The James Logan Courier

MISCELLANEOUS
Hallways at Lunch: Students, the 60s, 70s & 80s hallways are closed for use during
lunch time. Because of disruption to classroom instruction and learning, students are
no longer permitted in the hallways during lunch time. Please make sure you exit the
hallways as quickly as possible and do not use them during lunch.

“ Homework—Saturday School is open this Saturday from 9am to 12pm. Take advantage
of a place to get some tutoring, computers, a place to work w/peers, and a welcome
atmosphere too. Enter by carpeted hallway near media center to rooms 77 and 78.”

Powder Puff Game DVDs are running out. Hurry by Coach Zuber’ s Room 306 to get
your copy for ONLY $15.

By Michael J. Mishak
Los Angeles Times (MCT)

VISALIA — The vast fruit fields, picturesque farmhouses and rolling foothills of Tulare County, Calif., mask an ugly reality: Nearly a quarter of the population in this Central Valley agricultural hub lives in poverty, and one in three residents receives state aid — the largest proportion in the state.

With the Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown slashing billions of dollars in government services to help balance the state budget, few places will feel the effects more deeply. Local officials fear that when roughly $8 billion in budget cuts take effect, some as early as July 1, the poorest residents will tumble into homelessness.

By Julia Prodis Sulek
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The week before the giant excavator tore apart her burned-out home in San Bruno, Calif., Carlene Vasquez sat on the front porch and said goodbye.
"Thank you, home," she said. "You've been good to us."

It's been seven months since a Pacific Gas and Electric gas pipeline exploded and a fireball roared through the Crestmoor neighborhood, killing eight people and destroying 38 hillside homes.

Carlene and Art Vasquez know they are two of the lucky ones. They survived. But since the September inferno, this couple in their 60s who raised their three children here have had to come to terms with what it really means to lose not just their house, but their home. In every way, through pain and with hope, they are making their way back.

From wikipedia:
Vicente Yap Sotto, also known as Nyor Inting (1877-1950) was a former Senator of the Philippines and considered as one of the greatest Cebuanos of the 20th century.

His principal achievement lies in two areas: law, politics, and government; and culture and letters.

Sotto was born in Cebu City on April 18, 1877 to Marcelino Sotto and Pascuala Yap.

He finished his secondary education at the University of San Carlos (formerly Colegio de San Carlos), Cebu City. He obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws and Judicial Science and passed the bar examinations in 1907.

Read more about Vicente Sotto and other Cebuano writers, free from islandcebu.blogspot.com