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Sasha Obama may have opted for casual attire for her recent jet-setting adventure, but her nails were far from low-key. The 22-year-old daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama was photographed striding through the airport in Los Angeles after flying in from New York. She donned casual sweatpants and a cropped t-shirt for the journey, and opted for chunky clogs and her trusty Telfar bag. Sasha may have flown under the radar with her everyday look, however her super long, neon nails were hard to miss as they stood out against the neutral hues of her outfit. She appeared to be...

Dear TVUSD School Board, The school board’s proposed parental notification policy is both a common sense and worthy proposal to what so many voters, parents, and taxpayers want in our school district as well as in society at large; a return to normalcy. It has long been a normal standard throughout virtually all school districts that parents receive timely and pertinent notifications from school officials for a variety of reasons, including school sponsored field trips, medical, psychological and counseling issues, extracurricular activities, student commendations, as well as disciplinary actions, and the safety and security of the students. It is only...

Massive manhunt takes on a new urgencyThe search for the sniper who shot Trooper Joseph A. Longobardo took on a new urgency Sunday afternoon. The massive manhunt now seeks a cop killer. Longobardo, 32, a husband and father of a 13-month-old son, died Sunday afternoon in Erie County Medical Center. And escaped convict Ralph "Bucky" Phillips remains the prime suspect in Thursday's ambush-style shooting. Doctors at the Buffalo hospital had battled day and night to try to save the life of the respected member of the elite Mobile Response Team but faced staggering odds from the beginning. Thursday evening, a...

SACRAMENTO — Police sirens wail as a scruffy teenager, clutching a bag, runs frantically through the streets. Entering a schoolyard, he reaches into the bag. Out comes … a graduation gown, which he dons to receive a diploma. The scene is from a television ad, paid for with tax money and made by consultants close to Hollywood producer Rob Reiner. It aired across California this winter, touting the benefits of preschool. "When kids go," the narrator says, "we all benefit." The release of the ad, and two others, by a state commission Reiner heads coincided with his launch of a...

Children in kindergarten through eith grad discuss lesbian and gay-related topics.