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• Menorah lighting, Deck the Halls and Rotarians go shopping

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  Greater Orange Celebrates Chanukah with 8 nights of Lights
  This Friday December 11th is the beginning of Chanukah and for the third year in a row the Temple Beth Sholom on Tustin Ave [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 5:59pm EST
  

• OUSD braces for more program cuts

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  “These are heartbreaking cuts and we’re not done yet”
  -OUSD Trustee Kim Nichols on continuing OUSD budget cut proposals 11/12/09
  
  As state fiscal crisis continues
  OUSD braces for more program [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 5:32pm EST
  

• Greater Orange is looking a lot like Christmas

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  Santa Claus to tour Villa Park before big Christmas Eve Trip
  Few people outside Villa Park may know that Santa and Mrs. Claus keep their Southern California vacation residence right here in Greater Orange at the [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  

• OUSD Staff recommends new cuts

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  As California Budget crisis continues….
  OUSD Staff recommends new cuts
  
  The Orange Unified School District continues to deal with the $32 million three year budget shortfall caused by the current [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:34am EST
  

• OUSD to deny Global Tides “Spam” Charter School

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  OUSD to deny Global Tides “Spam” Charter School
  
  In a scathing 14 page Board of Education Resolution, the Orange Unified School Board will reject the Charter School Petition of Global [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 7:23pm EDT
  

• OUSD to Study Canyons Secession Bid to Saddleback Unified

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  OUSD to Study Canyons Secession Bid
  to Saddleback Unified
  
  Orange Unified will study the possibility of letting the Canyon communities that fed into the now closed Santiago Elementary School leave [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 4:31pm EDT
  

• Metro TALK: It’s….OKTOBERFEST Time

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  It’s….OKTOBERFEST Time
  The Anaheim Hills Rotary Club presents OKTOBERFEST III 2009 Saturday October 3rd from 12 Noon to 5:00 pm at the Oak Canyon Nature Center. This year’s annual October Party in the Hills features live bands (of [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 7:25pm EDT
  

• State tests results make OUSD a Program Improvement district

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  New AYP scores mean
  State designates Orange Unified a Program Improvement District
  
  The Greater Orange Communities 55 Freeway Divide became more apparent in the latest release of the state Accountability [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 6:36pm EDT
  

• News from the Real OC- A Blog Star is Born!

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  News from the Real OC-
  A Blog Star is Born!
  Orange resident, mural artist, and mom-about-town Kim Harman’s blog is our newest favorite local blog. Far removed from the constant deluge [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 2:11pm EDT
  

• We Remember

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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 4:07pm EDT
  

• OUSD Board fails to pass own pay cut again

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  OUSD Board fails to pass own pay cut again
  After quickly and without debate voting to decrease all Orange Unified Administrators pay by 2%, then again voting without comment or [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 2:56pm EDT
  

• Orange International Street Fair ends Summer 2009

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  Summer ends with the
  Orange International Street Fair this weekend
  
  The Orange International Street Fair’s 2009 theme is “Music Makes the World Go Round”. The annual end-of–summer Labor Day Weekend (September 4-September [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 6:53pm EDT
  

• OUSD principal's husband adds to fairytale

  Once upon a time continues…
  OUSD Principal’s husband adds to fairytale
  
  Even as Orange Unified Superintendent Dr. Renae Dreier continues to move OUSD into the twenty first century and skillfully sheds the stodgy image created by former OUSD Superintendent Dr. Thomas Godley of a censorship-ridden self-serving [...]
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  Posted: August 30, 2009, 5:45pm EDT
  

• OUSD Board to vote on own $15 pay cut

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  While Smith and Moffat put their money where their mouth is…
  OUSD Board to vote on own $15 pay cut
  
  The Orange Unified School Board at their August 20, 2009 [...]
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  Posted: August 18, 2009, 9:43pm EDT
  

• Orange Net News is still here

  The botnet attacks on Twitter and Facebook were also tried against Google. Google has successfully defended itself but continues to have intermittent problems. The Orange Communication Systems' Greater Orange News Service has been knocked off occasionally with a message stating that Greater Orange News Service no longer exists. If you' [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 11:14pm EDT
  

• SPECIAL REPORT: OUSD and Teachers reach pay cut agreement

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  OUSD and Teachers reach pay cut agreement
  
  The Orange Unified School District and the teachers’ association, the Orange Unified Educators Association, have reached a tentative pay deal to eliminate four teacher staff days, thus reducing teachers’ annual salaries [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 1:59pm EDT
  

• INSIDE UPDATE: KATHY MOFFAT WRONG (AGAIN)!

