Sometimes rules are meant to be broken. The Brandon Marshall trade the Miami Dolphins pulled off in 2010 taught me one rule about the NFL, that it’s irresponsible to trade draft capital for a player, and then sign that Pro Bowl caliber player to a record-setting contract. Money and early draft picks are too much…
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By Kenneth P. Miller | Inland Empire Economic Partnership Have you thought of leaving California? If so, join the club. Recent polls by researchers at U.C. Berkeley (2019) and U.C. San Diego (2021) indicate that half of Californians have considered moving out of state. And millions have already moved. In 2020 alone, nearly 650,000 people…
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During her undergraduate years at St. Edward’s University, a private liberal arts college that stands on the highest point in Austin, Texas, Amanda Rose Villarreal’s career as a defensive specialist in volleyball ended when she got injured. So, the native of rural Washington state, who attended St. Edward’s on an acting scholarship, pivoted. “I convinced…
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The Jets are reportedly in heavy trade talks for one of the best receivers in the NFL. Kansas City’s Tyreek Hill is being shopped by the Chiefs after both sides failed to get a contract extension. ESPN reported the Jets and the Dolphins are the finalists for Hill’s services. Hill is one of the best…
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The Miami Dolphins don’t appear to be done looking for blockbuster deals to make this offseason as they reportedly are in serious trade talks with the Kansas City Chiefs for star wide receiver Tyreek Hill — possibly the fastest player in the NFL. After landing prized free agent tackle Terron Armstead on Tuesday night, the…
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Not one position was missed in free agency, not one box went unchecked to help his offseason. Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa got a franchise left tackle in free agency and an accompanying left guard to fix what years of drafting didn’t for this offensive line. He got a talented receiver, two running backs, a…
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Students in marginalized groups are more likely to be bullied than the average student. But by working together, some of them have found a way to fight back. According to a 2018 report by the U.S. Department of Education, of the 96,360 students surveyed, Black, Native American, Asian, female and disabled students were all disproportionately…
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Hungover at a wedding reception, Tom Stourton started to panic. Stourton had been close with the newlyweds at university, but it’d been years since they’d spent much time together. As the wedding toasts began, Stourton started to dread that something awful was about to happen. “I got into a panic, basically, that I’d been invited…
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In just three-and-a-half years, Debbie Ouyang and Julie Benniardi have collected over 11,000 pounds of fabric from Los Angeles’ interior design showrooms. The Pasadena-based team behind fashion and home goods brand Reweave L.A. stores some of those textiles in their respective homes and more in their warehouse. They turn those scraps of fabric into luxe…
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By NEBI QENA and CARA ANNA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One month of war, still defiant. With its government still standing and its outnumbered troops battling Russian forces to bloody stalemates on multiple fronts, Ukraine is scarred, wounded and mourning its dead but far from beaten. When Russia unleashed its invasion Feb. 24 in Europe’s…
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