History may be repeating itself as California’s public school enrollment declines, putting the squeeze on the finances of local school systems.The 1970s and 1980s were a tumultuous time for California’s public schools, to wit: —A tidal wave of kids from the post-World War II baby boom pushed school enrollment to well over 4 million, but…
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By BRUCE SCHREINER MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — An employee of the Kentucky candle factory where eight workers were killed by a tornado said Tuesday that a supervisor threatened her with written disciplinary action if she went home early because storms were approaching. Haley Conder, who worked at the Mayfield Consumer Products factory on and off…
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Perhaps the most important anti-poverty, counter-inflationary provision amidst all the new ideas in the president’s Build Back Better agenda is its reinvestment in an old policy that – plain and simply – works. The extension of an enhanced child tax credit (CTC) through 2022 will help lift millions of American families out of poverty, ease…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom survived the recall and looks likely to cruise to reelection in 2022. So now what? I ask because though the state’s voters felt keeping in office Newsom was the best of the options, it’s undeniable that Californians are frustrated with the lack of solutions coming out of Sacramento, which is overwhelmingly Democratic.…
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By BRIAN SLODYSKO WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress averted a catastrophic debt default early Wednesday morning after Democratic majorities in both chambers voted to send a $2.5 trillion increase in the nation’s borrowing authority to President Joe Biden over lockstep Republican opposition. Capping a marathon day, the House gave final approval to the legislation early Wednesday…
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A woman was killed when she lost control of her vehicle and crashed in Fullerton on Tuesday. The solo-vehicle collision was reported just before 4:55 p.m. in the area of Brea Boulevard and Longview Drive, near Hillcrest Park, according to Fullerton Police Department Sgt. Brandon Clyde. The woman suffered “significant traumatic injuries” and was pronounced…
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A 29-year-old man was charged Tuesday, Dec. 14, with beating his roommate to death with a metal pole in Santa Ana. Ricardo Antunez Villalba was charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Villalba is accused of killing 21-year-old Erik Quebrado of Santa Ana, according to Santa Ana police Cpl. Maria…
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As Ravens inside linebacker Josh Bynes considered all that quarterback Tyler Huntley had accomplished in three quarters of emergency duty Sunday — 71.1% accuracy, 270 passing yards and a 99.7 passer rating, all career highs — he thought back to his own humble beginnings. “I was a backup at one point in time,” Bynes said…
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Each week of the NFL season, The Baltimore Sun will rank all 32 NFL teams. The rankings will take into account not just weekly performance, but how well each team measures up as Super Bowl contenders, regardless of win-loss record. Here are the rankings after Week 14: Super Bowl favorites 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-3;…
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By Claudia S. Alaniz Since she was a little girl, Nadia Chung has dreamed big. “I dreamed of being a ballet dancer before I put my ballet slippers on. Before I knew how to write a story, I wanted to be a journalist,” she said. One of the La Cañada resident’s first dreams have come…
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