A summer job can do wonders for a teenager. Early work experience can be a critical component of preparing youth for the transition to adulthood, as well as gaining those vital “soft skills” (e.g. reliability, maturity, character) that employers look for in entry-level workers.
Author Archives: Merdies Hayes
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Anti-Muslim hate crimes increase; three arrested in local violence
The arrests last weekend in Lake Los Angeles of three suspected white supremacists participating in a racially-motivated attack may be a reminder of the continuing reach of hate groups in Los Angeles County.
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Carson bows out of GOP race
Ben Carson announced on Wednesday that he sees no “political path forward,” will not attend tonight’s GOP debate in his hometown of Detroit and, effectively, has dropped his 2016 presidential bid.
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Commercial space travel gets boost
It was such a big announcement that Sir Richard Branson had to be there. The billionaire adventurer was in
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Obama’s Supreme Court pick looms large as Democrats, Republicans choose sides
It was a sure bet that Democrats and Republicans on Capital Hill would bicker furiously over President Barack Obama’s anticipated Supreme Court nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Both sides
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Price secures additional funding for trash disposal in 9th District
Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price has decided that the most efficient and practical way to help
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El Nino event takes longer than expected to bring needed rain
For about a year, we’ve been promised “torrential downpours”… “buckets of rain”…“sheets of storms” and, most importantly, “drought relief.” But now that Southern California is broiling in 90-degree heat in traditionally the wettest month of the year, everyone is asking: “What happened to El Nino?”
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County approves new homeless plan
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week agreed to spend roughly $150 million over the next two years to fund a number of programs designed to assist the growing homeless population with both short- and long-term housing.
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Heart disease can be prevented, treated once you know signs, precautions
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death for American men and women. Heart disease, as it is more commonly referred to, kills one in three Americans (about 800,000 people) every year most often by manifesting itself in sudden and unforeseen ways.
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Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire dies in Los Angeles at age 74
Maurice White, founder of the soul band Earth, Wind & Fire, which has sold more than 90 million albums worldwide, died on Thursday in Los Angeles after a near 30-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 74.