Jul 22 2010

Success takes planning, planning and more planning

Investing has become this ominous word in the last few years, with no one knowing the true meaning. For example, we had people who called themselves investors during the most recent real estate boom, but really were speculators or gamblers, who bought property and prayed that home values would keep rising.
 
Investing is a plan; a path to get you from point A (where you are now) to point B (a comfortable retirement) and beyond.
 

Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
Jul 22 2010

Discount coupons available to eligible patrons

Palmdale has begun a new program of distributing Rider Relief Transportation Program discount coupons to eligible Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) bus riders from 2 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesdays in the lobby of the Larry Chimbole Cultural Center at 38350 Sierra Highway. This is an effort to give assistance to lower income people who rely on the city’s public transportation system, officials say the program will continue indefinitely. The coupons are also only good for use on AVTA buses.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Jul 22 2010

Helps keep students sharp

LANCASTER, Calif. —While summer jobs are scarce and activities are limited, teens don’t have to go through the next two months without making use of their time.

Rising Star College Program hosted a four-day writing workshop for high school students, where youngsters learned the basics of how to effectively and efficiently write essays to better prepare them for college.

Although English courses in school teach students the basics of writing, there is nothing like a bit of practice and college preparation.

Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
Jul 22 2010

Adults could be punished for children’s criminal behavior

Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris recently insisted that a new ordinance setting fines for parents whose children repeatedly engage in deviant, criminal behavior be rewritten. He said that the possible effects on citizens would be “asinine.”

The rewriting is intended to identify the specific types of conduct to be considered punishable and to outline the process for warning parents of potential penalties. The ordinance, drafted at the request of Vice Mayor Ron Smith, was based on a measure already in place in Norwalk.

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Alcoholics Anonymous (323) 936-4343 
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