» Part II By Mary O’KEEFE Since Ancient Egypt there have been attempts to treat and cure cancer. The growing body of knowledge about breast cancer biology and improvements in surgical and medical treatments has been built over time. One of the earliest manuscripts reporting on cancer treatment was written on the Egyptian papyrus […]
By Michael LEVITSKY With the recommendation last month by Los Angeles County for people not to trick-or-treat this Halloween, many are wondering how to preserve the spooky spirit in an unimaginable year that feels part of a Stephen King novel. With no candy collecting, restricted social gatherings and no witches, ghouls or goblins roaming around […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The League of Women Voters Glendale/Burbank – LWV – held virtual debates on Monday afternoon that featured candidates for the 43rd State Assembly and the 28th Congressional District. Though LWV has sponsored debates for many years during COVID-19 it had to make some changes. “We arranged this debate back in July and […]
COVID Confession Prior to the pandemic, I dressed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in casual business wear – i.e., dress slacks and an appropriate blouse or maybe a dress. On Thursdays and Fridays I usually wore blue jeans and a comfortable shirt. My thinking was that on Thursdays I never knew what I might need […]
“The harvest moon hangs round and high It dodges clouds high in the sky, The stars wink down their love and mirth The Autumn season is giving birth. Oh, it must be October…” ~Pearl N. Sorrels, “It Must Be October” The skies were just beginning to clear making way for our famous beautiful blue skies […]
Updated Oct. 9 By Mary O’KEEFE The Nov. 3 election is a little over three weeks away. Voting in Los Angeles County has already begun at the LA County Registrar’s headquarters at 12400 Imperial Highway, third floor in Norwalk 90650. Vote-by-mail ballots have been sent out to all registered voters in California. Voters can […]
Laundry to Landscape Greywater System Rebate Program Glendale Water & Power has launched its Laundry to Landscape (L2L) Greywater System Program that offers a rebate of up to $500 (not to exceed the total cost of installation) to residential customers for properly connecting their washing machine to a greywater irrigation system. These systems are designed […]
Crime information is from the LASD-CV Sheriff’s Station. Sept. 29 8800 block of Foothill Boulevard in Sunland, after a routine traffic stop deputies discovered a suspect/driver, described as a male white, 25 years old, allegedly in possession of heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine. The suspect was arrested for alleged transportation for sale of controlled substances […]
This Week at LCIF “Couch Church, Fellowship and Prayers” continues for the foreseeable future at Lutheran Church of the Foothills. Worship services stream on the church’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel at 10 a.m. on Sundays then videos are available on the church’s website at www.lcifoothills.org, Facebook page at facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos and on the church’s YouTube […]