Mendez should resignEditorial
Gary Mendez is Rio Hondo College's current Board of Trustee Member representing Area 4, which includes Los Nietos, Santa Fe Springs, South Whittier and North Norwalk.
Recently Trustee Mendez has become a rather hot topic both here on campus and in the surrounding community.…
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Firing principles for cash
Obama has recently proposed new steps to lower the dropout rates of high schools across America. Schools that take the initiative will be rewarded with grants that will help fund the school.
All this sounds pretty simple, but in order to do so some schools may have to kick out their principals just to receive funding and maybe have to see half the staff replaced.…
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Have tanning salons been burned by the government?
The recent Senate health care reform bill hit all U.S. tanning salons with a 10 percent tax in order to raise $2.7 billion dollars over the next ten years to help pay for health care reforms.
There was an initial 'Bo Tax' set in place on the bill to tax a five percent tax on cosmetic surgeries, estimating revenue of $5.…
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The pride of being undocumented
Recently I had mixed feelings in my life, feelings that challenge the way I think and encounter everyday of my life, feelings that revolve around my status in this country.
You see, I am an undocumented citizen and living as one comes with a price that causes people to get depressed, disillusioned, anxious and hopeless.…
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Preparing for the inevitable
There's a 100 percent chance of an earthquake today. Though millions of people may never experience an earthquake, they are very common on this planet. So today, somewhere, an earthquake will occur.
It is extremely important to protect ourselves. Although, we have all seen the movies, we all know what "could happen," California residents still don't seem too concerned.…
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Use it or lose it
California state employees can save vacation hours for the duration of their employment leaving taxpayers to shell out large sums of money for unused time.
An article came out recently stating that in the past four years nearly 500 workers retired from the state being owed six figures just in unused vacation time.…
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Overeager for independence
Everyone has been in high school and what almost every high school student says is that they want to be older already because as soon as they 18 they'll move out to my apartment where I can do what I want and not have to listen to my parents again. They think "I can get a part time job to pay for college and club on the weekends.…
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Killer whale, murderer?
Some say she was pulled into the tank by her ponytail, others say she was grabbed by the waist and dragged in, while others are saying she was bitten on her arm and pulled in. The end result is the same however, Tilikum, a 12,000 pound male killer whale, killed 40-year-old Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld in Orlando Florida on Feb.…
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Havoc in Chile
Death, destruction, and panic have wrecked the country of Chile. A terrifying 8.9 earthquake struck the country of Chile on Feb. 27.
The devastating earthquake struck in the morning hours with no warning. The earthquake triggered a tsunami that affected several countries.…
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