Signal 100 |Covering self-inflicted gunshot wounds
June 29, 2019
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
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Signal 100 | A century of humorous Signal ads
June 24, 2019
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
Signal 100 | Chapter 3: The Signal Covers World War II
June 15, 2019
No. 24 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal In 2019, we live in dizzying times. Change is omnipresent. It defines us. What is today’s
Signal 100 | Chapter 2: The Signal Covers World War II
June 8, 2019
No. 23 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal It’s startling comparing how different the Santa Clarita and this nation are today vs. the early
Stevenson Ranch resident rallies to continue long-standing firework tradition
June 7, 2019
The Stevenson Ranch Fourth of July fireworks show has been a staple in the community and entertained a crowd of approximately 7,000 annually since its inception in 1999. This year,
Signal History | Chapter 1: The Signal Covers World War II
June 1, 2019
HOne of the most haunting bits of Signal prose I’ve ever read was penned by editor Fred Trueblood in early-December 1941. It was during the second week of America’s involvement
Signal 100 |Chapter 2: The story of John Boston
May 25, 2019
No. 21 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal All the things I could have been — doctor, lawyer, Indian chief, a contender — I
Signal 100 |Chapter 1: The story of John Boston
May 18, 2019
My mother named me Walter Stanislav Cieplik Jr., and I’m not sure how I got old. I’ve done ranch work, managed a movie star, created the original Santa Clarita Valley
Signal 100 |The presidents visit the Santa Clarita Valley
May 11, 2019
No. 19 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal Love them. Hate them. People are enthralled by gods and kings. We have neither in America
Signal 100 |Chapter 2: The Mighty Signal covers the con men
May 4, 2019
Confidence men and women have been immortalized in The Signal’s headlines the past 100 years. But sometimes unreported are the daily misdemeanors: shoplifting, thefts from petty cash or the church
Signal 100 |Chapter 1: The Mighty Signal covers the con men
April 27, 2019
Steve Whitmore used to be the daft and capable city editor of The Signal about 25 years ago. He uttered words true: “The devil will never come at you with
Scholar Series talk focuses on first ladies
April 24, 2019
More than two dozen seniors gathered Wednesday at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center for a scholarly presentation held by College of the Canyons Professor Lissa Brassfield. Continuing the center’s
Signal 100 | Good man, bad editorial writer
April 20, 2019
I used to wish for two impossibles. First was a time machine. I always wanted to go back in time and see what life was like — be it a
William S. Hart’s mementos donated to SCV Historical Society
April 16, 2019
Thanks to Tracey Goessel, a silent-film aficionado who lives in Los Angeles, and Leon Worden, vice president of the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society, a trunk containing some of William
Signal 100 | When a liar derails the train
April 13, 2019
Sadly, most of us have someone in their lives who is a train wreck, that self-destructive, impossible-to-stop force that careens off the rails and crashes in spectacular fashion. There certainly
Signal 100 | When Love Goes Bad, Chapter 3
April 6, 2019
HNo. 14 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal The past two weeks, we’ve chronicled that magic elixir of journalism — When Love Goes Wrong.
Signal 100 | When Love Goes Bad, Chapter 2
March 30, 2019
No. 13 in a series of 52 commemorating the 100-year anniversary of The Signal “My best birth control now is to leave the lights on.” — Joan Rivers Years ago,
Signal 100 | When Love Goes Bad, Chapter 1
March 23, 2019
No. 12 in a series of 52 celebrating The Signal’s 100th anniversary “My best birth control now is to leave the lights on.” — Joan Rivers Ain’t love grand? Is
Signal 100 | The Day of the Deadly Deluge
March 16, 2019
No. 11 in a series of 52 commemorating 100-year anniversary of The Signal Rose Mulholland answered the phone shortly after midnight, March 12, 1928. She told her father the St.
Signal 100 | Demon Rum and The Story of Booze
March 9, 2019
No. 10 in a series of 52 commemorating 100-year anniversary of The Signal “A nihilist, a socialist, and a neo-Marxist walk into a bar and order drinks. “The bartender says,