Get ready for higher food prices this summer as the California drought has forced the agricultural industry in the Central Valley to spend more money to produce more food.
Author Archives: Merdies Hayes
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Eastside-Westside: Change in circumstance; change in scenery
Quick and little, he darted up the steps with big news that couldn’t wait: “Moma, is it true? Is it true? Are the Bennetts really moving to Baldwin Hills?” She winked and nodded yes: “That’s right. James and Alice are moving to Baldwin Hills…the house is on ‘Don’ something or other.”
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Missouri’s Sam may become NFL’s first openly gay player
The announcement last weekend from Michael Sam, All-American lineman from the University of Missouri, that he is gay could mean he may become the first openly gay player in the National Football League upon his likely draft in early May.
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Poppies likely to be absent during annual spring festival
The state drought has spread to the Antelope Valley which this year will see practically no multi-colored blossoms at its annual Poppy Festival set April 26-27 at Lancaster City Park, 43011 N. 10th Street West.
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Race relations in Antelope Valley continue to stir controversy
The number of hate crimes reported and prosecuted throughout Los Angeles County has dipped during the past five years, but African Americans residing in the Antelope Valley remain skeptical of these findings. Representatives of a number of civic groups met recently with OurWeekly to reveal widespread incidences of threats, intimidation and physical altercations which have ranged from “hate literature” being strewn around Black neighborhoods, to “storm trooper”-like tactics among law enforcement.
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‘Beatlemania’ and the legacy of Black Music
Next weekend will mark the 50th anniversary of the British Invasion, that seminal moment in Rock ‘N Roll history when the Beatles “hopped the pond” and landed on the Ed Sullivan Show. American teens had widely anticipated the Liverpool lads that Sunday evening, Feb. 9, 1964, with fanfare dwarfing any display of the popular arts in American history.
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President lays out lofty goals during State of the Union speech
Vowing to act “wherever and whenever” he can, President Barack Obama on Tuesday presented a more subdued list of proposals to help restart the U.S. economic engine with policies ranging from increasing the minimum wage, to more spending on infrastructure.
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Antelope Valley braces for another drought
Gov. Jerry Brown this week declared a drought emergency throughout the state, telling residents they must reduce their water usage by a minimum of 20 percent, as well as directing agencies and water districts to initiate steps to ease the effects of certain water shortages affecting everything from farmland in the Central Valley, to municipal use, as well as residential front and rear lawns.
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AV job prospects remain uncertain
As the national economy continues to wobble its way out of the Great Recession, employment numbers in Los Angeles County are on a slight upswing with jobless rates hovering around 9.4 percent at the beginning of the year. The state labor force actually grew last year by .7 percent, while the County saw an increase of 1.5 percent.
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Sex, human trafficking: Both brutal and high-tech
Los Angeles County is among the nation’s three most infamous destinations for sex trafficking. With January serving as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the scourge of underage persons forced to participate in the multi-billion-dollar sex trade has focused attention nationwide on how to spot, report and possibly save another child from a life of danger, health risks and, if not rescued, an early death.