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Landmark gay history bill goes to Calif. governor
SACRAMENTO -- California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum. The bill adds lesbian, gay, bisexual and...Tags: Social Sciences, Schools, California, Republican Party, Tom Ammiano
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Our View: Pilot program gives history new life
Ask any student, or free-speaking teacher for that matter, and they will often tell you that some classroom instruction can be a tad boring. While opinions may vary on which subject may actually stunt brain cell growth, it’s not difficult to find...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, Research, Education
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Calif. gov signs landmark law to teach gay history
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Thursday making California the first state in the nation to add lessons about gays and lesbians to social studies classes in public schools.
Brown, a Democrat, signed the landmark bill requiring public schools...Tags: Schools, California, Gays and Lesbians, Jerry Brown, Politics
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Alexis Brown: Promoting the Community She Calls Home
Valley Women WriterA week had passed before she had the energy to go back down to the arena. She needed to ride and find a way to put it all behind her. When Alexis Lynn Brown took the reins of her horse, it broke into a gallop. It was a while before she returned to the...Tags: Stevie Wonder, Music Industry, Career and Workplace, David Brown, Arts and Culture
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The future of the Salton Sea Museum remains murky
Digital Media News EditorThe future of the Salton Sea History Museum remains uncertain as Riverside County officials and museum officials negotiate over how and where it will operate. Museum officials were told last month that unless it incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit...Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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Valley native gathers history on Valley war women
Staff WriterWithout intervention, time often simply erases history's details, and anyone familiar with the Imperial Valley knows the area is rich with history. Brawley native and recent California State University San Marcos graduate Jessica Fernandez hopes to round...Tags: Tom Brokaw, San Marcos, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945)
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Brawley Union High School's students earn kudos for AP exams
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterBRAWLEY — The results are in and Brawley Union High School students are stepping it up on Advanced Placement tests. Brawley Union High School District has been identified on a national scale as having achieved the largest increase in the nation...Tags: Schools, Colleges and Universities, California, Human Interest, Daniel Hernandez
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Naval aviation history celebrated with flights, displays
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterWith old-time big-band music playing, planes from the past took to the skies Saturday at Naval Air Facility El Centro to celebrate a century of naval aviation. The Navy officially began its aviation element May 8, 1911, when the service’s first...Tags: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Defense, Armed Forces
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Priceless history included with every purchase
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterThe customer is not only always right but much smarter after completing a sale at the California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta’s Plaza de Culturas. Handmade crafts offer stunning beauty as well as impart the cultural diversity of Mexico, Petra Rosales,...Tags: California, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Human Interest, Minority Groups, Arts and Culture
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Today in history
Today is Thursday, March 10, the 69th day of 2011. There are 296 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 10, 1876, the first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell's telephone took place in Boston as his...Tags: Corey Haim, England, Jasmine Guy, Carrie Underwood, Prisons
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Lecture to discuss California Mid-Winter Fair history
By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF WRITERPioneers’ Museum and the Imperial County Historical Society will host their monthly dinner at 6 p.m. in Imperial. The dinner starts at 6 p.m., followed by a lecture at 6:45 p.m. The topic will be the history of the California Mid-Winter Fair....Tags: California, Arts and Culture, Imperial County (California)
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Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2011. There are 346 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 19, 1861, Georgia became the fifth state to secede from the Union as delegates to a special convention in Milledgeville...Tags: Giuseppe Verdi, Dolly Parton, Heads of State, Politics, Massey Energy Company
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