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Sen. Carol Liu says California budget is 'broken,' vows to focus on schools
State Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Caņada Flintridge) appeared Monday before the City Council and painted a bleak picture of California's finances. In her annual State of the State talk, Liu — a former La Caņada city councilwoman — said a lack of tax...
Tags: Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, Budgets and Budgeting, Government
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Pressing ahead with public safety
As chair of the city's Public Safety Commission, I'd like to present an update on some of our activities. The commission is structuring our upcoming 2012 meetings around the safety goals proposed in the LCF General Plan update. Commissioners Olivia Brown,...Tags: Government, Safety of Citizens, Substance Abuse
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Terrified of another term for Obama
I am terrified of the possibility of Barack Obama's reelection. If he is not defeated in November, he will damage America in unthinkable ways. Paraphrasing Supreme Court Justice Kennedy, Obama will alter the relation between American citizens and the...Tags: Ayn Rand, Karl Marx, Barack Obama, Elections
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Republican candidates to visit La Crescenta, La Caņada next weekend
Republican candidates for state and federal office will appear in La Caņada and La Crescenta next weekend in events organized by the Foothills Republican Club and Pasadena-based Tea PAC. On April 14 and April 15 three candidates will visit local homes to...
Tags: Mike Gatto, Adam Schiff, Elections
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A more direct threat to freedom
Resident David C. Wilcox is clearly worried about President Obama but presents a tepid rationale for the existential threat to liberty that the Obama Administration evidently poses [“Terrified of another term for Obama,” Mailbag, April 5]....Tags: Republican Party, Ayn Rand, Prescription Drugs, Money and Monetary Policy, Mitt Romney
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With positive energy and open minds
It's always a bit distressing when a neighbor says they are terrified of something [“Terrified of President Obama,” Mailbag, April 5]. That's a terrible state to be in. I feel compelled to address it. My neighborly instinct is to share with...Tags: Elections
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President Obama has no positive record
In responding to David Wilcox's letter [“Terrified of President Obama,” April 5], James Clark parrots familiar liberal talking points that are for the most part baloney [“A more direct threat to freedom,” April 12]. Clark starts...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Solyndra LLC, Money and Monetary Policy, David Axelrod, Economy, Business and Finance
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Calendar: Hillgren scholarship deadline, USC media speech
Applications for a Mary Ellen Hillgren scholarship are due April 27, not April 12, as previously reported. Graduating seniors of La Caņada High School who reside within the city are invited to apply for one of two $1,000 scholarships administered by the...Tags: Norway, Edvard Grieg, Awards and Prizes, Elections, Human Interest
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New life for Chilao School
Last spring, Corina Roberts found herself with 2,500 pinyon pine tree seedlings and nowhere to plant them. Now she has the baby trees in the ground near a former La Caņada Unified School District campus high in the Angeles National Forest. Later this...
Tags: California Department of Transportation, Indigenous People, Forestry and Timber, Forests, Environmental Issues
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'Arrested Development': 10 foods the Bluths ate; you can do better
“Arrested Development” is so close we can taste it, and it tastes like a mix of cornballs, hot ham water, martinis for breakfast and just a hint of frozen banana. To get you fully prepared for Season 4 (15 episodes!) to be released Sunday on...
Tags: Sandwiches, Foods and Beverages, Netflix Inc., IFC (tv network), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Teen curators learn the art of gallery management at girls' school
It was a knotty problem that many curators face at some point in their careers: making sure a three-artist exhibition doesn't look like three completely distinct shows in one space. "We need to find a way to connect the artwork; it should flow from...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Artists, Education, Teaching and Learning
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'Homeland' producers, Rand Paul on ABC's 'This Week'
Staff writerThis weekend on the Sunday morning talk circuit: Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin will be a guest on CBS' "Face the Nation" at 10:30 a.m. on WKMG-Channel 6. Discussing the national government's response to disasters will be Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Sen....Tags: CNN (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network), CBS Corp., Rand Paul, POLITICO LLC
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