized medicine: You’re for it or against it” in Thursday’s Signal Opinion section).…
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Glenda Johnson: A quick health-care resolution
Yes, "We the People" want Congress to abolish its Cadillac/Rolls-Royce lifetime health-care coverage, which also covers their family members. They should have the same coverage as every other U.S. citizen.…
Local focus remains a winning media strategy
More than 180 circulation, audience development, and membership services executives and business partners met in Las Vegas last week for their annual meeting. Print and digital media executives from the…
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies at the Paradise Ranch Mobile Home Park in Castaic 2015.
Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal (July 2017)
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Local graduate and NFL player Tedric Thompson mingles at the 4th annual Playmakers Football Camp, hosted by local graduate and NFL player Shane Vereen, at Valencia High School on Sunday, June 25. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Valencia grad, NFL player attributes his success to academics
On the first day of the 2017 NFL Draft, Valencia grad Tedric Thompson was gathered with family, friends, former coaches and his high school academic counselor, Theresa Long. “She’s the…
Caption: Staff, owners, and members at CrossFit Rye Canyon, which will host a fundraising event Saturday, July 8, to benefit the families of five police officers killed last summer in the line of duty. Courtesy photo.
Local CrossFit to hold fundraiser for fallen officers
The new owners of a local fitness center are holding a fundraiser next weekend to benefit the families of five officers killed in the line of duty in Dallas last…
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UPDATE: At least 109 arrested as cops crack down on illegal street racing
In a fast and furious effort to rid the Santa Clarita Valley of illegal street racing, local sheriff’s deputies and CHP officers arrested at least 109 people at an illegal…
File photo of a man vaping. Austin Dave/ The Signal.
Tax rates on tobacco products increase by almost 40 percent on July 1
California tobacco retailers and wholesalers are going to more than double the tax rate they pay for their products starting July 1. After Proposition 56 was passed by voters in…
Pana Iliopoulos works with mare Snickers to demonstrate training exercises at the Swan Center on Friday, June 30, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Local non-profit uses rehabilitated horses to educate, heal community
Tucked away in Castaic, sits a horse rehabilitation and restoration center that works to educate the community about the therapeutic and spiritual value of animals. The Swan Center Outreach moved…
Jennifer in Bagram with Kensji, the bomb sniffer.
Jennifer A. McCoy – Afghanistan War Veteran – Newhall Resident
Recently, Jennifer A. McCoy and I met near her home at Honu Coffee Shop to talk about her U.S. Army experiences and what’s happening in her life since she was…
photo of June 12 bank robbery suspect released by FBI.
FBI releases photo of June 12 bank robbery suspect
FBI agents probing two bank robberies in Newhall in the past month have released a photo of the suspect wanted for the earlier robbery on June 12. The photo…
Golden Valley baseball coach resigns
The summer of 2017 has been one of change for Foothill League baseball coaching staffs. One day after Saugus High announced its new coach, Golden Valley's head man, Steve Lombardi,…
“Drug house” woman put on three years probation
A 64-year-old woman accused of running a “drug house” has been placed on three years probation after pleading no contest to maintaining a place for selling or using controlled…
Hart's Braeden McClain (22) beats the throw to Golden Valley third baseman Michael Stephan (23) at Hart on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
New Appointments
Audrey Asplund Appointed: Principal, Rio Norte Junior High School, Santa Clarita Formerly: Assistant principal, West Ranch High School Jennifer Castaldo, RN Appointed: Vice president of patient care services, chief nursing…
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Community Watch: Saugus
Community Watch: Saugus, Zone 4 Week of 6/12 to 6/18/17 During the last week there were 4 reports of thefts from vehicles. All of the vehicle doors were unlocked and…
