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Santos Oroscos Aguilar, age 1, drowned. Eliseo Santos Carmona, 24, fell off a cliff. Modesta Lopez, 27, died of dehydration. The list goes on and on with hundreds of names of people who have died while trying to cross the 2,000 mile US-Mexican border."It's heartbreaking to see … [Read more...] about Risking it all at the Mexican border

Over one hundred buttons adorn a United Farm Workers' flag that hangs prominently on the wall of Salvador Soto's office at Yuba College. Nearby are two photos: one with Cesar Chavez in deep thought and the other with farm tools over his shoulder.Soto adjusts his glasses and … [Read more...] about Tribute to Cesar Chavez

Leo Chesney, a minimum security women's prison in Live Oak, is a place with lush green lawns and flower beds everywhere, trees blossoming and the laughter of women as they go about their chores. This place is a far cry from images of tortured women locked in dark cells.. The … [Read more...] about College offers inmates different reality

Leo Chesney, a minimum security women’s prison in Live Oak, is a place with lush green lawns and flower beds everywhere, trees blossoming and the laughter of women as they go about their chores. This place is a far cry from images of tortured women locked in dark cells.. … [Read more...] about College offers inmates different reality

Jennifer Ray Norris complained of a headache, upset stomach and drowsiness. After she woke up vomiting, she thought it was just the flu and went back to sleep. She never woke up again. Norris died in her sleep on Jan. 2 in Olivehurst. The same disease that claimed the life of … [Read more...] about The deadly signs of meningitis