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A PERFECT WEEKEND...
A Salute to Lisa Leslie
UCLA beat Tennessee
USC beat Ohio State
Michigan beat Notre Dame
The Raiders Lost
Tiger Won Again
It has been my privilege and pleasure to witness the growth and success of our homegrown superstar, L...
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President Obama's speech to America's school kids last week was extraordinary! Simple, straightforward, encouraging, challenging and very inspiring. (The L.A. Times said he combined the "tenacity of Vince Lombardi" with the "tenderness of Mr. Rogers.") As...
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The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has chosen Pasadenan Curtis R. Silvers to head the western regional office. The fund, known for it's motto: "A mind is a terrible thing to waste", has a mission of working to help students get an education. It supports...
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In a show of unity, the Altadena and Pasadena branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held a joint banquet for the first time to commemorate their national centennial anniversary.
The idea to bring these two organizatio...
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“I don’t care if the lawyers and the courts end up with all of the money. I just don’t want her to get a penny of it.” This is the type of statement I’ve heard several times in a dispute over an inheritance. Usually both parties are gearing up f...
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At the end of July, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed California’s $84.5 billon dollar state budget, a budget of such huge proportions, that if California were a country it would be the eighth largest economy in the world. And in America’s worst e...
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“Taking Control of Your Health Destiny” will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2009, at The Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 North Fair Oaks from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
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The Housing Rights
Center, in collaboration with
the county of Los Angeles,
will be hosting a Housing
Rights Workshop for tenants
to discuss tenants’ rights,
the fair housing laws,
housing discrimination and
how to recognize housing
discriminat...
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Proverbs 8:17 says: I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall fi nd me. This passage of scripture refers to the seeking of wisdom, Godly wisdom mind you, the kind of life enhancing instruction that leads to the best things in this life ...
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The PAC-10 will open this college football season with high hopes and a national focus for teams other than USC. The conference has landed four teams in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches' poll.
Power house USC (4), Cal (2), Oregon (14) and Oregon State (25). ...
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THE GOOD TIMES ARE HERE AGAIN…
UCLA and USC both won last week, and they won big. The Trojans were heavily favored to win over pitiful San Jose State, but the Bruins against San Diego State with something a question mark. Now that the preliminary games...
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Over the last several weeks Arizona has made its way to the national spotlight. No, not because the Cardinals are kicking off their 2009 NFL Football season after an unforeseen run at the Super Bowl last year but for reasons not to be proud of.
Last mont...
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Wow. And I thought the right wing backlash against healthcare was over the top. But the Republican leaders who’ve been raising Cain over President Obama’s planned speech to school kids have sunk to new lows of dishonesty and ridiculousness. All the Pr...
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The California State Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and Economy (JEDE) is currently reviewing the effectiveness of the Enterprise Zone Program. Previous attempts from the JEDE Committee sought to eliminate the Enterprise Zone Program ind...
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Robinson Park in Pasadena, named for the family that included sports legends Jackie Robinson and Mack Robinson, is undergoing renovation and could have its name changed to Jackie Robinson Park.
The Pasadena Recreation and Parks Commission is seeking publ...
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America is in financial trouble in part because we have outsourced much of the work to be done by workers in manufacturing, for example, to other parts of the world. The same problem has plagued Black communities across the country. The work to be done in...
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Pasadena is out of harm’s way at this time as the Station Fire continues to burn in the Angeles National Forest. As of today the fire is 42 percent contained.
The Pasadena Public Health Department reminds everyone that although air quality has improved...
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Five personnel and one engine company from Pasadena have responded to the Station Fire north of La Cañada Flintridge as part of a strike team that also includes Glendale and Burbank fire departments.
As the wildfire continues to spread, the Pasadena Fir...
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There are many unusual words or phrases in our language that we see or use without pausing to think about where the word or phrase came from. Some are obvious; others defy an easy answer. Many times my husband hears such a word or phrase and plays a littl...
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Four graduating seniors from Pasadena high schools were awarded academic scholarships by Zeta Tau Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Eugene Quishenberry, chairman of the scholarship committee announced the awards during traditional school ceremonies...
