Read more about the article Tips for kids to voice gratitude this holiday
Easton Day crawls out of a box fort smiling and laughing while playing at Big Box Play. Michele Lutes/The Signal

Tips for kids to voice gratitude this holiday

Tis the season to be giving and grateful… while being bombarded with commercials, ads, sale signs and big bows on cars, parents may find it a little disarming to figure…

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Read more about the article ‘Cody’s Coats for the Cold’ warms SCV, LA homeless for Christmas
Cody Wheeler, left, stands with his mother Christy Wheeler-Ramirez as they give coats to homeless people in Santa Clarita and Los Angeles. Courtesy photo: Christy Wheeler-Ramirez

‘Cody’s Coats for the Cold’ warms SCV, LA homeless for Christmas

Twenty-year-old Cody Wheeler is doing his part to make the homeless feel a little bit warmer this holiday season.

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Read more about the article Wilk about to serve as vice chair for four senate committees
Scott Wilk. Dan Watson/The Signal

Wilk about to serve as vice chair for four senate committees

State Sen. Scott Wilk is set to become the vice chair of four different senate committees during the 2019-20 legislative session, according to an announcement made by president pro tempore Sen. Toni Atkins on Friday.

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Read more about the article Dennis Fitzgerald | President Trump Is Thinking Wishfully and Calling it Quits Without Finishing the Job
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Dennis Fitzgerald | President Trump Is Thinking Wishfully and Calling it Quits Without Finishing the Job

The President announces the war is over — we won. Last time it was the first President Bush and that proved to be wishful thinking. This time it is President…

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Read more about the article David Hegg | Christmas Exemplifies the  Ultimate Fulfilled Promise
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Christmas Exemplifies the Ultimate Fulfilled Promise

By David Hegg Perhaps nothing demonstrates a person’s integrity more than their willingness to keep a promise. As the great Alaskan poet Robert Service once wrote, “A promise made is…

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Read more about the article Family memories with bolognese sauce
Maria Gutzeit dishes up fettuccine noodles as she creates her "mom's spaghetti and meat sauce". Dan Watson/The Signal

Family memories with bolognese sauce

While Maria Gutzeit was growing up, one of ones she looked forward to was pasta with bolognese sauce made by her mother, Ledlie Gutzeit. “My mom made this in my…

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Read more about the article Updated: Detectives arrest suspect in stabbing in Saugus home
A man wanted in relation to a stabbing that occured Saturday night is detained in the hills above Bouquet Canyon Park in Saugus Sunday afternoon. Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Updated: Detectives arrest suspect in stabbing in Saugus home

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives are looking for a man who they suspect stabbed his parents, both in their late 70s, in Saugus on Saturday night.

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How to create more time to relax

Fitting relaxation time into a typical day can have a profound impact on a person’s overall health. Relaxation techniques can help manage a variety of health conditions, including insomnia and anxiety associated with illnesses or medical procedures, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.

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Read more about the article Life of a dying art form
Store manager Diana Roach cuts paper for a pamphlet she is working on with Karen Moore during The Open Book's bookbinding workshop. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Life of a dying art form

Over a month ago, Karen Moore walked through The Open Book in Santa Clarita and stopped at the store’s blackboard to read about an upcoming workshop on bookbinding.

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