Sure, the sun is great. It’s nice to not live in a frozen wasteland, after all. But the sun is pretty terrifying, too. It sends a dangerous stream of fast-moving electrons, protons, and other even smaller particles, called photons, toward Earth. You may have heard of one of the ways Earth shields itself—the ozone layer. The ozone […]
Earth’s Impenetrable Shield
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Probation for Los Angeles Woman Charged in Check Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A 53-year-old Los Angeles woman was sentenced Monday, Jan 5, to time served and three years of supervised release for her part in a phony check scheme that defrauded financial institutions throughout the Southland. Connie Skipper and a co-defendant cashed forged checks using stolen identification at more than a dozen banks […]
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LADWP Offers 0 to Go Paperless
LOS ANGELES — For a limited time, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is offering a $10 bill credit for new paperless billing customers. Customers who currently receive printed LADWP bills, and who sign up for paperless billing through ladwp.com, will receive a $10 credit on their next bill. Paperless billing is a […]
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Missing Sheriff’s Bean Bag Shotgun Found
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A lost bean bag shotgun was recovered by workers by the San Diego (405) Freeway near the Skirball Center Drive off-ramp and returned to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, authorities said. The shotgun, stored inside a black canvas bag, was recovered by construction workers driving southbound on the freeway around […]
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Giving Thanks to the Teachers Who Made Me One
While I was home for the holidays, I thought a lot about the ways the people of North Hollywood have shaped my path. As a Latino male whose parents did not have the opportunity to go to college, it would have been very easy for me to choose a familiar path – graduate high school, […]
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Letter to the Editor – “Year of the Veteran”
Dear Editor, Greetings Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans: The New Year got off to a very positive start on Saturday, January 3, when Rafer Johnson spoke before the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coaliton (LANCC) representing 96 Councils throughout Los Angeles, and set forth a bold challenge to end Veteran homelessness in Los Angeles The year […]
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Letter to the Editor – Immigration Reform
Dear Editor, The United States has always been a land of democracy, freedom and opportunity. Unfortunately, one of the main deterrents to this opportunity for many minorities is our broken immigration system. I spent years subsidizing the college education of one of my bright interns to cultivate her as a valuable employee for my business. […]
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Punching Out
In February, Virgil Hill will take one last walk out of a dressing room adorned in a robe and trunks with taped hands encased in eight- to 10-ounce gloves and stride purposefully into a boxing ring in Bismarck, North Dakota, ready to exchange blows with another professional who is on the same mission as Hill […]
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EVENTOS Locales – Semana de 8 de enero, 2015
Jueves 8 de Enero Certificacion de Voluntarios Gobiernos locales preparan a ciudadanos para responder a emergencias y desastres. El programa Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) prepara a Los residentes en este tema. El evento tendra lugar de 6 p.m. a 9 p.m. En el Parque recreation, 208 Park Avenue en la Ciudad de San Fernando. […]
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Horóscopo del 8 de 14 de enero
ARIES: (21 de mar-19 de abr) Somos criaturas sociales. El sentimiento de pertenecer es esencial para la existencia humana. Dedicas mucha energía y tiempo a los demás, y esto no será fácil ni inmediatamente gratificante, pero valdrá la pena absolutamente en lo que te devuelve: el orgullo y la confianza que viene con dar. TAURO: […]