Signal 100|Scott Newhall and The Editorial Divine
August 10, 2019 8:00 am
No. 32 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal Growing up here, and I still am, the Santa Clarita has provided me with a lovely
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John Boston: Shall We Merrily Move to Impeach Rep. Katie Hill
August 9, 2019 4:14 pm
Dear Katie Hill, Read, with interest, a quote from you. It appeared in a recent web issue of Time Magazine and was about the move to impeach President Donald Trump.
Signal | Editorials: Maybe you didn’t hear us
August 3, 2019 9:00 am
I used to, and still do, kid my friend and Signal Editor Tim Whyte. Many of us who have written editorials sometimes hit both a wall of inspiration and a
John Boston | Frankenstein at 201: May it Be a Book in the Bible
August 2, 2019 5:56 am
I can picture my father at 9, an athletic, simple farm boy, sweet, shy, misplaced. He was always embarrassed to smile, though he did so perfectly. In a blink, he’s
Signal 100|The Saga of ‘Big’ Bill Bonelli
July 29, 2019 11:07 pm
No. 30 in a series of 52 commemorating 100-year anniversary of The Signal Just about everyone in the Santa Clarita Valley has driven past what used to be the Bonelli
Boxers, Bad Honeymoons & NEN Gridders
July 27, 2019 5:00 pm
It’s not entirely too bad for a late July in Santa Clarita. C’mon. Hop up on one of the noble steeds that I’ve talked into giving you a ride. Bring a slicker because we’ve got some monumental summer rainstorms to inspect.
John Boston | O Dearest Water, Where Would I Be Without You?
July 26, 2019 9:35 am
Many are those who have more problems than me. Still. I love to visit my health club’s Olympic-sized pool and wash away my sins, my pressures, shortcomings and regrets. Sometimes,
Explosions, Con Men, Tarts, Stars & Crawlers
July 21, 2019 12:01 am
C’mon, all y’all. A complete vista of gee-whiz experiences await us, dear saddlepals. Shall we mosey in the mystic of the Santa Clarita of yesteryear?
Signal 100 |The Signal covers — ‘Mountain Lions?’ Really?
July 20, 2019 7:00 am
No. 29 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal Yes. Mountain lions. Pumas. Catamounts. Cougars. American panthers. As Theodore Roosevelt called them, “…the lord of
John Boston | The Dem Party: Explosion in a Clown Factory
July 19, 2019 9:34 am
I speak Clown fluently. Starting at an early age, I was not a class clown, but rather, THE class clown, marching forlornly from kindergarten to the principal’s office. I served time
Hellish Fires, Mega Bears & Dead Bigamists
July 14, 2019 3:30 pm
A warm and Western howdy to you, Time Ranger saddlepals. C’mon. Grab your tin cups of coffee, being careful not to spill. And no lattes or fruit smoothies while we
Signal 100 | A century (plus) of covering earthquakes
July 13, 2019 8:54 am
No. 28 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal Perhaps the most asked question last week in Santa Clarita was: “Did you feel the earthquakes?”
John Boston | Why Is There a Hose Guy at My Car Wash?
July 12, 2019 8:54 am
So there’s this strange, kabuki theater that plays itself out every time I go to the local drive-yourself-thru carwash. It’s been going on for eons. I roll my car onto
Heat Waves, Elk, Cityhood & Gentle Ben
July 7, 2019 3:00 pm
Well what do you know? It’s time to time travel. We’ve a most interesting trek into the lost canyons of SCV yesteryear. Us with all our cellphones, we’ll pay a
Signal 100 |Simple acts of kindness
July 6, 2019 8:04 am
No. 27 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal Here’s something you wouldn’t necessarily group together: Kindness and Journalism. In our 100 years of being
John Boston | A Sneak Peek at the 2020 July 4th Parade
July 5, 2019 8:46 am
As part of my many duties as Mr. Santa Clarita Valley, I also have final say on who gets into our Fourth of July Parade. Alas, lately I’ve been remiss
A Sneak Peak at July 4ths Past…
June 30, 2019 1:30 pm
I’ve got a little early bird treat for you, saddlepals. We’re going to time travel into yesteryear and see how we celebrated this marvelous nation’s birthday here in the Santa
Signal 100 |Covering self-inflicted gunshot wounds
June 29, 2019 7:05 am
No. 26 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal For nearly two decades, I taught the history of the Santa Clarita. It was a 10-week
John Boston | What I’ll Do When I Win $1 Trillion
June 28, 2019 8:08 am
One of my great regrets in life is not having won a lottery in excess of One Trillion Dollars. Take home. After taxes. Had I to do it all over
Signal 100 | A century of humorous Signal ads
June 24, 2019 2:43 pm
Really, a good newspaper runs on truth. It needs introspection, both outward and inward. It needs humor, heroism, gossip, leadership and information, which includes where to buy fertilizer, retreads and/or