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Summer-school class hour measure tabled

Summer-school class hour measure tabled

Faced with parents who are up in arms over a proposal that La Cañada High School's standard of 6,960 instructional minutes per...

 

School officials: District will remain strong

La Cañada's public school system will still be in good hands after the departure of Supt. James Stratton, school officials said...

 

Economic anxieties curb appetites

Sluggish economic activity over the past year has made for lean times at many La Cañada Flintridge restaurants, but local culinary...

Evaluation discussion stays behind closed doors

Despite the desire of one of its members to bring the teacher-evaluation process out into the open, the La Cañada school board...

 

La Cañada schools superintendent to retire

After six years at the helm of La Cañada's public schools, Supt. James Stratton will retire at the end of this school year, it was...

 

Mt. Waterman gets a lift

Lynn Newcomb would have been proud — or jealous.

In Theory: Does TV glorify sex for teens?

Q. The Parents Television Council has released a report in which it claims prime-time TV shows sexualize the young girls portrayed in...

Our Readers Write: Bicyclists also want Crest open

Re: Piece of Mind column, Dec. 16, "Crest will open Monday. Or won't," by Carol Cormaci. Thank you for keeping up on this local mountain...

Poll

Should the city of La Cañada Flintridge give property tax breaks in exchange for guarantees that owners of historic homes will preserve and maintain them?

  • Yes. The city's historic character should be protected.
  • Yes, but only with strict standards and if city revenue loss is capped.
  • No. Historic preservation is already in the property owner's best interest.
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Piece of Mind: This controversy is understandable

Piece of Mind: This controversy is understandable

Our new/old governor Jerry Brown generated a collective sigh of relief among public elementary and high-school educators earlier this week...

Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

Sometimes I wonder if anyone ever reads my columns here in the Valley Sun. So when I get e-mail from a reader asking me to respond to a...

The Valley Line: After the holidays, Let the Sun Shine In

It seems lately that community folk are taking a much-deserved winter snooze after the full-speed-ahead pace of the holidays. Things have...

Mertz ~ West

Ron and Karen Mertz of Greensboro, Ga. announce the engagement of their daughter Nicole McMahon Mertz to Jeffery Allan West, the son of Fred...

Crime Blotter-Jan. 12

The following were taken from reports on file at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station:

2010 sees fewer traffic wrecks

While the closure of Angeles Crest Highway for most of this year has been a headache for commuters who relied on the mountain road, the...

Crime Blotter-Jan. 5

The following were taken from reports on file at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station

Fleeing suspects toss jewelry from car

Moments after Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station deputies responded to a burglary alarm Wednesday morning at a home on the 4300 block of...