Monthly Archives: September 2013

Petition Started to Preserve Edison Theatre as Performing Arts Venue

Sep. 20, 2013 / By
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by Brian Addison

Built in 1917, the Edison Theatre on Broadway in downtown Long Beach has a rich history, ranging from housing the Nippon Pool Room and Barber Shop in 1924 to its latest—and sadly last—embodiment as the home base of Long Beach State’s graduate theatre company, the California Repertory...

Long Beach Syrians React to U.S. Intervention

Sep. 20, 2013 / By
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Syria is a beautiful country and many take pride for calling it home. But after the killings, the hurt and the chemical war could it still be home?..

Undocumented People Left Behind in Affordable Care Act

Sep. 19, 2013 / By
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Perla Flores, 27, knows first-hand what barriers exist for low-income, uninsured immigrants seeking healthcare.

Flores has experienced chronic acid reflux since she was 14-years-old, a condition that causes pain in the esophagus...

One Year Later, Greenfield Locals Seeing Benefits of Garden

Sep. 14, 2013 / By
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By Chris Romo for South Kern Sol

BAKERSFIELD – About a year ago, the City of Bakersfield offered a plot of land in southeast Bakersfield to the Greenfield Walking Group, to plant a community garden...

Learning to Cheat, Forgetting to Read – Youth Voices on Classroom Technology

Sep. 14, 2013 / By
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New America Media, Commentary, Yrui Guan and Jimmie Fails

Ed. Note: Amid all the efforts to reform education, perhaps none promise as large of an impact as the growing use of technology in the classroom...

Affordable Homes is not a Long Beach Priority: Guest Commentary

Sep. 14, 2013 / By
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Read more at the Long Beach Press-Telegram

By Kerry Gallagher, executive director of Housing Long Beach

Budgets reflect our values, in both positive and negative ways...

Local Community Group Wants LGBTers to Come As They Are for Photo Shoot

Sep. 14, 2013 / By
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Get Out LB founder and community member Sal Flores described his I Am photography project succinctly: “The purpose of is exactly what it sounds like: A celebration of who we are for who we are.”..

The Covered California Shop and Compare Tool​

Sep. 11, 2013 / By
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Resources to help you discover your insurance costs for 2014 at Covered California..

Autism and My Joy, My Love, My Son

Sep. 11, 2013 / By
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B.A. King • Silicon Valley De-Bug • Commentary

When she found out her son was diagnosed with autism, she didn’t know what to do...

Commentary: There is More to Religion than Church

Sep. 11, 2013 / By
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JOHNNY FLORES JR/ Coachella Uninc

My introduction to religion began the day I was baptized...

My Bullying Story

Sep. 11, 2013 / By
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By Malcolm Rivera for South Kern Sol

I’m what many students would consider to be a nerd, geek, dweeb, or whatever term you prefer...

Writing the Future: Innovative ‘WriterCoach’ Program Enters Second Year at Richmond High

Sep. 11, 2013 / By
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News Feature • April Suwalsky

WriterCoach Connection (WCC) is an East Bay-based organization that trains and coordinates volunteers to work one-on-one with middle and high school students as “writing coaches” in their English classes...