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Our Hometown Stories: Beth Maitland Is Young And Restless

By Rachel Singer   [view:node_ad=5]Victor fears Ashley is losing her mind!Katharine is alive! It was her evil twin in the car crash!Nicky is planning revenge on Esther for stealing her baby! Bits of gossip overheard at our latest book club gathering?    Chit chat between friends?Snippets of a stranger’s life? Hardly!  They could be story lines from a soap opera…  More ...

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Our Hometown Stories: “Sweet Lord”

“Bayne, if that’s how you are going to run, then go to the beach and run with your grandmother!”  Twenty-seven years ago those were the words that haunted my dreams.  My maiden name was Bayne and I was a Reserve Recruit in the Los Angeles Police Academy, Class 10-82R.   I was 19 years old, certainly not “fleet of foot” and ...

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Our Hometown Stories: Mark Thompson Is A Big Talker

By Rachel Singer I spend a lot of time in my car and love to listen to music and talk on the radio.  Invariably, as the Santa Clarita Valley recedes in my rearview mirror, static ensues and the KHTS AM-1220 signal fades.  I change the station,  tune into “The Mark and Brian Show” on 95.5 KLOS and begin laughing out ...

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Our Hometown Stories: The Unmasking Of Mr. SCV

While perusing our local paper, I saw a paragraph in John Boston’s column on a charity event that my husband Ron and I had attended.  I was scanning through and saw Ron’s name mentioned.  “How wonderful,” I thought and then did a double take….  I believe the quote right there in black and white was: “Ronald Butt Ugly Hawaiian Shirt ...

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Our Hometown Stories: Andrew Smith-Storytelling 101

By Rachel Singer I had the privilege of first meeting Andrew Smith 2 years ago while he was coaching my son Landon on the Hart District Rugby team. All of our interactions were of the “coaching” variety. I was unaware at that time that he was harboring a secret…Andrew Smith is a master storyteller. [view:node_ad=5]In addition to being an economics ...

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