Why was he booed? McCain admits to having voted no in 1983 for a National Holiday to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He just didn’t know enough about MLK at the time to see him as a national hero…
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Teacher Layoffs Already Affecting the Classroom
by Heather Pritchard • • 22 Comments
 “It’s an emotional time,†said Bismack, 29, of San Clemente, now in her third year at Canyon Vista. “I have a five-year degree and I’m working on a master’s degree. I was looked at as a highly qualified teacher,…
DFA Training Academy
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I just received my confirmation email regarding the DFA training that Gary (Husband and Democrat running for the California State Senate in the 33rd district) and I are going to attend this weekend in San Diego. From many of the people we’ve…
Union Workers Rally for Wage Increases on Cesar Chavez Day
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It’s only appropriate isn’t it? 300 Union Janitors demonstrated on this Holiday for Chavez to demand higher wages and expanded benefits as their Union goes to negotiate their contract. The cost of living in Orange County is high and many…
California Republicans out of step with State’s Residents
by Heather Pritchard • • 12 Comments
Figures doesn’t it? It looks as if California Republicans are attempting to make immigration the wedge issue for the 2008 election year. Rather than make tough choices, Republicans have introduced twenty plus new laws to reign in immigration and perpetuate…
Chelsea doesn’t have to answer that question…
by Heather Pritchard • • 1 Comment
The usually soft-spoken Clinton rebuked a student at Butler University in Indianapolis on Tuesday who asked whether her mother’s credibility had been hurt during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. “Wow, you’re the first person actually that’s ever asked me that question…
Capistrano Unified School District Recall and Candidate filings
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So, the recall is official and so is the opportunity to run for CUSD Board of Trustees is wide open. The Orange County Registrar of Voters has a special candidate filing handbook for the CUSD recall election. Santa Ana, CA…
