Category Archives: Misc.

A Chuckle for a Sunday Morning-Look Quick Before they Change It!

My profile of Saugus High School Senior Ryan King who founded the migrant advocacy organization ScvAIA that appeared in this morning’s print Signal is credited to Republican State Senator Tony Strickland in the web addition.  (It is to laugh!!!)  Also, … Continue reading

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Mayor Jayne Peters-A Cautionary Tale of Suburbia-A Yikes Update!*

When the strange and horrific tale of Jayne Peters, Mayor of Coppell, Texas became a headline story on the Weekend Edition newscast on NPR I decided it merited comment and attention in our own little corner of suburbia in the … Continue reading

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Larry Rasmussen-Beatification Prior to Crucifixion?

In the classic Broadway musical “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” our hero’s handbook counsels that if something goes wrong with their easily found executive responsibilities they should immediately “blame someone else.”  Recent hagiographies concerning one Larry Rasmussen … Continue reading

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Pins and Needles on Castaic School Site Decision!

Back in 1997 there was a movement for about ten minutes to make the Castaic Union School District (“CUSD”) a unified K-12 district and start a temporary high school somewhere on the grounds of Castaic Middle School against the future … Continue reading

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Cam Noltemeyer Makes HOA Swim Team “Documentary”!

Eyewitness accounts confirm that Cam Noltemeyer did indeed make a Summit Seal swim team “documentary” on Saturday, July 10 at a competitive meet held at the Summit main pool.  (Cam showed up at the pool with a video camera and … Continue reading

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July 12, 2010 — Wide Open Thread

Something different for a Monday.

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David Gauny Writes an “Inside Baseball” Column

So David Gauny writes a fairly good piece in the Signal today regarding how the entrenched powers of incumbency (minus one) are arranging the chessboard to keep him from a council seat in 2012 (likely) and also overcome the incumbency … Continue reading

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July 9, 2010 – Wiki Brief

Jeff is taking a well-deserved hiatus from the Daily Brief, which gives us a chance to try something new. See a news tidbit relevant to Santa Claritans?  Note it in the comments below and be sure to include a link … Continue reading

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Parade Apocryphal Numbers-Something Lighter on a Monday Afternoon

Media reports that 25,000 came to view the parade on July 4 in downtown Newhall.  As a veteran parade announcer for thirteen years and viewer for two additional years prior I would like to take this opportunity to apply concepts … Continue reading

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Terrible Local Accident-Terrible Holiday Tragedy

A reliable hospital source has just informed SCV Talk that an alleged drunk driver ran into a crowd near the Valencia Town Centre this evening within the last hour.  First reports indicate that ten victims will be brought into various … Continue reading

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