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Choosing a Hospital That’s Best for You | Commentary by David Sayen
Sunday, Apr 20, 2014

Have you ever read a restaurant guide before picking a place for a special dinner? Or a consumer-advice magazine before buying a new car? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a similar guide for looking up the quality of care at hospitals in your area? Well, there is. It’s called Hospital Compare and...

County Supes OK $4M for Fire Training Center Upgrades
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2014

[KHTS] – The Affordable Care Act enrollment period closed Monday with seven million Americans having purchased health care through the government, and on Tuesday the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors received an update from county staff on their implementation of ACA. The Affordable Care...

Jan. 18: Local Democrats to Host Meeting on Covered California
Thursday, Jan 9, 2014

The public is cordially invited to attend an informational meeting on Saturday, Jan. 18, about Covered California, the California plan for affordable health care. The meeting will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Stevens Episcopal Church, 24901 Orchard Village Road. Get your questions answered about...

Waiting for the Globe to Warm
Tuesday, Jan 7, 2014

Darryl Manzer If the weather guessers are correct, this will be the last time I write something when the outside temperature is 4 degrees. It is a little warmer inside. All the way up to 62. You see, I’m out of propane for the heater until I can get out onto the ice-covered road. Got to love it here...

Health Care Misdirection
Monday, Dec 16, 2013

Troubled by a mailer received from Assemblyman Scott Wilk, members of the SCV Fair Elections Committee have filed a complaint against the Republican Caucus for their Covering Health Care California website (coveringhelthcareca.com), which the committee believes contains “distortions, lies and misinformation.” The...

McKeon Votes to Let Consumers Keep Their Health Plans
Friday, Nov 15, 2013

Rep. Buck McKeon [McKeon] – U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon voted Friday to restore health insurance coverage for the millions of Americans whose healthcare plans have been cancelled under Obamacare. Despite the President’s adamant claims that “if you like your insurance, you can...

Simple Obamacare Questions

There is so much to say about Obamacare, it would be impossible to write it all in 10 commentaries, let alone one. Setting aside the febrile level of the whole Obamacare subject, there is one simple question: Why is Obamacare such a partisan issue? The weak minded jump to the worn-out excuse that Republicans...

The GOP’s Fault?
Monday, Nov 4, 2013

This week, Obama, Sebelius and Carney introduced new meanings to words like, “Let me make this clear” and “What he really meant was …” and “It’s the Republicans’ fault.” This reminds me of my teenage years. Like “The dog ate my homework” and “You never said it was due today.”...

AG Harris Releases Guidelines on Medial ID Theft
Monday, Oct 21, 2013

Kamala Harris Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today released guidelines on preventing and remedying medical identity theft, including best practice recommendations for the health care industry and tips for consumers.  The guidelines are part of a report, Medical Identity Theft: Recommendations for...

Oct. 15: SBA Webinar on Health Care Reform
Monday, Oct 14, 2013

  _______________________________________________________ What Healthcare Reform Means For Your California Small Business Tuesday, October 15 10:00 am – 11:00 am – webinar – Join us for this webinar discussing the new healthcare law – the Affordable...

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1858 - Butterfield Overland Mail stage makes first trek through SCV [story]
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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating a missing Canyon Country woman.
LASD Seeks Public’s Help Locating Missing Canyon Country Woman
College of the Canyons cross country competed at the annual 3C2A Southern California Preview hosted by Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Oct. 4, with both Cougars squads faring well at the meet, which attracted more than 20 participating programs for each race.which attracted more than 20 participating programs for each race.
Cougars Cross Country Competes at 3C2A SoCal Preview
Trent Rickard scored his first career hat trick as The Master's men's soccer team defeated the Park-Gilbert Buccaneers 3-0 Saturday, Oct. 5 at Reese Field in Newhall.
Rickard’s Hat Trick Wins it for TMU Soccer
The city of Santa Clarita’s Film Office has released the list of seven productions currently filming in the Santa Clarita Valley
Oct. 7-13: Four Productions Filming in Santa Clarita
Though each Foothill League varsity football team has one bye week during league play, which confuses the win and loss totals comparison at any time, there is some separation beginning to show – and things should become a bit clearer after Golden Valley meets Valencia this week.
Foothill League Football Teams Begin to Separate
The College of the Canyons Center for Civic and Community Engagement, in collaboration with COC's Golden Z Club, invites the community to attend the Non-Profit Community Resource Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Oct. 8: COC to Host Non-Profit Resource Fair
The Santa Clarita Water Agency recently completed a water service line inventory within its service area to document the material of the water service pipeline and fittings that come from the water meter to just outside of homes and businesses.
SCV Water Determines No Lead Water Pipelines in SCV
Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor's office with “Pinkititis,” an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe.
Olive Branch Theatricals ‘Pinkalicious the Musical’
Circle of Hope is painting the town pink in October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The Chiquita Landfill Community Advisory Board will meet Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6 p.m. at the Castaic Library, 27971 Sloan Canyon Road, Castaic, CA 91384.
Oct. 8: Chiquita Landfill Community Advisory Board Meeting
1849 - Jayhawkers encounter Bennett-Arcan party in southern Utah; latter makes wrong decision, heads through Death Valley toward SCV [story]
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2000 - Movie stuntman Richard Farnsworth, 2000 Newhall Walk of Western Stars inductee, and Dr. Robert Rockwell, first COC president, die on the same day [Farnsworth story] [Rockwell story]
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1970 - College of the Canyons' first on-campus classes held in portable buildings located just south of future Cougar Stadium [story]
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The Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 8: SUSD Holds Public Hearing on Teachers’ Union Proposal
The Los Angeles County Health Officer has issued an excessive heat warning as high temperatures in the triple digits have been forecast for the Santa Clarita Valley Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7.
Excessive Heat Warning Predicts Triple Digit Temps for SCV
Eclipse Theatre LA presents Ray Bradbury’s "Something Wicked This Way Comes," an adaptation of the classic novel by the legendary science fiction and horror author, on select dates in October in Old Town Newhall.
‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ at The Main
October is National Women's Small Business Month and to celebrate Los Angeles County Fifth District Superviser Kathryn Barger honored three Fifth District small business owners at the Board of Supervisors meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Barger Honors Posh Sweets During Women’s Small Business Month
Dr. Jason Wright, an astronomy and astrophysics professor at Penn State, will present “Intelligent Ways to Search for Extraterrestrials” at the College of the Canyons Fall 2024 Star Party on Friday, Nov. 1.
Nov. 1: COC 2024 Fall Star Party at Canyon Country Campus
The city of Santa Clarita will present the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show weekend showings from Friday, Oct. 25 - Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Centre, 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway, Saugus, CA 91350.
Oct. 25-27: Rocky Horror Picture Show Weekend Showing at the Centre
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 8, in open session beginning at 6 p.m.
Oct. 8: Council to Hold Public Hearing on Tesoro Del Valle Project Changes
Los Angeles County Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger recently honored Donna Deutchman, the retired Chief Executive Officer of Homes 4 Families, a non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to helping veterans and their families attain affordable housing
Barger Honors Retired CEO of Homes 4 Families
The award-winning Hart High School dance team is hosting a youth clinic on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2-4:30 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium. The event is open to boys and girls ages 4-18 and no previous dance experience is required.
Oct. 12: Hart High Dance Team Hosts Youth Clinic
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk has announced voters can expect to start receiving their ballots for the Nov. 5 General Election in the mail within the next few days.
L.A. County Issues Vote by Mail Ballots
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