By Mary O’KEEFE One might think that 26.2 miles was enough of a challenge for runners but Mother Nature decided to throw a little more at athletes this past Sunday. Rain, winds and cold temperatures added to the challenge that was the L.A. Marathon. “It was a difficult experience but it made me even happier […]
On April 5 voters who live within the Glendale Unified School District area will be asked to choose two candidates out of the eight vying for a seat on the district’s school board. The school board members are elected by voters to establish the educational policies of the district. In addition to guiding policy decisions […]
By Jason KUROSU The state’s financial problems and its effects on education have become a recurring theme in the Glendale Unified School District’s Board of Education meetings. As with the recession, California’s budget cuts have engendered much talk of worst case scenarios in order to prepare those involved for ominous possibilities. However, these concerns were […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Town Council Land Use Committee and various other members of the community convened at the La Crescenta Public Library on March 10 to discuss one issue: the felling of an oak tree which occurred over a year ago. At that time, newlyweds Paul and Mariam Barnes hired a tree […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It’s been a month-long tour of appearances across Glendale and La Crecenta for candidates in the April 5 elections, so what was another forum to speak last week? Five candidates running for the Glendale Unified District school board spoke to the audience at the CV Town Council March 17 inside the La […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The six candidates running for the two seats on the Glendale City Council once again went into the political forum fray on Monday night. All appeared to have changed a little since their first debate about four weeks ago at the Dunsmore Community Center. The tone was more restrained by some, campaign […]
obituary Carlos Muro Carlos Muro, 52, passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 19. He was born in Zacatecas, Mexico on Jan. 1, 1959, and immigrated to Los Angeles in 1968 with his mother and two sisters. Having to assume the role of patriarch early on, he delivered newspapers and worked as a vendor at Dodger […]
Tell Me Jim’s Coming Back I am so saddened by the absence of Jim Chase’s column. For years I have enjoyed his thoughtful and witty prose. Please tell me he is returning some time soon! Michele MacNeal La Crescenta Editor’s note: Jim Chase will be returning to Viewpoints in April. Urges Yes on S Although […]
My mother Roma Gibson was born in 1935 and grew up in the Pico-Robertson area on Los Angeles’ Westside. This is one of her stories. Roma lived on Alcott Street, a fairly quiet, residential neighborhood just a few blocks south of Robertson Boulevard. At the end of the street, as was quite typical in those […]
Yes, it’s true. CV was the site of something special in women’s history, and actually, for human dignity. Thanks to the vision of a strong woman, Agnes Richards, founder of Rockhaven Sanitarium in 1923, the lives of women with mental disabilities were immeasurably improved. Agnes Richards has a tale that is inspirational. Although born in […]