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ICE releases Daniela Vargas, a Dreamer that had been detained
By: KENDRA ABLAZA, Mississippi Today ~ March 10, 2017 United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday released Daniela Vargas, a 22-year-old Mississippi resident who was detained by immigration agents immediately after she spoke at an immigrants’ rights press conference in Jackson. Elmore & Peterson Law Firm, a Jackson-based firm where ... -
The G.O.P. After Donald Trump
By Erick-Woods Erickson, NY Times Opinions ~ October 14th, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/opinion/erick-erickson-the-gop-after-donald-trump.html?emc=edit_th_20161014&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=49022863&_r=1 ATLANTA — Over the past few months, a cavalcade of Republican policy wonks, pundits and partisan strategists have beclowned themselves on national television trying to defend the indefensible: their party’s nominee. Free-trade advocates have become protectionists. Strategists are treating ... -
A small distance, but a great feat: Foshay Learning Center sends more students to USC ...
By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times ~ September 28, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-foshay-has-most-usc-freshmen-20160926-snap-story.html Lilly Diaz was in second grade when she first stepped onto the campus of USC for a Halloween carnival organized by undergraduates. By the time she returned to the campus as a freshman this fall, she found nothing especially scary about it. ... -
California Community Foundation pledges $1 billion to L.A. County nonprofits
By Alice Walton, L.A. Times ~ October 8, 2015 Contact Reporter http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-me-la-county-ccf-grant-20151008-story.html In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the California Community Foundation is pledging $1 billion to Los Angeles County's nonprofit organizations over the next decade. The funding announcement follows a survey that found L.A. County residents want to be involved in ...