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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Being part of all there is
If you read the contents of this space last week, you’ll remember my students and I were heading to the Rocky Mountains to learn about history, Indian mythology, themselves, and how to survive on the land. Our mission was to live off the land in...Tags: History, New Mexico, Hermosa, Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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A revolution in the schools
A controversial movement to increase parental authority over public education is quickly gaining traction in Pasadena.
A parent group recently forced a change in the principal’s office at Jefferson Elementary School, and organizers are now...Tags: Elections, Jackie Robinson, National or Ethnic Minorities, Politics, School Examinations
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Donald Hunt dies at 85
Donald Hunt, a star athlete turned World War II soldier who returned to coach championship football teams at John Muir High School and Pasadena City College, was found dead on Dec. 16 in his La Caņada Flintridge home. He was 85. A football and track star...Tags: Rose Bowl Game, Defense, Armed Forces, World War II (1939-1945), Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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Brockmeyer to be inducted into Muir Alumni Hall of Fame
Neal Brockmeyer, a life-long La Caņada Flintridge resident and stalwart advocate of local public schools, will be inducted next month into the John Muir High School Alumni Hall of Fame. Brockmeyer, 73, attended Muir from 1954 to 1956, where he was a...Tags: John Wooden, Altadena, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Clubs and Associations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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10-20-30 Years Ago
Ten Years Ago
A jury found Martin Higgins, 60, guilty in the April 1999 murder of James Cummings in the latter's La Caņada Boulevard home. Higgins had once been employed at Cummings' Up Th' Hill Bar in La Crescenta.
Twenty Years Ago
George Caswell,...Tags: Rose Bowl Game, La Crescenta, Forestry and Timber, Elections, Forests
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In the heat of the anniversary
Hey, was it hot enough for you last weekend? I thought I was stuck in a pressure cooker and would never get out. I'm wishing that June gloom was back again.
I have never run my air conditioning 24/7 before, but I sure did from Wednesday through Sunday....Tags: Education, High Schools, Encinitas (San Diego, California), Carlsbad, Weddings
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What will Harvey Milk Day Mean at Area Schools?
FOX40 NewsHave you laid out your kids’ clothes for school tomorrow or are you keeping them home, because tomorrow is Harvey Milk day? Last week, we first told you for a group calling for a class boycott because of a day members felt would instruct kids about...Tags: Harvey Milk, Veterans Day
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Solar fair harnesses young minds
Wearing protective goggles, Alex Ionesco carefully moved his hands in the shape of an A as he clasped a large magnifying glass, focusing the sun’s beam to burn a small piece of wood. “I can do this at home,” said the 11-year-old...
Tags: Education, Students, Carrots, Cheese Corn, Environmental Issues
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Altadena Junction: Touring four vintage homes
The Altadena Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital hosts its annual tour today, looking at four homes of different vintages near the intersection of Midlothian Drive and Midwick Drive. The homes in the tour include a Monterey Spanish Revival by architect...Tags: Central Park, Elections, Libraries, Health, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Altadena Junction: Is anybody running for Town Council?
Town Council elections: Altadena is an unincorporated county town whose governing authority is the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, so we don't have a city council like an incorporated city would. We do have the Altadena Town Council, a public...Tags: Elections, Wildlife, Politics, Sports, Relay for Life
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Film crews document the challenge, promise at Pasadena schools
Advocates for Pasadena public schools are taking their campaign to the silver screen. On Tuesday, 50 camera crews shadowed students, teachers, staff and volunteers at every Pasadena Unified School District campus for the making of “Go Public: A day...
Tags: Teachers, Students, PTA, Documentary (genre), Arts and Culture
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Pasadena Student Arrested for Bringing Fake Gun to School
KTLA NewsPASADENA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Police arrested a high school student Tuesday after he allegedly showed up to class with a fake gun tucked in his waistband. Pasadena police responded about 9:45 a.m. to John Muir High School to a report of a student with a...Tags: Students, Firearms, Teaching and Learning
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