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  • Pertussis vaccine now mandatory

    A new law going into effect June 1 this year will bar students from entering school or playing school sports without receiving a pertussis vaccine.This includes an estimated 17,000 7-12th graders who have yet to be immunized against the disease.

    This law comes in the wake of California’s 2010 whooping cough epidemic, during which over eight thousand cases (a 63 year high) were documented.

  • Governor Brown’s budget

    $18 billion. That is roughly the number cut from K-12 education in the last three years, according to the California Teacher’s Association. With larger class sizes, various program cuts and hysteria in the educational world, many may be wondering, what has Governor Brown planned for this?

  • Birthright citizenship on the chopping block

    There has been a long line of problems having to do with Illegal Immigration laws throughout the past few years.

    An attempt made recently by a few states to reform U.S. birthright citizenship may ignite the national discussion about immigration reform, but it seems as if there is a slim chance to actually resolve the ancient constitutional tenet that children born on U.S. soil are recognized as citizens automatically.

  • New cancer screening on the horizon

    A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell, lurking in the shadows among a billion healthy cells, is moving one step closer to availability at your doctor’s office.

  • Oprah to reveal her OWN network

    After twenty-five years with her own show, Oprah Winfrey revealed that this will be her show’s last season.

    Aside from her show, Oprah Winfrey has accomplished other things as well. Between building a school for young girls in Africa, and discovering up and coming people such as Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz and some musical talents, Oprah Winfrey has finally made the decision to create her own television network.

  • Teen car thief caught, charged with stealing cars, property after police chase through Santa Rosa
  • Welding class donates new trailer
  • X marks the traffic jam
  • FDA battles “Big Cig” companies
  • Taking the happy out of McDonald’s Happy Meals?
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