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A strong defensive performance by The Master's University Lady Mustangs basketball team led to a 73-45 win against OUAZ in Surprise, Ariz.
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The Tejon Ranch Conservancy has published its calendar of nature programs it will host in February.
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The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will be held Tuesday, Jan. 20 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The board will first meet in closed session at 5:30 p.m.
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The William S. Hart Union School District has announced that Dr. Collyn Nielsen, Deputy Superintendent, Human Resources, has been named the 2026 Negotiator of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators.
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The city of Santa Clarita Planning Commission has scheduled a site tour of the Princessa Crossroads Specific Plan Project and a virtual tour of the Belcaro at Sand Canyon Project. These projects are expected to hold public hearings in the near future.
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Free business training webinars are available from the College of the Canyons Small Business Development Center this January.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a unique gala on Saturday, March 7, 6-10 p.m.
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Saugus High School Instrumental Music gives back while raising much-needed funds for the high school's music program.
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Join the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce for a special Non-Profit Council Roundtable, "Non-Profit Love Match: A High-Impact Networking Experience for Professionals & Nonprofits," 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Education Center at Child & Family Center.
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There are places in our community where history is not simply remembered, but carefully safeguarded and brought to life every day. William S. Hart Park is one of those rare treasures.
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Congregation Beth Shalom offers a monthly film series that shows selected independent films one Sunday per month at 2 p.m.
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The California Department of Public Health is collaborating with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to remind consumers and retailers that products containing kratom or 7-hyrdroxymitragynine, commonly known as 7-OH, are associated with addiction, serious harm, overdose and death.
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Foothill League soccer is coming into a final flurry of league matches that will sort out standings.
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The Valencia FivePoint Farmers Market will offer a special live cooking demonstration and tasting on Sunday, Jan. 18.
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California residents and visitors will receive free vehicle day-use entry to participating California state parks on Monday, Jan. 19.
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1926 - Newhall Community Hospital, est. 1922, opens in larger, more modern hospital building at 6th & Spruce streets [story]
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Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo will host the Third Annual MLK Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 19. The event will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Vallet Boys and Girls Club Thomas E. Dierckman Clubhouse.
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The Ridge Route Preservation Organization will host a Ridge Route Storm Clean Up Day Sunday, Jan. 18 at 7 a.m.
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The city of Santa Clarita January Community Hike will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. in the Quigley Canyon Open Space, Cleardale Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
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The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to celebrate the groundbreaking of Via Princessa Park on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m.
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Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library will host a "Teen Library Eats: Ramen Noodle," event Thursday, Jan. 29, 4-5 p.m. at 18601 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
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The city of Santa Clarita has issued a traffic alert for Smyth Drive in Valencia.
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Sam Shepard’s dark comedy "Curse of the Starving Class," presented by Eclipse Theatre LA, will run weekends beginning Friday, Jan. 23-Feb. 1 at The MAIN.
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Dude, don’t like it, leave! I do live in another country and miss the US terribly. Bush is the one that tore our country to pieces and the rest of the world knows it! America is the greatest nation in the world, shame on you!!!! Again, why do they give you a platform to spew your vile garbage????
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him (or Her). Still blaming Bush? Wow.
And will forever….
Maybe you’ll like Hillary better!!! Hillary 2016, woo hoo!!!!
“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.”
– John Adams
You couldn’t be more wrong Andrea. The United States is founded in the principles of common law which is, in fact, the bible.
WRONG!
And it’s the religious fanatics trying to IMPOSE their beliefs on others that cause the wars and fighting in countries around the world. Practice yours and leave others alone. The bible is not the common law of the US!
Andrea was quoting John Adams. That’s concrete. She is not wrong. She only produced a fact. Marty where are your facts?
Treaty of Tripoli. Written by Joel Barlow, unanimously approved by Congress, signed by Adams. See Article 11: http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/treaty_tripoli.html
Kim, see http://creation.mobi/the-christian-foundations-of-the-rule-of-law-in-the-west-a-legacy-of-liberty-and-resistance-against-tyranny . A quote from John Adams isn’t fact, merely a quote. It may or may not even be a true quote.
Any one who follows what has been going on in the beltway, knows that this article is a load of partisan nonsense…..Question…Why is Obama going it alone? The answer is simple, no cooperation from the legislative branch. Plain and simple. Despite what everyone wants to believe, we have a lot of bigots in the legislature. Actions speak louder than words.
Why in the world does this publication give space to this clown? It was Bush you moron.
