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Of work, generosity, participation
La Caņada Flintridge is truly a great place. Deep down we all realize this, but we often take it for granted or maybe we’re embarrassed by our riches — great schools, beautiful mountains, seclusion within a big city, friendly neighbors. I&...Tags: Colin Powell, Youth Organizations, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Labor Day, File Sharing
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The good news and the bad news
Wonder how many of you have ever heard of the California Dream Act, AB 131. It was passed on the Friday afternoon just before Labor Day weekend. That is the Sacramento way, to slip controversial bills by the public without being noticed. Of course...Tags: Colin Powell, Labor Day, File Sharing, DREAM Act, Mike Huckabee
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Leave it to the pros
Glendon Rusch and Matt Whisenant, co-founders of the Full Count Baseball Academy, are passing down their knowledge and experiences to young, professional hopefuls after they spent more than a decade combined playingMajor League Baseball.
No matter what...Tags: Sports, Angel Sanchez, High School Sports, Glendon Rusch, Career and Workplace
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Smith did it all for the Rebels
Basketball took center stage — or court — in La Caņada Flintridge this year. Flintridge Prep and La Caņada High's gyms always seemed to be filled to capacity when the Rebels and Spartans tipped off for postseason action.
Depending on the...Tags: Minor League Baseball, Human Interest, ESPN (tv network), Wars and Interventions, Education
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School district needs transparency
As reported in last week’s Valley Sun, the La Caņada Unified School District Governing Board voted 3-1 to spend $6,500 per month to survey community support for a second parcel tax. The new tax would be in addition to an existing school parcel tax...Tags: Teaching and Learning, PTA, Students, Marketing, University of California, Los Angeles
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Dodson nets top league honor
It was never easy corralling Lucy Dodson, the standout center for the La Caņada High girls' lacrosse team. Allison Dodson, Lucy's mom, who also happens to coach the Spartans, points to a photo that was taken during the playoffs as an example. "They just...Tags: Sports, High School Sports, Lacrosse, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Group earns league awards
Brendon Shoemake has been pitching to Scott Stetson since they were both 8 years old. Turns out, things don't always change. Shoemake and Stetson, the ace pitcher and starting catcher on La Caņada High's baseball team this year, both hauled in first-team...Tags: Sports, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Baseball Statistics, Injuries and Wounds
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Tom Traeger's the teacher he never had
Tom Traeger, a La Caņada High School geology and earth-science teacher, often gets asked by his students why he doesn’t move next door to work at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. What the teens don’t realize is that they are the answer to that...Tags: Science and Technology, Human Interest, Science, Colleges and Universities
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Assemblyman cuts his own path
If the state Legislature were a high school cafeteria, you wouldn’t find Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D- La Caņada Flintridge) sitting with the popular kids. But that’s just fine by him. During his five years in Sacramento, Portantino...Tags: Adult Education, Laws, Willie Brown, California, Homes
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Taking his game to the next level
Brendon Shoemake grew up playing club baseball with some of the best talent in Southern California. He's seen his teammates commit to play baseball for major universities and even go on to sign with Major League Baseball teams. Shoemake, a La Caņada High...Tags: Sports, Washington Nationals, High School Sports, Major League Baseball Draft, Baseball
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Budget would shift burden to local government
Calls for billions in cuts to programs and services and for continuing temporary tax hikes aren't the only reasons Gov. Jerry Brown's state budget proposal was turning heads Monday. Brown's plan also calls for a reorganization of the state bureaucracy...Tags: State Budgets, Pete Wilson, Budgets and Budgeting, Ann Wilson, Medical Services
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Summer-school class hour measure tabled
Faced with parents who are up in arms over a proposal that La Caņada High School's standard of 6,960 instructional minutes per summer-school class be applied to non-district summer schools, the school board Tuesday tabled a decision on the recommendation....Tags: Academic Progress, National Collegiate Athletic Association, PTA, Elections, School Examinations
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