AltWeeklies Wire
Kids Too Young to Vote Are Still Volunteering This Election Yearnew
Despite their own ineligibility to vote, throngs of high school and even junior high school students are choosing to spend their free time as volunteers for political campaigns -- and not because their schools require it, or because they were coerced by their parents or are padding college applications. Rather, it appears these kids truly care.
Pasadena Weekly |
Liz Hedrick |
09-29-2008 |
Politics
Though Potentially Helpful, Osteopathic Medicine is Still Accessible to Only a Fewnew
It is also possible that more people could reap the benefits of osteopathic medicine if insurance companies made them more readily available. Although in practice most DOs are indistinguishable from MDs, their philosophy will always be inherently different from that of a typical MD, an allopathic physician.
Pasadena Weekly |
Liz Hedrick |
08-11-2008 |
Science
Activist Hits the Seats at the Rose Bowl to Raise Funds for Outward Boundnew
Starting from the nosebleed section and spiraling down to the most highly coveted seats at the Rose Bowl, 56-year-old activist Jim "Mouth" Purol will not stop sitting and standing until his sweaty backside has touched all 92,542 seats.
Pasadena Weekly |
Liz Hedrick |
07-14-2008 |
Economy
Combating Intolerance is a Big Motivating Factor for Author Carolyn Howard-Johnsonnew
Recently named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the California Legislature, Howard-Johnson, author of a book and short stories about Mormons, deftly uses minute details to bring life and depth to her fictional characters.
Pasadena Weekly |
Liz Hedrick |
06-30-2008 |
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