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  “So I just wanted to correct that very serious error”
  KATHY MOFFAT WRONG (AGAIN)!
  
  Orange Unified School Board Trustee Kathy Moffat took on the “information put out to [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2009, 12:29pm EDT
  

• Metro VIEWSA community service of the ...

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  “99.99% of taxpayers never look at source documents”
  By John Rossmann
  
  You [Orange Net News] reported in your July 20 newsletters that the OUSD’s budget shows $342,000 in [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 11:05am EDT
  

• National Night Out in Orange, the Renaissance comes to Greater Orange and Concerts in the Park

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  National Night Out in Orange on August 4th
  The City of Orange and the Orange Police Department will host the local 26th Annual National Night Out on August 4, 2009 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 10:49am EDT
  

• Report on OUSD OPEB Retirement Bonds: OUSD General Fund payments continue because of “Lack of Profitability in the Portfolio”

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  Report on OUSD OPEB Retirement Bonds...
  OUSD General Fund payments continue because of
  “Lack of Profitability in the Portfolio”
  
  On the Orange Unified School Board’s July 23rd, 2009 [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 3:49pm EDT
  

• Metro VIEWS A community service of ...

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  Orange High School Principal S.K. Johnson becomes new King of Censorship
  Censorship again becomes a national story in OUSD
  
  
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  Posted: July 10, 2009, 8:31am EDT
  

• Metro TALK: Villa Park, Orange and Anaheim Hills celebrate the 4th of July

  
  
  5th Annual Villa Park Run/Walk Saturday June 27th, 2009
  The City of Villa Park’s 5th Annual 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Friends of the Villa Park Library will be this Saturday June 27, 2009. The annual race will start at the Villa Park High School [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 2:28pm EDT
  

• Orange Unified announces Principal positions for 2008-2009 school year

  In a press release Orange Unified School Superintendent Dr. Renae Drier publicly released to the Greater Orange Communities the school site pricipal assignments for the 2008-2009 school year. The announcement includes three elementary school sites still with openings for a principal (Anaheim Hills, Fletcher and Jordan) and one middle school [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 2:18pm EDT
  

• OUSD PROPOSED 2008-2009 BUDGET IN THE BLACK

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  Elementary music, class size reductions and 3 “small” schools saved…
  OUSD Budget Proposed 2008-2009 in the Black
  
  Avoiding a widely expected Qualified Certification (indicating that a district may not [...]
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  Posted: June 16, 2009, 12:14pm EDT
  

• OUSD TRUSTEES VOTE AGAINST OWN PAY CUT

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  OUSD TRUSTEES VOTE AGAINST OWN PAY CUT
  
  Orange Unified Trustees at their May 28 Board Meeting defeated a move to cut their $750 monthly stipend by 10% (to $675 a [...]
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  Posted: May 29, 2009, 5:25pm EDT
  

• OUSD Trustees to vote on 10% reduction to own pay and ending taxpayer paid Health Benefits

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  OUSD Trustees to vote on 10% reduction to own pay
  and ending taxpayer paid Health Benefits for Trustees
  
  The Orange Unified School Board Trustees will be voting at their [...]
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  Posted: May 26, 2009, 3:31pm EDT
  

• Greater Orange celebrates Memorial Day

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  Villa Park Family Picnic and Car Show set for Memorial Day Weekend
  This Memorial Day Weekend Orange County’s “Hidden Jewel” hosts the annual Villa Park Picnic and Car Show. Saturday May 23rd the weekend festivities kick off [...]
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  Posted: May 22, 2009, 4:33pm EDT
  

