Taught by her father that a person’s word is his bond, El Centro City Councilwoman Sedalia L. Sanders has spent 38 years drawing upon her life’s experiences to serve her fellow man — experiences she’s culled from a continuum of history spanning racial segregation all the...  more...

Believe it or not, Erin Garcia says balancing a $5 million school district budget is 10 times harder than her past experience of managing a $500 million satellite communications system for the United States Air Force.  more...

Imagine that very first day of school when moms and dads must let their 4- and 5-year-olds take those first steps on the inevitable road to adulthood. The children may or may not want to run free into that classroom. Each child is different, though for the parents, it is never easy. There are hugs...  more...

At first glance Haley Jones appears to be your typical teenager, enjoying hobbies like painting, playing the piano and participating in high school sports. When you look beyond the surface, however, to the core of her free-spiritedness, you see that Jones is a budding cook and baking enthusiast....  more...

On a recent Thursday night in Brawley, the clatter of dice and clamor of 12 women chattering and laughing is broken by enthusiastic shrieks of “Bunko!” A wooden spoon is tossed through the air, and then the commotion is temporarily halted by the ding-ding of a chrome bell as half the...  more...

A young mother’s child was ill and was being treated at a San Diego hospital. The young mother had to make daily trips to San Diego to be with her child, but the cost of gas made it a struggle she might not be able to overcome.  more...