By Emma GallegosEdSource When Heather Povinelli was in teacher training while in college, there was a moment she believed her dwarfism would thwart her dream of becoming a teacher — a kindergartner grabbed her on the playground. “I just stayed there frozen. We were eye to eye. I knew I couldn’t push away,” she said. […]
Her Dwarfism Once Scared Her Away From Teaching — Now It’s Her Strength
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Doctor Indicted for Orchestrating $45M Botox Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare
A federal grand jury in California returned a superseding indictment Dec. 17 charging a doctor for allegedly submitting more than $45 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for Botox injections and for obstructing a criminal investigation by allegedly submitting falsified medical records in response to a grand jury subpoena. According to court documents, […]
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CSUN University Library Announces Completion of Jewish Community Archives Processing (1921–2000)
The University Library at California State University, Northridge has completed the processing and cataloging of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation Community Relations Committee (CRC) Archives, spanning from 1921 to 2000, providing researchers and the public access to one of the most comprehensive archives documenting the Jewish community’s role in combating antisemitism, fascism and discrimination in […]
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HOROSCOPE
By Holiday Mathis (Creators.com) ARIES (March 21-April 19) You may play the end of the year a bit low-key. But even as you succeed in blending in to do the everyday “civilian” stuff, you know your true identity — you’re a superhero. Half the gig is acting “normal” until it’s go time and you can […]
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TELAS Quilters Proporcionan Regalos Navideños para Jóvenes en Acogida Actuales y Anteriores
Cuando Christopher Soria Mendoza era niño, se mudaba mucho, pasando de un hogar a otro mientras enfrentaba los muchos desafíos que acompañan estar en el sistema de acogida desde la edad de 11 años. Hoy, Mendoza, de 21 años, estudia kinesiología en la Universidad Estatal de California, Northridge (CSUN), donde fue uno de casi 100 […]
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Celebrando el Espíritu Navideño en Kewen Street en San Fernando
Por tercera temporada navideña consecutiva, la acera frente a la casa de César y Kimberly Molina en San Fernando está iluminada con un arco de “bastones de caramelo”. La pareja local y sus vecinos igualmente festivos – que viven a ambos lados de la casa de los Molina en Kewen Street, cerca de Brand Boulevard […]
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Horóscopo
Por Holiday Mathis (Creators.com) ARIES (21 de mar – 19 de abr) Esta semana recibirás una invitación para asumir un rol atractivo fuera de tu zona de confort. Creen que tienes lo necesario, ¡y tienen razón! Considera cualquier duda que sientas como inexacta. Tal vez aún no estés técnicamente calificado, pero no dejes que eso […]
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EVENTOS Locales – Semana de 18 de diciembre, 2025
Viernes, Diciembre 19 Música en directo de Rust & Reverb en Shadow Grove Brewing Shadow Grove Brewing 1116 2nd Street San Fernando 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. ¡Únete a nosotros en persona para una noche increíble de música en vivo con Rust & Reverb en Shadow Grove Brewing! Relájate con buena música, deliciosas cervezas y […]