It was June 26, and Rudy Giuliani was surprised. This was his first visit to Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the headquarters of televangelist and onetime GOP presidential candidate Pat Robertson’s media and education efforts. The Regent campus was much larger than Giuliani had expected. (more…)
June 2007
Monthly Archive
Sat 30 Jun 2007
Rudy at Regent: Giuliani gets a standing ovation at Pat Robertson’s university.
Posted by admin under Politics , National No CommentsSat 30 Jun 2007
The Democrats: Harry’s and Nancy’s mixed half-year
Posted by admin under Politics , National No CommentsAfter six months in charge of Congress, the Democrats have passed only one important law but have applied welcome scrutiny to the executive branch. (more…)
Sat 30 Jun 2007
As President George W. Bush told the story of Cory Endlich, a 23-year-old from Ohio, who died in Iraq this month, his voice cracked and his chin quivered. (more…)
Sat 30 Jun 2007
A gallon of low-fat milk will cost $3.10, up $1 from the price in January — and expect the spike to make other products more expensive, too. (more…)
Sat 30 Jun 2007
Countdown to Fireworks Spectacular: 5 Days until July 4th
Posted by admin under Holidays , Local No CommentsThe West Ranch Beacon will be giving a daily update on the continuing preparations for this years July 4th Fireworks Spectacular in Stevenson Ranch. With 5 days to go there are a number of items left to take care of this weekend including signage for inside and outside the park. (more…)
Sat 30 Jun 2007
Southland at the Tinder Mercy of a Record-Breaking Dry Spell
Posted by admin under Local , Los Angeles , Fire No CommentsAt the stroke of midnight tonight, Southern California will mark a milestone that few are celebrating. (more…)
Sat 30 Jun 2007
Suspect Surrenders after Standoff at Hotel in Stevenson Ranch
Posted by admin under Crime , Local , Stevenson Ranch No CommentsGuests were evacuated and roads closed during Stevenson Ranch ordeal. A man wanted for questioning in a slew of crimes caused an evacuation of a local hotel Friday and was barricaded (more…)
Sat 30 Jun 2007
Joel Siegel, 63; Film Critic on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’
Posted by admin under Passings No CommentsJoel Siegel, the Emmy Award-winning longtime film critic and entertainment editor for ABC’s “Good Morning America” and WABC-TV in New York, died Friday. He was 63. (more…)
Fri 29 Jun 2007
Crime Reports: Thursday’s Hate Crime, Drugs, DUI; Lots of Activity in Canyon Country
Posted by admin under Crime , Local , Sheriff No CommentsFor the 24 hour period of Thursday, June 28th, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Personnel issued approximately 67 citations and warnings for traffic, parking and other related traffic offenses including misdemeanors and infractions. Deputies responded to 6 traffic collisions or related incidents.
Station personnel arrested and booked, or field released, 10 adults and detained 7 juveniles on 4 felony and 13 misdemeanor primary charges as summarized below:
Thursday - June 28, 2007 - 1:00 a.m. -Canyon Country: Deputy Griffy arrested a Canyon Country youth on drug and curfew related charges (more…)
Fri 29 Jun 2007
22 SCV “at risk” Youths Graduate from the V.I.D.A. Program
Posted by admin under Original Site No CommentsEstablished in February 2006 in the City of Santa Clarita, the VIDA Program or Vital Intervention and Directional Alternatives, is a 16-week program designed to assist “at-risk” (more…)
Fri 29 Jun 2007
The following is adapted from a speech given Monday night on the floor of the Senate by Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, as it appears in the Washington Post. Thanks to Mike Cruz for passing it along for our readers.
In my judgment, our course in Iraq has lost contact with our national security interests (more…)
Fri 29 Jun 2007
Some of the world’s biggest companies are outraged by a website link launched by US regulators aimed at exposing which of them could be “indirectly subsidising a terrorist state” (more…)
