Monthly Archives: September 2012

Patients Aware: The Affordable Care Act & Medicare

Sep. 19, 2012 / By
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www.patientsaware.org – Patients Aware is a national network of doctors, nurses, and caregivers who provide information directly to seniors about the Affordable Care Act...

Vote with Your Mission

Sep. 19, 2012 / By
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Vote With Your Mission is a campaign by CalNonprofits to get 100% of eligible nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers vote with the ideals and values that bring them to the nonprofit sector.  

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Reflections of a Long Beach Youth at the DNC

Sep. 19, 2012 / By
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By VoiceWaves Youth Journalist Dasire’e Norman

If you asked me what I thought of my families’ success before attending the Democratic National Convention earlier this month, I would have said that the government needs to do more...

OPINION: 2012 Presidential Election “Got Personal” at DNC

Sep. 13, 2012 / By
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By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated

CHARLOTTE, NC – It got personal for me at the 2012 Democratic National Convention...

Police Limited In A Budget Balancing Act

Sep. 13, 2012 / By
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In the middle of discussing the use of one-time funds to patch-up the budget last week, Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster complained it was “giving him heartburn.”..

Richmond Co-op Does More Than Just Fix Bikes

Sep. 7, 2012 / By
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News Feature, Monica Quesada

James Johnson, 20, is a bike mechanic. Born and raised in Richmond, Johnson has for years fixed bikes out of his own garage, all the while dreaming of opening up a bike shop where he could work with the proper tools, “without having to use hammers and stuff.”..

Preventing Violence Through Park Activities

Sep. 7, 2012 / By
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The Summer Night Lights Program at Admiral Kidd Park came to an end the night of Aug...

Smog Bust: Measuring Long Beach Air Quality

Sep. 5, 2012 / By
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Everyday families and members of the Long Beach community live, work, and play near the freeways, busy streets, and the port of Long Beach...

VoiceWaves Is Recruiting

Sep. 5, 2012 / By
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VoiceWaves is seeking committed, engaged and enthusiastic Long Beach Youth to participate in a journalism and media-training project...

Youth Reporter Attends Prep School in Search of Opportunity

Sep. 4, 2012 / By
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Why does Coachella Unincorporated reporter Johnny Flores leave Coachella every morning to attend private high school in the affluent community of Palm Desert?..