Monthly Archives: December 2012

VoiceWaves Youth Reporters React to NRA

Dec. 22, 2012 / By
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Friday, December 21, one week after the tragedy of Newtown, the National Rifle Association held an event where they offered their solutions to violence in our society...

City Lags on Much Needed Park Improvements

Dec. 21, 2012 / By
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By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporters Sandy Brambila, Katrina Guevara, Chie Uraki and Eric Bryan.

Central Long Beach has the lowest number of park space for the highest percentage of families in unemployment and with children in poverty as compared to the other parts of the city, according to Best Start L.A...

The Newtown Tragedy – Is School Security the Answer?

Dec. 21, 2012 / By
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New America Media, Question & Answer, Anna Challet, Posted: Dec 19, 2012

Editor’s Note: The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut has renewed national conversations about school safety and gun control...

After Newtown, Teachers Are the New Heroes

Dec. 18, 2012 / By
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New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Posted: Dec 18, 2012
Long ago in my native homeland, Vietnam, I used to bow...

Richmond Pulse: Thoughts on Gun Violence, in the Wake of Newtown

Dec. 18, 2012 / By
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Blog / Commentary by Yasmine Elsafy

The recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut that left 28 people dead — 20 of them children – has dominated the news cycle...

Opinion: Student Examines Feelings After Newtown Tragedy

Dec. 18, 2012 / By
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By JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Unincorporated

My parents drop me off at school everyday. They say goodbye and wish me a good day...

Long Beach Undocuqueers Take Stage at CSU

Dec. 16, 2012 / By
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Undocuqueer activists opened up to an audience of fifty at CSU Long Beach to discuss the ways in which their undocumented and queer identities, experiences, and dialogues will shape immigration policy in the upcoming year...

Gang Injunctions: a Secret in Long Beach

Dec. 15, 2012 / By
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Anytime after 10 p.m., 18-year old Mike gets a little scared to be in his neighborhood...

Exemption for Group Health Plans with Less than Two Current Employees

Dec. 14, 2012 / By
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FAQs About the Affordable Care Act Implementation Part III

Q1: Do the HIPAA statutory exemptions in effect since 1997 for group health plans with “less than two participants who are current employees” apply to the Affordable Care Act’s group market reforms?

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The Dream Is Alive For Dreamers

Dec. 12, 2012 / By
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Koream Journal, News Analysis, Eugene Yi, Posted: Dec 11, 2012

Autumn in Los Angeles. Thoughts across the Southland turned to pigskin as the big UCLA-USC game approached...

From Trauma to Dancing—Eldercare Will Challenge Boomer Generation

Dec. 12, 2012 / By
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Providence Journal/New America Media , News Feature, Rita Watson

SAN DIEG0–Nursing homes are often associated with the last chapter in people’s lives...

The Soda Debate: What Does It Mean for Your Health?

Dec. 12, 2012 / By
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With New York City’s ban on super-sized sodas in effect, this Everyday Health infogram showing us the health effects of soda is very timely.

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