The Common Core Tests: A Student’s Perspective
By TIANA GOEGEBUER Here are two simple words that nearly everyone in the United States has become increasingly familiar with: Common Core. Whatever your view is on the Common Core Standards, I ask you...
View ArticleWalnut Valley Elementary Students Awarded New Bikes
BY KELLI GILE Diamond Bar – One student from each of the nine Walnut Valley elementary schools was honored on September 8. The select group of youngsters had no idea they’d also be receiving brand new...
View ArticleSGV: Medical Assistant Programs Offered At Diamond Bar And Walnut High Schools
BY CANDICE MARSANO SGV – In collaboration with the Walnut Valley Unified School District, the East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program and Technical Center just opened two new...
View ArticleFast Food
BY PASTOR MARK HOPPER Pastor Mark Hopper Most people have their favorite “Fast Food” restaurants. The list is endless. Some of my favorites include In-N-Out Burger and Chick-Fil-A. The idea behind...
View ArticleStraight Talk With Danice
BY DANICE AKIYOSHI, N.D. Dr. Danice Akiyoshi Dear Dr. Akiyoshi: My boyfriend is still friends with three of his ex-girlfriends. I think this is inappropriate when he is in a committed relationship...
View ArticleThe Love Of My Life
By Michael Armijo I once saw a young couple walking together, and their interaction made me pause for a moment and admire them. They looked often into each other’s eyes, and the world seemed to stand...
View ArticleBeing on Probation
By NANCY STOOPS Nancy Stoops M.A., M.F.T Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with her certified therapy dog Midnight. I have worked with many families that have had children on probation. This can...
View ArticlePomona Unified Launches Dual Language Immersion Program
BY JULLIETTE FUNES Pomona – The Pomona Unified School District (PUSD) has launched a Dual Language Immersion program for the 2014-15 school year at Westmont Elementary, where more than 50...
View ArticleDid You Know?
BY K.P. SANDER (Photo Courtesy: ScienceMadeSimple.com) Ah, glorious fall! That time of year when nature just bursts in amazing Technicolor and dazzles us with the beauty of the season and cooler...
View ArticleSchools Remember 9/11
By KELLI GILE Diamond Bar – Last week, Walnut Valley schools marked the 13th Anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. Photo Caption: Walnut High students placed nearly 3,000 flags in front of the campus to...
View ArticleWalnut: City Approves Park Property Abandonment For Aquatic Center
BY RAYMOND MENDOZA Walnut – After years of litigation and a lack of development, the Walnut City Council overruled objections to the abandonment of 16.49 acres of land in the Three Oaks community,...
View ArticleEastvale: A Letter From The Editor-in-Chief
I recently received a letter from a local citizen in response to our “A Hero Falls In Eastvale” article (Eastvale Community News, Vol. 6, Is.6, Sept. 2014). He has challenged me on the article’s...
View ArticleOrange County: Silverado Wildfire Contained
STAFF REPORTS A DC-10 drops retardant on the Silverado Fire in Orange County. (Photo Courtesy: WildfireToday.org) Silverado – With extreme drought conditions and triple-digit temperatures egging on the...
View ArticlePomona: Jay Walkers Beware
STAFF REPORTS Pomona – Traffic Safety has been a topic in the news quite a bit lately. With the seemingly increased number of pedestrian and bicyclist accidents and deaths, cities are...
View ArticleEastvale: Another Boy Scout Seeks Merit Badge
BY K.P. SANDER Eastvale – It seems at least a couple of scouts in Eastvale’s scout troop 433 had the same idea. Not one to stand in the way of a young lad getting a Communications Merit Badge, I...
View ArticleDiamond Bar: City Council Recap Sept 16 Meeting
BY ARIEL CARMONA, JR. Diamond Bar – Local homeowners are angry over the Millennium Development. At their Sept. 16 meeting, the Diamond Bar City Hall(Photo Courtesy: Google Images) Diamond Bar City...
View ArticleSan Bernardino: Woman Arrested For Unlawful Sex With Minor
STAFF REPORTS Amy Corinne Bramlett (Photo Courtesy: SBSD) San Bernardino – The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SBSD) has issued a news release that on Sept. 11, detectives assigned to the...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Valley: Community Events
STAFF REPORTS UPCOMING EVENTS: Prescription Drug Take-Back Event When: September 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Upland Police Department, 1499 W. 13th Street, Upland Details: The Upland Police...
View ArticleWho Determines Our Path?
BY MICHAEL ARMIJO While driving one day, I noticed a young man sitting on a park bench. You could tell he was in despair, the way he was just sitting there, staring at the ground. He looked like he had...
View ArticleCity of Industry: Football Stadium? Not Yet.
BY GLENN FREEMAN Architect’s model of the proposed NFL stadium in the City of Industry. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.losangelesfootballstadium.com) City of Industry – In early 2008, the NFL proposed a...
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