Signal Tribune Newspaper

Alan Lowenthal
State Senator
In March of 1933, a massive 6.3 earthquake destroyed more than 70 schools and severely damaged another 120 in my hometown of Long Beach. Dozens more schools outside of Long Beach were also damaged and destroyed.
As a direct result, and only 30 days after the earthquake, the state Legislature passed the Field [...]

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By Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal
By affixing his name to a small package of education bills last month, Gov. Jerry Brown sent a signal to parents and teachers alike that bullying– in the school yard or on the Internet– is unacceptable, and the grownups are going to do something about it.

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Albert Guerra
Long Beach Park and Recreation Commissioner
The little orphaned, homeless and nameless park mentioned in “Thoughts from the Publisher” in last week’s Signal Tribune was put in by the City of Long Beach as part of a new bicycle path and green belt space called the P & E Right-of-Way Park. The new park [...]

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By Stephen Wallace, M.S. Ed.
The Chicago Tribune’s report of 15 students suspended from Naperville North High School for drinking until 5am on the morning school started, some of them still intoxicated for the opening bell, paints a poignant, if problematic, picture of teens and alcohol. As one area mom asked, “I still [...]

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