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Opposing lawyers sum up JPL 'intelligent design' case
Attorneys argued Monday that it was either religious intolerance or workplace incompetence that drove systems administrator David Coppedge from a post at Jet Propulsion Laboratory last year. Monday’s arguments capped a five-week trial in Coppedge&...
Tags: Racism, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Music, Discrimination, Christianity
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2011 in Review: Power outages, school board shifts, Costa trial
La Caņada saw its share of troubling news in 2011, the most controversial being a complaint filed against a La Caņada High School teacher for having made ethnic slurs in her math classrooms. But there also were celebratory moments — for the...Tags: Politics, Job Layoffs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Windermere, Teachers
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Yoder steps down from Spartan helm
Dan Yoder has stepped down as coach of the La Caņada High football team after spending the past three seasons as the head coach.
Yoder was hired as La Caņada's varsity football coach in 2009 after serving as the Spartans' junior varsity coach for four...Tags: Career and Workplace, Football
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School board ponders changing complaint policy
Complaints about misconduct by La Caņada Unified School District employees would be accepted only from eyewitnesses under a new policy the school board is considering.
The board is revisiting the policy in the wake of the scandal involving a math...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, Career and Workplace, Media Industry, Justice and Rights
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District sharpening policies amid Leko scandal
Fallout from the Gabrielle Leko scandal continued this week, as the school board considers requiring La Caņada Unified employees to report any inappropriate conduct they witness between another employee and a student. Spurred by complaints that the La...Tags: Bullying, Ethics, Abusive Behavior, Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning
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Providing a support system for cancer patients
When La Caņada Flintridge resident Nancy Illian went to the doctorseven and half years ago with concern over an issue with her menstrual period, she knew she wasn’t just wasting time. Forty-eight at the time, Illian had been the opposite of a...Tags: Human Body, Oncology, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research
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Board to deal with Leko issue
With the election finally in the rearview mirror, the two newest members of the La Caņada Unified school board are now tasked with addressing one of the district’s most controversial issues during their first day on the job. Following the...Tags: Career and Workplace
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Honors befitting U.S. veterans
Our community owes a debt of thanks to Don Hingst, originator of the Memorial Day tribute to our local veterans, and to Joe Puglia for carrying on the tradition. It was fitting that the committee decided to honor WWII vets this year. Sadly, we noted...Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Laws, Interior Policy
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Bill would recast state schools policy
Proposed legislation by state Sen. Carol Liu (D- La Caņada Flintridge) would streamline the governance of state’s K-12 education system by transferring powers from the California Board of Education to the state superintendent of public instruction....Tags: Politics, Tom Torlakson, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Carol Liu
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Flags go up for Presidents Day
More than 100 American flags started going up around the city on Thursday in observance of Presidents Day.
A crew from West Coast Arborists, who contract with the city, placed the flags on light poles along Foothill and Verdugo boulevards in La Caņada...Tags: Career and Workplace
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Pharmacists foil alleged drug scam
A woman who allegedly used forged prescriptions to illegally obtain large amounts of opiate pain medication was arrested on Friday morning after quick-thinking employees of a La Caņada Flintridge pharmacy unraveled the apparent scam.
Pharmacist Sonal...Tags: Health, Employees, Hydrocodone (drug), Career and Workplace, Diseases and Illnesses
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In Theory: Free speech or abuse?
In the wake of the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson, the Arizona state legislature has passed emergency legislation to prevent the Westboro Baptist Church from picketing victims' funerals, including that of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green. The church's...Tags: Politics, Tucson, Ohio, Justice System, Crimes
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