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“Democracy’s a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it’s no longer democracy, is it? It’s something else. It may be an inch away from totalitarianism.” This is a quote of Pulitzer Prize winning Sam Shepard.

Reverend Donna Shea, whose teenage daughter passed away from cancer in 2013 is releasing her book, “It’s Fine” A Mother’s View from the ICU,. ” on Sunday November 29th. This date marks seven years since Terisa’s passing from cancer and her family has continued to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and bring awareness to fundraising opportunities

The City of Hemet will host an online community workshop to discuss how the City should look and function under new design standards being prepared for multi-family housing and mixed-use developments.

A study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers examines how cannabis vaporizer brands use Instagram to market their products by employing visuals that may appeal to young people and tagging popular musicians, social media influencers, and cannabis products to expand the brands’ reach. Findings are published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Carla, 17, is overwhelmed. “Some teachers speak too fast and I can’t follow all the assignments,” she said. “Other times we have trouble with the internet.” With in-person classes on hold in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and many districts across the country due to COVID-19, school is taking place online.