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By Heidi Sanborn Executive Director of the California Product Stewardship Council Preventing prescription drug abuse and protecting water quality are two issues on the minds of Los Angeles County residents,…
By Patrick K. Decker This week, government officials from 190 nations are meeting in Paris to forge a plan for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Among the most difficult issues they’ll face?…
By Christopher Boits On October 7, 2001 the United States went into Afghanistan and on March 20, 2003 the U.S. went into Iraq. Over the course of our stay in these…
By Jenae Suite If you went to Subway and the person making your sandwich wasn’t wearing gloves as they held your tomatoes with their bare hands they just sneezed on,…
By Jennifer Dang A graduate student is raped and is impregnated as a result. Her decision is to get an abortion, and so she makes an appointment with Planned Parenthood.…
By Erica Madrid On any given night there are more than 49,000 veterans experiencing homelessness in the United States. In 2013 the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) announced that there…
By Mario A. Guerra The California state legislature recently entered into a special session to deal with our state’s most pressing matters. Among the top concerns, and of special concern…
By Brian Hews Last week, the Los Angles Times graded Mayor Garcetti, and other Los Angeles politicians, giving him a “C” as Mayor of Los Angeles. I guess all of…
Dear Editor: I serve as the lead government affairs representative in Los Angeles County for CR&R. [Your] article takes provisions of the proposed agreement out of context. The City has…
I was watching a movie in the Lifetime channel and I noticed an advertisement on E-cigarettes and it caught my attention. This commercial compared E-cigarettes to tobacco products. The comparison…
Mr. Bernstein: I do not understand your opinion from last week on the approval of a 7-11 in Artesia. I notice that your conversations usually have to do with your…
The proponents of Measure AA had the keys to the kingdom. A well performing school district by most measures, labor peace, a well educated electorate, growing economy, and well stocked…
Three cheers for James E. Becerra, Noel A. Jaimes and L. Hilary Barba. Bravo for having your “E, A, and L” all appear on an actual election ballot! I’m sure…
By Gavin Riley Whenever prospective home buyers are looking, their checklist of most important considerations, located somewhere between square footage and kitchen amenities, is the local school system. For years realtors have loved to promote…
Mayor Chris Garcia: Why I Support Central Basin Candidate Jason Stinnett Randy: Thank you for your inquiry regarding your recent article about Central Basin Candidate Jason Stinnett. I did have…
Note: This is part of an ongoing series provided by Hews Media Group-Community Newspaper reporters about issues that affect every member of our community. Reporter Tammye McDuff takes a deeper…
Thursday Dec. 12, 2013 4:34 p.m. Editor’s note: An article published in the LA Times Friday Dec. 13, 2013 appears at the end of this article. Retail sales were flat…
Dear Editor: For the benefit of those who did not read my original story I will go over the major facts. This involves the California Declared Homestead Law which is…
Hews Media Group-Community Newspaper is endorsing the four incumbents in next Tuesday’s election for the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Board of Education. While we appreciate the spirited and even…