Signal 100 | A glorious priesthood of daft monks
December 21, 2019
Ten days from now comes an anniversary I’m not so certain I yearn to acknowledge. At 12:01, Jan. 1, 2020, I will have worked, off and on, for The Signal
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A Merry Christmas to all The Saddlepals …
December 21, 2019
A few days to go. So much to do. How about we steal an instant from infinity and ride a little into yesteryear?
Signal 100 | The last 5 decades? Somewhat interesting …
December 20, 2019
“Alas! How little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape!” — Henry David Thoreau The Mighty Signal didn’t leap, march and even sometimes crawl
Signal 100 | A never-changing tale: The car accident
December 7, 2019
No. 49 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal “There’s a cave, we go inside of ourselves because we want to know more, and we
Signal 100 | The Signal & Show Business: Part 2
November 30, 2019
No. 48 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal “If you kill the arts, you kill love, and you kill progress.” — Brendon Urie The
Happy Birthday to Tom Frew! He’s 29,006…!
November 24, 2019
Good darn thing these few hundred thousand ponies are trained to stay in place with but a mere clearing of the throat. Think my hand would get tired holding all those reins.
Signal 100 | The Signal & Show Business
November 23, 2019
No. 47 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal “The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way
UFOs, The SCV’s 1st Coach & Fake Robbers
November 17, 2019
Good heavens, time is speeding by. Halloween’s over, Thanksgiving’s around the bend and Christmas is not too far beyond that. And we’re still basking in Indian summer weather.
Signal 100 | The Signal Gets Letters. And Tell-Its.
November 16, 2019
“Marxists are people whose insides are torn up day after day because they want to rule the world and no one will even publish their letter to the editor.” —
Signal 100|Rah-Rah-Ree! Kick-em-in-the-knee!
November 9, 2019
No. 45 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal “I’m tired of hearing about money. Money. Money. Money. Money. All I want to do is
Country Antique Fair Mall celebrates 40 years
November 8, 2019
Though many small businesses would agree that being the only business in town would be a dream come true, that’s not the case for Country Antique Fair Mall. “In the
Signal 100 | Fire, fire burning brightly …
November 2, 2019
No. 44 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal “Catch on fire and people will come for miles to see you burn.” — John Wesley
A renovation of history in the making
October 31, 2019
On Wednesday, work began on reshingling the roofs of the historic buildings at the Heritage Junction in Hart Park. Previously, the roofs had wooden shingles, which are being replaced with metal shingles custom-painted to closely resemble the original wood aesthetic.
Signal 100 | Ghosts, ghouls and monsters
October 26, 2019
No. 43 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal “Like any normal 5th-grader, I preferred my villains to be evil and stay that way, to
Keeping up a regal homecoming tradition
October 20, 2019
Valerie Miranda never thought when she was running for homecoming queen her senior year at San Fernando High in 1974 that she was starting a tradition that would continue for
Signal 100 | Columnists and cartoonists, Part 2
October 19, 2019
No. 42 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal “Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black
Signal 100 | Columnists and cartoonists, Part 1
October 12, 2019
No. 41 in a series of 52 commemorating 100-year anniversary of The Signal “Longevity, for a columnist, is a simple proposition: Once you start, you don’t stop. You do it
Signal 100 | When your neighbor might be famous
October 6, 2019
“People are strange, when you’re a stranger….” — Jim Morrison of The Doors It’s funny, if not completely strange, how often we know so little about our friends and neighbors.
Centurions’ first leader shares from life in education
October 5, 2019
Though Myron Sproul has now been retired longer than he worked, he still has many fond memories of his 30-year career as an educator here in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Signal 100 | A century of government coverage — Part 2
September 28, 2019
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” — Thomas Jefferson