As you’re shopping for the holidays, you’re likely to encounter signature-gatherers at malls, farmers markets, grocery stores and the like, armed with various petitions. These individuals are paid to hustle
“Give me land, lots of land, with the starry sky above, don’t fence me in…” — Lyrics from Cole Porter Way back when, my buddy Curtis Stone and I plotted
On Nov. 14, at 7:38 a.m. our lives were changed. Students, teachers and staff members will never be the same. At 7:38 a.m. we lost a student; a classmate; a
This November Superior Court Judge Daniel Murphy ruled that Waste Connections, the international corporation that operates Chiquita Canyon Landfill, had the right of “equitable estoppel” to continue to pursue its
Our community is healing from the Saugus school shooting. We’ve come together and are committed to coming out of this a stronger community. This was a huge loss, and thank
In the fall of 1969, College of the Canyons opened for its first term of classes. Thirty-one faculty taught 735 students in the late afternoons and evenings Hart High School,
Editor’s note: Savanna Birchfield, who created this “word cloud” illustration, is a Saugus High School graduate and current CSUN student.
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor After a fall filled with fires, car crashes, political strife, shootings and a general sense of dread and tragedy, this past week I got a
By David Hegg I almost didn’t put Christmas lights on the house this year. It wasn’t that I came across some cogent intellectual reason to end the tradition. I was
With the congressional impeachment hearings over the last couple of weeks going on in public display, you have to wonder if this is just a bad pilot episode for a
For most football players, or, for that matter, oboists, it’s harder to get a second napkin in a Chinese restaurant than an NFL tryout. Colin Kaepernick has been out of
If you are like me, every year at Thanksgiving you consider some things to be thankful for, but some years produce greater blessings than others. This Thanksgiving, our family is
By Richard Budman Owner/Publisher, The Signal Thanksgiving is a family day, a day when multiple generations gather together to celebrate and remember the good things we have in our life
It’s been a couple of weeks now. The shock is still there, but is fading with time, as expected. The appropriate silent respectful phase is phasing out — and soon
Less than two months ago, I decided to get serious about my personal carbon footprint. Like many people, I bring my reusable bags to the store and do my best
Now that the initial shock and disbelief has gone away, I feel as though I can (hopefully) articulate some thoughts and emotions about the senseless tragedy that occurred. First off,
The power of faith is once again shaping up to be a key determining factor regarding immediate political sentiment. Whether there is Republican incentive in the Senate for an honest
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor There are parents in the state of Washington and right here in Santa Clarita who have had to deal with the worst thing any parent
By David Hegg As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, the cloud of anger and despair brought on by the Saugus shooting still lingers over us. For some, a time of
With the warm days of summer now behind us, and Santa Clarita beginning to cool down, both the nonprofit and business community circuit of events has shifted into high gear!