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Local Author Andrew Smith Champions Raising Literacy For Boys

In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 45, firemen don’t put out fires, they start fires to burn books. It’s a governmental anti-literacy campaign of the future. In the present, the lowered literacy of boys may have inadvertently resulted from good intentions by educators, according to local author Andrew Smith. “In the 1970s they recognized there was a biased approach in education ...

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Time Falls Back For Daylight Saving

If you’re like me, you are probably looking forward to “falling back” for Daylight Saving this coming weekend just for the extra hour of sleep; what could be better?!  But, do you know why we “spring forward” and “fall back” every year? At 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 6, you’ll need to set back your clocks by one hour for ...

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Sunday Drivers Should Note Marathon Road Closures

The public can expect minor delays and rolling road and parking lot closures periodically from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 6 to accommodate for the 2011 Santa Clarita Marathon. Detours will be provided for major road closures. McBean Parkway from Magic Mountain Parkway to Valencia Boulevard will be closed from 5 to 7:15 a.m. Westbound Valencia Boulevard ...

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Boxer Sponsors New Program To Help Homeless Veterans

Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) yesterday joined with colleagues to introduce legislation to help end homelessness among our nation’s veterans. The Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2011 offers taxpayers the opportunity to help keep these brave men and women off the streets by making a voluntary donation to a homeless veterans assistance fund on ...

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Council May Authorize $60K For Auto Dealers Shop Local Campaign

By Leon Worden/SCVNEWS.com The Santa Clarita City Council will consider authorizing $60,000 Tuesday to fund the Santa Clarita Automobile Dealers Association’s “Shop Local” campaign through the current fiscal year ending June 30, with options to extend it two more years. The city launched the latest wave of “shop local” campaigns in 2004 in partnership with local auto dealers and has ...

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The Perfect Shades For Any Season

Most people have heard of cellular shades for the benefits that they offer for insulation and light blocking properties during the summer. What some of us don’t realize is that insulation is critical in any season. Whether your home needs a warm up or a cool down, duette honeycomb shades provides a perfect balance of both. Duette honeycomb shades possess ...

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False Document Manufacturing Network Busted By Multiagency Efforts

More than 300 law enforcement officers from federal and local agencies executed dozens of arrest and search warrants Thursday relative to a multiple fraudulent document rings operating in Los Angeles and Riverside Counties, Northern California, Illinois and Texas, with connections to other states and Mexico. The document fraud rings supported a variety of criminal activity, announced Steven Martinez, Assistant Director ...

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