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Local stories that appear in the Sunday, Nov. 22 edition of The Desert Sun: Local News | Sports | Business | Lifestyles/Entertainment | Opinion | Columnslocal newsValley literacy rates trail state, nationAt a time when Coachella Valley leaders want to diversify the local economy and groom a well-educated and skilled workforce, the desert's literacy rates are worsening. More A tearful 'thank you'William Mason almost didn't see the dark-clothed figure on the side of Highway 74, but when he heard the teen shout for help, he knew he had to stop. The mother of a crash victim so badly injured that he has not left the Intensive Care Unit since the Nov. More Miss California pageant continues todaySisters Brea and Katie Polos of Yucca Valley finished Saturday's first round of competition for the Miss California and Miss California Teen USA pageants. More Vote sends health care bill to floor for debateWithout a vote to spare, Democrats pushed their health care overhaul legislation over its first obstacle on the Senate floor Saturday. More Statehouse Insider: Emmerson set on 37th, but some question eligibilityDon't expect a little phrase in the state Constitution to stop Assemblyman Bill Emmerson from running for the soon-to-be vacant 37th Senate seat. More Cities slow to commit to Coachella Valley Economic BlueprintDesert Hot Springs was the first valley city to commit funding to the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership's five-year blueprint when the plan was unveiled last month. More Desert Hot Springs limits where sex offenders, parolees can liveTwo new zoning ordinances in Desert Hot Springs will crack down on where parolees and sex offenders can live — and both are the first of their kinds in the Coachella Valley, the police chief said. More Indian Wells City Council OKs new 'Path to Sustainability'Indian Wells city officials are laying down the ground work to create a “path to sustainability.” More Radar man survived close encounter with kamikaze in Philippines attackThe outbreak of World War II accelerated Robert Apple's graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. More Queen Scheherazade and her court crowned for county fair and date festivalThe title of Queen Scheherazade has returned to Indio. More Teens help others, one drop of water at a timeIndio teens in the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council have donated $2,380 to help build water facilities in a small town in Uganda. More Postal Service revives letters to Santa serviceWide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's “elves” at the North Pole after all. More Riverside County Web site maintenance plannedSome Riverside County Web sites will not be available on Sunday. More Supervisors receive housing project infoRiverside County supervisors on Tuesday will receive a report showing there is “no significant impact” for the Los Jardines Self-Help Housing Project in Coachella. More Checkpoint nets 5 arrests, 12 citationsPalm Springs police screened more than 750 cars at a drunken driving checkpoint Friday night, Sgt. Mitch Spike announced Saturday. More Build your own gingerbread houseRing the holiday season in with a gingerbread house. More Volunteers battle illiteracy — one student at a timeEight-year-old Darlicia Medina sat across the table from AmeriCorps volunteer Ariana Delgado on Thursday, tapping her chest, left to right, as she broke simple words into their basic sounds. More Sen. Levin: Hasan e-mails could have tipped off officialsThe government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials. More Desert Scene calendar for Sunday, Nov. 22PURSE-onali-Tea fundraiser, hosted by Trendsetter Chapter of American Business Women's Association. 2 p.m., $35. Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, 40000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. (760) 862-5577 More Study: Internet doesn't socially isolate usersFears that the Internet and other personal technologies are making Americans socially isolated are unfounded, according to a new study. More sportsBruins just pretty on defenseIt was not UCLA's prettiest win. The Bruins didn't throw all over the field like they've been doing, didn't rack up hundreds of yards or hit the 40-point mark, as they did last week against Washington State. More Oregon wins, will face Beavers for Pac-10 titleJeremiah Masoli carried Oregon one step closer to the Rose Bowl. More Matt's Mailbag: Why do we see the NFL games we do?One thing I've learned in my seven years in the desert is that our loyal Desert Sun readers want to know what sports events will be televised each week. More businessFinancial planners enjoy independenceGloria Franz abandoned the corporate world three years ago to start her own financial planning business, Franz Wealth Management. More Tourism board nearing milestoneThe board that represents the tourism and hospitality business community is one vote away from an important milestone for the Palm Springs Desert Resort Communities Convention and Visitors Authority. More Ask SCORE: Am I a good risk for SBA loan?Unfortunately in this current economic environment, banks are very reluctant to loan money to new businesses, even with an SBA loan guarantee. More Rotary makes delivery to valley third-gradersIn this weekly feature, The Desert Sun spotlights valley firms and organizations performing good deeds. More Valley business briefs for Sunday, Nov. 22COACHELLA -- Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella, held a roundtable chat Tuesday on enterprise zone program reforms. More Your business, your news for Sunday, Nov. 22Leif Soderlind has been named regional manager of Renova Plus, a subsidiary of Renova Energy & Solar. Renova Plus tends to the operations and maintenance needs of solar-energy systems. More lifestyles/entertainmentSinger's legacy kept alive through fans, memoriesGene Austin was the best-selling recording artist of the 1920s, but he died virtually unknown in Palm Springs at age 71 after walking away from big-time show biz in the 1930s. 