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Two La Caņada residents win national science and technology medals
Two longtime residents of La Caņada Flintridge will take a trip to the White House early next year to receive recognition for their groundbreaking scientific work. Frances Arnold, a Caltech professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering and...
Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Human Interest, Entertainment Events, Google Inc., Science
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Exercise your right to vote
Eyes from around the globe will be watching the United States on Tuesday as Americans select their next president. This exercise of popular power is the envy of the world, and we encourage all registered voters to take advantage of the opportunity. The...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Politics, Elections
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La Caņada mentor visits White House
When Vance “Mike” Trueblood started mentoring a Monrovia boy five years ago, he knew it would involve fishing trips, museum visits and movies. He didn't figure it would result in a meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office....
Tags: Betty White, Barack Obama
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Q&A: From La Caņada to the White House
Andy Beattie is a member of the La Caņada Flintridge Public Safety Commission, and when not working at his apparel company or on local safety issues, he can be found in close proximity to the president of the United States. He answered questions from...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Substance Abuse, Clinton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Government, Health
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In Theory: Leaving 'under God' out of the Pledge
Q. The NBC television network has come under fire for omitting the words “under God” from a broadcast of the Pledge of Allegiance shown before the U.S. Open golf championship. The video montage of patriotic images including the American flag...Tags: Human Interest, Church and State Relations, Politics, Injuries and Wounds, CBS Corp.
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Take Five: Protecting your financial future
A few weeks ago I met with La Caņadans David Penniall and Robert Bender. Both men have a combined 100 years in financial planning and investment strategies. I wanted to get their take on the current economic challenges we all face in these increasingly...Tags: Retirement, Financial Planning, Los Angeles Times, Career and Workplace, Finance
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Around Town: So what about a 9.10.12 event?
Last Saturday’s “once-in-a-century” citywide 9.10.11 event was awesome. Why don’t we do it again next year? On Saturday, Sept.10, the city’s ZIP code matched the date. To celebrate, there were open houses, with free...Tags: Mail Order Industry, Retirement, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Postal Service, Career and Workplace
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It's her job to keep kids healthy
When Amy Porter began her career as a pediatrician some 20 years ago, it was rare to see children whose weight posed a threat to their health and well-being. But by the late 1990s, the La Caņada resident began to notice children were presenting health...Tags: Body Mass Index, Weight, Michelle Obama, Overweight, Family
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Laws redirect thieves from prison to jail
Recent changes to state law will result in many theft-related crimes formerly charged as felonies to be handled as misdemeanors. Locally, this means many thieves who commit property crimes in La Caņada Flintridge and surrounding areas will be spending...Tags: Theft, Executive Branch, San Diego (San Diego, California), Social Issues, Carol Liu
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Girl Scouts robotics team goes to D.C.
After spending years going door-to-door selling cookies, a group of Girl Scouts ended up at a house where most people can't even reach the door bell — the White House. One of the 11 Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles' robotics teams, the Rock N'...Tags: Discovery Communications, Inc., Education, Gardena, Real Estate, Los Angeles
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Around Town: Yossi Klein Halevi comes to town
Last week, New Republic contributing editor, Yossi Klein Halevi, came to town. I was surprised to see other La Caņadans in the crowd when Halevi spoke at Valley Beth Shalom synagogue in Encino, but on further reflection, my reaction was misplaced. La...Tags: NPR, Interreligious Dialogue, Los Angeles Times, Google Inc., Radio Industry
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Around Town: Leading from the rear
The White House reaction to public criticism of the new TSA crotch pat-downs, enhanced searches and back-scatter X-ray scanning equipment, as implemented by our unprofessional and poorly trained TSA staff at airports, reminded me of Winston Churchill, the...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Bladder, Terrorism, Air Transportation, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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