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Quit Complaining

People living around the Cottage Healthcare System (CHS) near Oak Park complain about helicopter noise because of the new helipad on top of the new building.

Moratorium on Foreclosures

Recently I learned that a home where a family of three lives, including a disabled child, was auctioned off to the highest bidder when the property owner lost the home to foreclosure.

Dos Pueblos Grad Makes Time List

Dos Pueblos High School graduate Ben Rattray was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.

Organizers Quell Fiesta Controversy

The community battle royale that combusted when dance judges hired by Old Spanish Days declared 12-year-old flamenco dancer Sadee Broida this year’s Junior Spirit — even though the rules only allow applicants between the ages of 9 and 11 — has come to an amicable conclusion.

The Improbable Striker

Davies Kabogoza escapes poverty and warfare to play soccer at City College.

Spinnergy

Paul Weitekamp, a third-year UCSB undergraduate physics student, has created an innovative start-up energy storage company called Spinnergy.

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