We're Growing a Very Dangerous Crop This editorial is written to bring greater awareness of Domestic Violence issues to parents, coaches, mentors, and anyone else who cares enough to help young men break the cycle of violence in their homes. The issu...

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Due to the economy, many teachers are being laid off. In the years 2006-2008, John Muir students weren't doing as they were supposed to. Changes had to be made; therefore, Academy's became mandatory for the students. Each student had to be involved in on...

Even before three bricks smashed the windows of a Republican Party field office in Charlottesville, Maryland last week, Republicans in Congress and conservatives in the media claimed that Democrats weren't the only ones targeted by fanatics after the heal...

Regular readers of The Journal are correct to harbor a degree of skepticism and perhaps be cynical about the Parcel Tax now named Measure CC. Didn't we just pass a bond for the schools? Why can't they use that money? My taxes are already too high! I don...

The South African government expects a last-minute rush for tickets for the 32-nation Soccer World Cup tournament as tour operators bring down prices. "There is no need to panic but rather to start selling South Africa even more feverishly," Finance Mini...

"The most popular and recognizable Indian South African Muslim woman over the past five decades" and "a true Gandhian," Fatima Meer passed this week at the age of 82. She combined oppositional activism with a politics of bridge-building. In 1946, Meer jo...

Another Hollywood actor has launched a relief project in Africa to "raise the attention level and work with the extraordinary Congolese people who are making a positive difference in their communities." Actor and director Ben Affleck, spokesman for the n...

Assemblymember Anthony Portantino's bill encouraging teenagers to seek emergency help for underage drinkers passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee today on a unanimous, bi-partisan vote. The bill would offer limited immunity for the teen reporting th...

(T-AKE 10) My daughter and I arrived in San Diego at the General Dynamics NASSCO Shipyard at about 5:50 a.m. Saturday morning to witnesses the Christening and Launch of the USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), "a new dry cargo / ammunition ship for the United S...

Aside from their Entry Level Seminar for future Firefighters, this years Spring Conference will provide six lectures ranging from the Promotional process, to fire ground tactics, the fundamentals leadership, and a special presentation by Captain Robert Ha...

One week after a local peace march addressed gang violence in Pasadena, Pasadena area residents will again take to the streets to march for peace in the Palm Sunday Peace Parade, an annual liturgical march by churches in the area. ...

Have you ever walked into an obstacle (a door, a wall, or hole in the ground) and suffered the consequences? Hopefully the pain or discomfort you experienced was but momentary and perhaps most importantly you learned to pay closer attention to where we a...

Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the LORD, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my t...

Star-Studded EventtoFeature Salute to 2010 Honorees, Pinnacle Award Recipient, Steve HarveyandLifetime Achievement Award ATLANTA, Ga. — The stars will align once again for the highly anticipated 18th Annual Trumpet Awards, hosted by Nicole Ari Parker a...

Crystal Bird Fauset was born June 27, 1893.  In 1918, she traveled the country as the YWCA field secretary, developing programs for African American working girls and students. On November 8, 1938, she became the first African American woman in histo...

During a special meeting in Long Beach today, the South Coast Air Quality Management District's Governing Board adopted a program to assist businesses and government agencies to get required operating permits without incurring late fees or pena...

Forty-one  4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grade students from Sierra Madre K-8 School participated in the annual L.A. County History Day competition at Azusa Pacific University on Saturday, ...

PASADENA, Calif. March Madness generally refers to season-ending basketball tournaments. But increasingly it’s also a term used by members of the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts ...

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steels is an Uncle Tom. Not because he's a black man who chose to be down with the GOP. Being a Republican or a conservative does not – repeat, does not – automatically make an African-American a sell-o...