• Orange Unified's Panorama Elementary School Scores a Perfect 10-10 on State Academic Progress Index

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  Orange Unified's Panorama Elementary School Scores a
  Perfect 10-10 on State Academic Progress Index
  
  The California State Department of Education released the 2008-2009 Academic Performance Index (API) rankings' [...]
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  Posted: May 21, 2009, 5:51pm EDT
  

• Students not taught fundementals of American Culture at an Orange Unified middle school

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  Students not taught fundamentals of
  American Culture at an Orange Unified middle school
  
  
  Orange Unified School District over the years has led the way in its share of educationally innovative, politically popular, and often controversial [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 4:21pm EDT
  

• OUSD High School Drop Out Rate shows Many Ethnic Children Being Left Behind

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  OUSD High School Drop Out Rate show
  Many Minority Children Being Left Behind
  
  In a California Department of Education update on high school dropout rates for 2008 released on [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 4:18pm EDT
  

• OUSD Trustees vote to eliminate "Geek Squad"

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  Orange Unified Board eliminates 136 staff positions
  including OUSD’s own “Geek Squad” and Nutrition Director
  At the Thursday April 16th, 2009 Orange Unified School Board meeting, a publicly distraught OUSD [...]
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  Posted: May 10, 2009, 2:46pm EDT
  

• Metro TALK: Denim, Music,Cars and Awards Celebrations

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  Orange Park Acres Denim and Diamonds set for Friday May 8th
  The Annual Orange Park Acres Denim and Diamonds dinner dancing and silent auction fund raiser will be this Friday, May 8th at [...]
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  Posted: May 07, 2009, 5:39pm EDT
  

• Orange Unified takes lead on Swine Flu information

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  Orange Unified takes lead on Swine Flu information
  
  Orange Unified School Superintendent Renae Drier got out in front of the Swine Flu outbreak with a district-wide message to parents and staff on Monday April 27th and [...]
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  Posted: April 27, 2009, 7:49pm EDT
  

• Town Hall Meeting on May Special Election Propositions

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  LegCo Town Hall Meeting for May Special Election
  The Orange Unified Legislation Coalition will be sponsoring a public Town Hall Meeting on the May 19th Special Election Propositions. The meeting will at the Orange Unified School District [...]
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  Posted: April 26, 2009, 11:24am EDT
  

• STEVE ROCCO CONVICTED OF KETCHUP PETTY THEFT

  
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  Rocco convicted of petty theft in ketchup bottle theft
  
  Former Orange Unified Board Trustee Steve Rocco was convicted by a Santa Ana Jury on petty theft charges of stealing a half empty bottle of ketchup from Chapman [...]
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  Posted: April 16, 2009, 5:04pm EDT
  

• Orange Unified Board to eliminate 136 Staff support positions, plus reduce hours and pay

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  Orange Unified Board to eliminate 136 Staff support positions-
  plus reduce hours and pay
  
  At the Thursday April 16th, 2009 Orange Unified School Board meeting the OUSD Trustees will vote [...]
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  Posted: April 14, 2009, 9:09pm EDT
  

• Metro TALK: Spring Tea and Spring Rocco

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  YWCA Spring Tea set for May 2nd
  Tickets have gone on sale for the YWCA Central Orange County 6th Annual Spring Tea, The popular annual Spring fund raiser is scheduled for May 2nd. The afternoon’s activities include a [...]
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  Posted: April 07, 2009, 6:06pm EDT
  

• ALL OUSD LEADERSHIP NEEDS TO LEAD ON PAYCUTS

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  ALL OUSD LEADERSHIP NEEDS TO LEAD ON PAYCUTS
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  Orange Unified School District Superintendent Renae Drier’s administration “balanced” the latest legal Interim Budget [...]
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  Posted: March 25, 2009, 8:51pm EDT
  

