Gregg Reese  |   OW Staff Writer
Sep 23 2010

Hard-fought politics

This November’s battle between incumbent Barbara Boxer and challenger Carly Fiorina for the junior California Senatorial seat will be closely watched, since a Republican win here could upset the Democrat majority and further inhibit the President’s ability to implement new legislation and the appointments of judges, federal executives, and uniformed officials. Both candidates graciously granted separate interviews with Our Weekly to address the major issues in this most visible of State elections.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Sep 16 2010

Racial profiling proven by sheriff’s report

LANCASTER, Calif. - Community activists and Antelope Valley residents rallied together at the front of County of Los Angeles Library Lancaster on Tuesday afternoon in response to the recent report published by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department that exemplified excessive racial profiling within the Antelope Valley. According to the report, a disproportionate amount of African Americans and Latinos have been arrested - 64 percent of arrests in Lancaster have been of African Americans while Blacks only make up 15 percent of the population.

Marisol Aguilar  |   OW Contributor
Sep 16 2010

LAVA is open for education

The Lancaster School District is offering students, who for one reason or another are not reaching their full potential in the traditional school setting, a chance to do better in their Lancaster Alternative Virtual Academy (LAVA) program.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Sep 16 2010

A Black Infant Health graduate’s story

LANCASTER, Calif.,—On Thursday, Sept. 2 at the Child Care Resource Center, 18 women graduated from the Antelope Valley Black Infant Health Program (BIH); this was the largest graduating class in the local organization’s history.

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