Here’s another whining commentary by Mr. Messina. He always complains about President Obama & religion. It’s like hearing a spoiled 9 year old who just can’t get what he wants. I suppose some people learn the hard way when they don’t get their way. Good luck at your family functions Joe, and I hope when your that old hard of hearing semi demented lady in your wheelchair at 95, you remember you wrote this commentary, while your family treats you like a useless rock.
Agreed
1823 April 11. (Jefferson to John Adams). “The truth is that the greatest enemies to the doctrines of Jesus are those calling themselves the expositors of them, who have perverted them for the structure of a system of fancy absolutely incomprehensible, and without any foundation in his genuine words. And the day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the supreme being as his father in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter. But we may hope that the dawn of reason and freedom of thought in these United States will do away all this artificial scaffolding, and restore to us the primitive and genuine doctrines of this the most venerated reformer of human errors.”[14
In 1788 John Adams said in regard to the nation’s founding: “The United States of America have exhibited, perhaps, the first example of governments erected on the simple principles of nature. . . . [In] the formation of the American governments . . . it will never be pretended that any persons employed in that service had interviews with the gods, or were in any degree under the influence of heaven. . . . These governments were contrived merely by the use of reason and the senses.”
According to John Quincy Adams, America’s birthday (the 4th of July) and Christmas (the birth of Christ) were intrinsically connected. Adams implied that on the Fourth, the Founders simply took the precepts of Christ and incorporated those principles into civil government.
I would love to know where John Adams said the above……
Hey Messina, why don’t you save everyone alot of time and trouble and just call every piece you write”This week’s hate-filled Obama rant”. That way we can skip your obligatory 1-2 paragraphs that are ultimately your predictable lead-in into your latest “Obama sucks, now you kids get off my lawn” tirade. You are full of enough hot air to power a small New England town, and no, that’s not a compliment.
Andrea Slominski-saying Messina plays fast and loose with the facts is like saying water is wet.
Don’t anybody make the mistake of thinking we care, but John Adams did say our nation wasn’t founded on Christianity. However, Messina wasn’t talking about John Adams. He was talking about his son, John Quincy Adams, who had some different views.
Oh, we don’t think you care but you sure feel the need to butt in to clarify that this valley leans Repub so you do too! Fox wannabees.
Oh … So what’s in name? I see…if you are going to quite historical figures make sure you get the names right.
That goes for me too. I would still like to see the direct quote.
But as far as I remember… John Quincy Adams did not participate in the discussions with the founding fathers… He was as you say the son of…John Adams who was a declaration signatory and constitutional framer. At the time of the declaration John Quincy was 9 yrs old, i find it hard to believe that he was fit to reframe the statements of the framers themselves.
Great article, Joe
The indoctrinated have been trained real well as evidenced by their comments here
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.”- Sinclair Lewis
@SCVTV-Right. You guys are so indifferent to these comments that you felt the need to post a clarifying comment yourselves. Pronouncing to everyone you don’t care about comment posts whilst simultaneously posting a comment yourself I believe is a textbook example of irony. So congrats on THAT.
Joe,
It’s amazing that you give someone a microphone and after a time, they think they’ve earned a special place of understanding and comprehension.
You have made accusation after accusation of the same old thing: “Obama is a dictator, Obama won’t work with the House, Obama is ruining the nation and subverting rule of law.”
Joe, instead of empty accusations, you would be better to state your case and spread out your FACTS. What are the facts behind these emotion and perhaps (hate) filled words? How exactly, has Obama forsaken working with the House? How has the House collaborated with Obama? How have they extended their hand of fellowship and mutual respect to get the work of the people transacted? If Obama has had to govern by signing order, has there been reason for the same? Has cooperation with congress been blocked or stymied by House leadership?
You need to be specific. Anyone can name call, but that just rallies the fearful believers. If you want converts, Joe, you’re going to have to be much more specific and genuine.
Are we all done now? Do y’all feel better? Smile, take a deep breath and be happy. Life is too short to debate relentlessly on who said what, when and to who. I’d rather focus my time and attention to loving and caring about my beautiful friends and family……this is something I can make a difference with. Never have my political opinions made a difference or changed a thing and I’m sure it won’t make a difference now. I choose to make a difference in my family and my community. I made bread last weekend. I made one lonely neighbor, who had lost his wife to cancer a couple of years ago, very happy to know that he still mattered. I rest my case…… Momma always said ” Choose your battles carefully. “
You are so correct! I agree with your sentiment and your last line is exactly right. It is very important right now to call someone out for lying and spreading hate much like his column does every week.
The one thing I never understood about Barrack Obama, is he’s supposed to be a constitutional law professor, yet doesn’t seem to understand how checks and balances operates. Fortunately, the Supreme Court has produced a series of rulings against the President, including several unanimous decisions.