• OUSD: SILVERADO CLOSED, SUMMER SCHOOL OPEN

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  OUSD:SILVERADO CLOSED, SUMMER SCHOOL OPEN
  
  After confusing procedural votes,
  OUSD Board votes to close Silverado
  At the March 12, 2009 Orange Unified School Board Meeting, a standing [...]
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  Posted: March 23, 2009, 7:09pm EDT
  

• Steve Rocco Ketchup Caper makes it to Courtroom

  Extending his 15 minutes of fame, the OC Weekly has a report on its blog about the first day of the Steve Rocco Ketchup Bottle Trial. the former OUSD Trustee is on trial for allegedly stealing a half empty ketchup bottle from Chapman University.
  
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  Posted: March 18, 2009, 7:48pm EDT
  

• METRO VIEWS- OUSD’s Small Schools and Hocus Pocus Budgeting

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  OUSD’s Small Schools and Hocus Pocus Budgeting
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  The 4-3 vote of the Orange Unified School Board to [...]
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  Posted: March 14, 2009, 3:55pm EDT
  

• OUSD Trustees vote to close Silverado Elementary School

  OUSD TRUSTEES VOTE TO CLOSE SILVERADO
  
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  At their regular March 12th Board Meeting, the Orange Unified Trustees in a close 4-3 vote, voted to close the district’s smallest school [...]
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  Posted: March 13, 2009, 3:27pm EDT
  

• OUSD Staff Reccomended Budget Cuts: Close Silverado, Cut all wages by 3.75%, Increase Class Size

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  OUSD Staff budget cut recommendations for March 12 meeting include…
  Close Silverado, Cut all wages by 3.75%,
  Increase class size
  
  A delayed Orange Unified School District March 12, [...]
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  Posted: March 10, 2009, 4:34pm EDT
  

• OUSD Board approves more layoffs... just in case

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  OUSD Board approves more layoffs- just in case
  
  In a 4-2 vote, Orange Unified Trustees voted on Thursday February 26, 2009 to approve Action Agenda Item 12 C -Resolution [...]
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  Posted: March 01, 2009, 3:02pm EST
  

• ARCHIBALD GONE; ELEMENTARY MUSIC GOING

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  ARCHIBALD GONE; ELEMENTARY MUSIC GOING
  Orange Unified Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Jon Archibald has left OUSD reportedly for a similar job in the Huntington Beach City School District. Archibald’s [...]
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  Posted: February 22, 2009, 3:24pm EST
  

• OUSD Board hears more proposed cuts in Work Session

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  OUSD Board hears more proposed cuts in Work Session
  The continued California Budget Stalemate in Sacramento has led to budget panic though out the state. In their continued efforts to keep [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2009, 4:41pm EST
  

• OUSD DOOMSDAY BUDGET DECISIONS DUE BY IDES OF MARCH

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  “We will walk through this very dark valley together.”
  - Trustee M. Smith 1/15/09
  
  Trustees meeting on OUSD Budget Set for February 5
  As the top state officials meet [...]
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  Posted: February 02, 2009, 5:06pm EST
  

• From GOOD TO GREAT (to failure)

  A Greater Orange Communities Update:
  From Good to Great (to failure)
  
  Shortly after becoming OUSD Superintendent, now retired Superintendent Dr. Godley had embraced the business model jargon of Jim Collins’ book, Good to Great as a framework for the Orange Unified School District moving [...]
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  Posted: January 25, 2009, 3:54pm EST
  

• MIDYEAR BUDGET CUTS AT ORANGE UNIFIED?

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  With Sacramento lawmakers from all sides embroiled in a never-ending budget battle as the economy across California and the nation tanks, the Orange Unified School Board will be receiving a staff [...]
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  Posted: January 12, 2009, 3:23pm EST
  

• METRO TALK: Chapman U Law School focuses on Lincoln

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  Chapman U Law School focuses on Lincoln
  The Chapman University School of Law presents the 2009 Chapman Law Review Symposium on January 30, 2009 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at Chapman University in historic Old [...]
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  Posted: January 09, 2009, 8:14pm EST