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Pricing Orange County`s Higher Educational Out of Reach

The escalation began with the realization that young educated adults often challenge racism and the status quo.

(LAGUNA BEACH) - The movers and shakers of Orange County, California have always portrayed the county as Disneyesque.

When thinking about Orange County our leaders would have us recite Ray Stevens' lyrics: "Everything is beautiful in it's own way, under God's Heaven, the world's gonna find a way."

Police Drug Dogs Outweigh Education at Beverly Hills High
Rights, what are those again?

The rights of these kids and their families were trampled on by dogs.

(BEVERLY HILLS) - Ever wonder what life is really like for the so-called privileged teenagers of Beverly Hills, California?

While known for its infinite riches, a recent press release issued by this agency tells of a multi-agency police raid on the city's high school with drug dogs.

Marijuana Reform Advocates Await Results One Year After California Decriminalized Marijuana Possession

California decriminalized marijuana one year ago.

(SACRAMENTO) - One year ago, a law passed by the California State Legislature and signed by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger went into effect removing criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana.

Supporters of the law argued that it would remove some of the financial burden associated with arresting people for marijuana possession, while lessening the damage done by having a criminal record.

Mysteries of Unseen Force: Racetrack Playa`s Sliding Rocks & River-Curved Rifles in France

Geophysics rendezvous with aerodynamics in Death Valley, possibly solving the 'traveling rock' mystery; while recovered war relics in France defy explanation...

(SALEM) - What elements of nature move solid objects with invisible force?

These questions and a possible answer to the first, are the nature of this article about seemingly unnatural occurrences, at least one of which, may not be such a mystery after all.

Oregon Ducks Defeat Wisconsin in Rose Bowl

There were several injuries and at least one player was removed by the field by stretcher, but the Oregon Ducks walked away with a 45-38 victory in the highly anticipated bowl game.

(PASADENA) - Nobody has said it in 95 years, Pac-12 champions for three years in a row, the Oregon Ducks are this year's Rose Bowl Champions!.

A Closer Look at the Scientific Examination of Comets

Most people do not realize that the comet tail sweeps around the Sun like the spoke of a wheel and actually precedes the nucleus when the comet is receding away from the Sun...

(SAN DIEGO) - In a report from London dated Dec. 19, 2011 titled, “Comet Lovejoy Just Misses the Sun”, the scientists reported:

“Newly discovered comet, Lovejoy, defied all odds when it survived a hellish journey through the Sun’s corona, where temperatures soar to staggering 1.1 million C.

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Half Billion Dollar Nationwide Settlement over Price-Fixing Scheme

California consumers and government entities will receive a significant portion of the more than $500 million settlement...

(SAN FRANCISCO) - A $553 million settlement has been reached with manufacturers that engaged in price fixing of flat screen LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panels found in monitors, laptops and televisions.

In October 2010, Attorney General Harris filed a lawsuit against ten companies for engaging in price fixing of LCD panels from 1999 to 2006 that resulted in higher prices for California residents and businesses, as well as government agencies.

Medical Marijuana Advocates Start Redding City Council Recall Effort

Medical Marijuana Advocate Slams Dispensary Ban...

(REDDING, Calif.) - An outspoken Redding medical marijuana patient and advocate presented three City Council members with recall notices Tuesday night.

Rob McDonald, 50, presented council members Francie Sullivan, Rick Bosetti and Patrick Jones with the notices during the meeting's public comment period.

Radiated Heat Versus Radiated Energy

Now that the scientists can very clearly see the magnetic loops on the Sun and recognize their importance, many mysteries of Earth and the universe will be resolved.

(SAN DIEGO) - My concept is that the heat and energy of the Sun is the result of the tremendous external magnetic field of the Sun.

It is absolutely impossible for an internal 20 million degree internal heat source of any kind to radiate a 3 million degree temperature to the corona and leave a relatively cool 10,000 degree surface of the Sun between these two awesome temperature extremes.

Border Crossers Encounter New Delays

“The principal mission of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is anti-terrorism” - agency statement

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - In an e-mail to constituents this month, El Paso Congressman Silvestre Reyes lauded the November opening of a new, high-tech pedestrian crossing system at the Paso del Norte (Santa Fe) Bridge between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso.

With assistance from the Unisys Corporation, the maze-like system uses a combination of revolving doors, hand-held mobile devices and radio frequency identification (RFID) to process US passports; ten fingerprint biometric capture devices were also installed for inclusion in the system, according to Unisys.