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High school celebrates diversity week
When then-high school student Nina Foushee traveled to Alexandria, Egypt in summer 2010 for a language exchange, she harbored many of the same misconceptions about the Arab world as her fellow Americans, she said.
Six weeks later, the stereotypes...Tags: High Schools, College Sports, Religion and Belief, Egypt, Students
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Around Town: Nurturing a fragile system
We live in an age of unprecedented freedom. Freedom of speech, for example. The United States Supreme Court has spoken. Loud and clear. The Westboro Church has a First Amendment right, subject to reasonable local ordinances, to picket military funerals...Tags: Criminals, Freedom of the Press, Prosecution, Censorship, Justice System
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More on home loan problems
I was reading the letter to the editor that was written by a man who had so much trouble getting a loan (“It’s gotten tough to get a home loan,” Aug. 11). Well, I am having trouble keeping one. A well-known bank is trying to steal my...Tags: Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, Real Estate, Loans, Finance
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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: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, California, University of Southern California, Government
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Take Five:
When the world seemed to come down on my head, I would take five — my way of counting to 10. Sometimes it was five minutes of thinking things through; or I took a short walk. But it was a mental time out — putting my feet up on a table to...Tags: Real Estate, Utah
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USC mascot gallops into town
University of Southern California mascot Tommy Trojan and his trusty steed Traveler enjoyed sunny weather Wednesday at Descanso Gardens for a visit with the Kiwanis Club of La Caņada Flintridge.
Traveler's owner and trainer, Joanne Asman, was the...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Heads of State, Dining and Drinking, Tourism and Leisure, University of Southern California
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Guest Column: LCHS jumps to #3 USC feeder school
Of the 375 La Caņada High School June 2010 graduates, 99% are currently enrolled at colleges throughout the country (plus several abroad) with approximately 80% attending four-year colleges. Top USC and UC Feeder School USC offered admission to 51 La...Tags: Engineering, New York University, Science and Technology, University of Southern California, Colleges and Universities
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Self-Restraint: The Ultimate Civility
Self-restraint is a personal virtue showing physical, emotional and verbal self-control. Children often have a natural impatient sense of entitlement, self-gratification and self-absorption. Only after they are taught through examples are they able to...Tags: Marshmallows, Preschools, Schools, Children, Education
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New space exploration robot takes first steps
Hikers in the upper Arroyo Seco may have felt like they stumbled onto the set of a science-fiction movie this week when they crossed paths with ATHLETE, a new robotic-vehicle designed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for use in space exploration. >>>...Tags: Space Programs, Satellite Technology, NASA, Athletes, Vehicles
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Burrows Scholars to be honored
On May 18, six local high school seniors, Alexandra Antonoplis, Kevin Hurlbutt, Nicholas Lupica, Megan Nathan, Daniel O'Leary and Mary Young will be presented as the 2010 recipients of the Christopher A. Burrows Memorial Scholarship. Each Burrows...Tags: Heads of State, University of Notre Dame, Dining and Drinking, Science and Technology, University of Southern California
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People in the News
Harris elected to credit union association board Local businessman and resident Rich Harris has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Assn. of Federal Credit Unions. Harris was elected as the Region V representative for the Western...Tags: Career and Workplace, Paradise (Butte, California), Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, Clubs and Associations
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Report: Intervention services needed for babies with developmental delays
Moms At Work - Orlando SentinelIf you're worried that your infant doesn't seem to be developing properly but your doctor dismisses your concerns, there's a possibility that you could be right to seek out another opinion. One out of three babies that does poorly on routine developmental...
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