'Fresh' movement slowly makes impactThe first time I heard the words “slow food,” I had a flashback to my mother's Midwestern kitchen, where slow food meant the aroma of slowly simmering Cincinnati chili or beef stew. More Gift of Life celebration speechlessDesert Cancer Foundation's Gift of Life Celebration was quite simply a jewel. More Hoedown rounds up cash for kidsChaps and spurs were optional, but classy western fun was inevitable when the 22nd annual Family YMCA of the Desert's Hoedown at Sundown galloped into the Agua Caliente Spa Casino Resort in Rancho Mirage. More Vets show initiative for eventGuests arriving at one of the many recent Veterans Day luncheons were greeted by an imposing barricade of combat-ready heavy equipment, plus many tactical and multipurpose war vehicles manned by 20 good looking men and women from the 185th Infantry Regiment in Van Nuys and the 1498th... More 'Leaders of tomorrow' toast 20 yearsThe grown-up version of recess on the schoolyard was reflected in Christian Schools of the Desert's 20th Anniversary Auction and Gala at the Riviera Resort and Spa in Palm Springs. More Hot on TV, but cougars endangered in real lifeDarin Riggio has a thing for older women — he dated his first “Cougar” when he was a 19-year-old college student. She was 43. More Alive in Deadwood: South Dakota city marks 20 years of legal gamblingLegalized gambling began in Deadwood on Nov. 1, 1989, when an actor portraying Wild Bill Hickok, accompanied by a woman portraying Calamity Jane, shot a revolver into the air. More Folks flock to Bermuda Dunes art festivalThe first day of Bermuda Dunes' first public art festival drew hundreds of attendees. More Children should ignore bullies when possibleBullying is a very serious issue, especially when it becomes physical and requires immediate action. More Rancho Mirage concert features jazz, pop favoritesTwo entertainers will take the stage today for a concert of blues, jazz, pop and Broadway favorites. More Have you been Flashed? Check out Palm Springs MetromixopinionNo public option? Drop MedicareA picture in the Nov. 6 edition of The Desert Sun shows the participants of the “Tea Party” rally organized by the Republican Party. The people in the picture depict a lot of seniors. More Fox News won't undercut ObamaI recently wrote a letter to the editor in which I stated that Fox News was out to destroy President Barack Obama. Some readers took exception to my remarks. I think these people are right-wingers who refuse to look at the evidence. More Be patient. Change takes timeOver the past 30 years, it seems as though Americans have become so used to short-term goals and gratification that no one has any patience or doesn't realize the time and effort required in order to make long-term changes and progress. More Most of us support our presidentPresident Barack Obama was elected in 2008 by a majority of voters — 69 million. Most Americans respect and continue to support President Obama. More Health care bill would cost plentyThe current Senate health care bill is a scam. It's much more a tax bill than a health care bill. More Recommended reading: blogsWhile I look forward to reading the letters to the editor in The Desert Sun, I get even more enjoyment reading the blogs at mydesert.com that are posted in response to said letters on a daily basis. If I were to believe the bloggers, I would come to these conclusions: More Rein in federal and state legislatorsBoth federal and state legislators are out of control. The federal government is $1 trillion dollars in debt; the state is increasing payroll taxes 10 percent because they can not survive until April without our annual donations. More Obama, Pelosi leading us into socialismI am truly scared to death. The Obama-Pelosi administration is leading this country into socialism! More Addiction is a disease that needs treatmentI would like to respond to Douglas Muth's letter. He makes a point in his implication that drug addicts can be costly to taxpayers. Is this right? No. More Letter writers have no sympathy for those afflicted with substance abuseDouglas Muth (“Alcohol and drug abuse costs us,” Nov. 10) and Stephen Weiss (“No sympathy for druggies,” Nov. 6) equate morality and health. More Charter schools deliver superior educationThe objective evidence is that charter schools deliver superior education results and raise the quality of existing public schools with which they compete. More Competition from charter schools reduces black-white success gapAlexis Willis (“Charter schools widen the gap between rich and poor students,” Nov. 5) should have read the Wall Street Journal piece praising the success of charter schools and their affirmative impact on public schools. More Six reasons why snowbirds keep coming back to the Coachella ValleyThe annual discussion about “snowbirds” and their impact on life in the Coachella Valley is fascinating — certainly not a topic even considered in northern climates! We are beginning our 12th year living in a small mobile-home park outside of Desert Hot Springs, and we spend... More Letter of the week: Slow down, folks, and enjoy the CanadiansLet's hear it for slow-driving Canadian snowbirds. People need to slow down, big time. Racing to the stoplights is dumb and amateurish. It only benefits the brake shops. More Preserve our heritage, but use common senseOn the centennial of Nellie Norton Orr Coffman's arrival in Palm Springs, it's easy to dream of what could have been. More columnsGolf tax may rear ugly head again in CaliforniaLiving in California is an awful lot of fun these days. After all, what other state can play the guessing game “How big will the state deficit be in three months?” More Centennial of Nellie Coffman's arrival is a fine reason to celebrateOne hundred years ago this fall, Nellie Norton Orr Coffman (Nov. 1, 1867 - June 10, 1950) moved to Palm Springs. We should pause a moment and take notice of this important centennial. More A cornucopia of goodies coming for holiday weekHow would you like a serving of Sarah Palin with the final spoonfuls of those leftover Thanksgiving sweet potatoes next weekend? More Long-term rates waiting to pounce with a vengeanceA new surge of massive refinancing faces the world's banks over the next three years as they are confronted with the need to convert low-cost, short-term debt into longer dated bonds during this period. More Don't be afraid! Tarantulas can be picked up safelyMale tarantulas are walking now. More Untried, untrue, and completely unctuousI used to imagine the Word of the Year selection as serious business on the part of the Oxford University Press. More |
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