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Residents have eyes on Sinanyan
I read with some skepticism of Zareh Sinanyan’s change of heart in the matter of the disparaging YouTube comments he had made a few years ago (Zareh Sinanyan admits racist remarks, expresses regret,” Ron Kaye, April 21). I am glad he finally...Tags: Local Elections, Genocide, Gays and Lesbians, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Massacres
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Ronda Rousey says transgender fighter Fallon Fox has unfair advantage
UFC fighter Matt Mitrione was suspended indefinitely earlier this week for disparaging comments he made about transgender fighter Fallon Fox. UFC women's champion Ronda Rousey agrees with him, though not with the language he used. She told the New...
Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bullfighting, Sports
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Ticktockers honored for caring for the victims of abuse
The National Charity League Ticktocker Class of 2016 was honored for its commitment to the women and children in the YWCA Domestic Violence Program during the Character and Ethics Awards Ceremony in February. The Character and Ethics Project is based...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Human Interest, Values, Ethics
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Schiff lauds move to extend military benefits for same-sex couples
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Monday lauded a Department of Defense decision to extend some benefits to same-sex couples serving in the military. Schiff was one of 40 other members of the House who signed onto a letter last week urging Leon E....Tags: U.S. Military, Gays and Lesbians, Adam Schiff, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Google+
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Columnist made a racist assumption
Ron Kaye just doesn't get it. He tries to make hay of some very poorly alleged “racial profiling” of Armenians (“The Gatto plot thickens,” Feb. 3) but then assumes that the Armenian American community is monolithic and spoken for...Tags: Racism
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ACLU reaches settlement with Glendale Unified and city on racial profiling claims
The ACLU of Southern California announced Wednesday that it had reached settlements with the city of Glendale and the school district on behalf of eight Latino students who alleged officials engaged in racial profiling and illegal searches during a 2010...
Tags: Students, Health and Safety at School, Minority Groups, Racism, Teaching and Learning
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In 2013, much awaits Glendale
The year 2013 is already shaping up to be a busy year, with several issues rooted in the past expected to come to fruition. While the year ahead will no doubt unleash its own bounty of surprises, here are some issues we can all count on happening in the...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Judges, Justice System, Metal, Science and Technology
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Verdugo Views: Early charity for elderly helped grow Twelve Oaks
National Charity League of Glendale was established in 1942 to provide assistance to needy elderly people. For many years they held fundraisers with a specific goal: to build and operate a retirement facility in Glendale. By 1963, some 20 years after...
Tags: John Craig, Charity, Culture, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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Start the Presses: No, Meatball isn't up for adoption
At 4 a.m. Friday morning, Paul Hubler's neighbor called. A bear is in my yard, he said. A few minutes later, a 400-pound ursine, believed to be the famed Meatball, was in the shallow end of Hubler's pool. It's been that kind of week. Bears are more...Tags: Meatballs
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Cities rejoin county homeless program
After a prolonged period of belt-tightening, Burbank and Glendale are ditching a winter homeless shelter that was retooled last year to serve only local referrals — one that dramatically reduced the total number of beds that had historically been...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Rentals, Human Interest, Homelessness, Ecumenism
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Intersections: Many people are overlooked in age studies
Black men have the highest rates for prostate cancer in the U.S. About half the minority elder population is poor or near poor. The average duration of unemployment for those age 55 and older in 2007 was 20 weeks. In 2012, that number has risen to more...Tags: Physical Conditions, Science and Technology, Prostate Cancer, Minority Groups, Medical Research
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Film review: This Abe is hard to top
The trailers and TV ads for "Lincoln" — with their wall-to-wall music, stately proclamations and reverent tone — suggest an unrestrained Steven Spielberg, fully indulging his worst tendencies. They won't win any truth-in-advertising awards...
Tags: Entertainment, Tim Blake Nelson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Slavery, Raymond Massey
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