The James Logan Courier

By Gene Trainor
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

FORT WORTH, Texas — They offer the dream of a good-paying job in a high-demand field, easy admission, flexible hours and help with the thicket of paperwork to obtain federal financial aid.

For students who work full time, prefer hands-on training and want a degree or certification quickly, private, for-profit schools seem like an ideal solution. And some graduates have found career success.

But others may leave saddled with debt and little else. Many graduates find that public and selective private colleges won't accept transfer credits, or that the degrees or certificates won't land them a job. Ultimately, taxpayers foot the bill when students default on their federally insured loans.

By Melanie Blanco, Courier Staff Writer

On May 9th, Johnny Rodelas was in a tragic accident on Central Avenue in Union City. He was so young and still had such a wonderful life to look forward to. Many of you probably know Johnny because of his sense of humor and great smile. There was never a time in life that he would get mad or hold grudges.

As many of you already know, many of Johnny's friends shared their time together on Monday May 11th, in the Spot. At this time teachers, counselors, friends and family got up in front of all of Johnny's fellow classmates and loved ones and shared their memories, which will never be forgotten. Everyone was given a chance to sign posters and make cards for the family.

By Mohamed Elshinnawi
VOA News

To commemorate Mother's Day on May 10, the international child welfare advocacy group Save the Children is issuing its 10th annual "State of the World's Mothers" report with recommendations for mothers and policy makers to help support early childhood development.

The 2009 State of the World's Mothers report says early childhood - the period from birth to age 5 - is the most critical period of growth and learning in a person's life. What happens - and what does not happen - during these earliest years can influence how the rest of a person's childhood, adolescence and adulthood will unfold. And that is why mothers play such a central role in preparing children to reach their full potential.

By Meixin Yang, Courier Staff Writer
How many of you are taking bus to the school every day since the school district cut the school bus? Due to the economic hard times, AC Transit is facing a serious $57 million deficit next year. The result: service cuts and price hikes in the AC Transit starting in July.

A lot of people might feel upset about the decision since they rely on the bus every day for going to work, school, see a doctor, etc. Therefore, a series of workshops will be open to let bus riders and others concerned to discuss the coming changes and offer suggestions on what AC Transit should do about the budget cuts.

By Andrew Alcazar, Courier Staff Writer

Every year, the Puente class holds a car show of low rider and muscles cars around the time of Cinco de Mayo, but this year was a little different as rain affected the turn out of students and volunteers to bring their cars.

Freshman Andrew Lozano, whose father usually brings his car, said “the rain would not be best for his dad's car, so he wasn't going to make it todayť."