http://www.ivpressonline.com/?track=rss Headlines from ivpressonline.com en ©2013, ivpressonline.com Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 By CHELCEY ADAMI http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-higher-ed-week-gets-answers-20130523,0,6767534.story?track=rss Judi Pritchard recalls applying for college being a lot simpler than it is now for her only child, Shoshanah, a junior at Southwest High School. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT By CHELCEY ADAMI http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-ready-lanes-to-reduce-border-crossing-times-20130523,0,6078769.story?track=rss CALEXICO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are already reporting shorter border wait times for pedestrians utilizing the six newly installed Ready lane kiosks at the Calexico downtown Port of Entry. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT By ALEJANDRO DÁVILA http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-local-enterprise-zones-at-risk-20130523,0,1287787.story?track=rss Gov. Jerry Brown is once again pushing to do away with enterprise zones and their tax break benefits, a move that the local enterprise zone manager says would severely hinder the Valley’s capacity to entice businesses. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT By JULIO MORALES http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-mexicali-woman-gives-birth-at-mall-20130523,0,3005511.story?track=rss Newborn 8-pound, 4-ounce Xennessis Yssabella Lizardi made her debut into this world Monday in the unlikeliest of places: an Imperial Valley Mall women’s restroom. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT By ALEJANDRO DÁVILA http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-commission-approves-niland-solar-project-20130523,0,6261634.story?track=rss After months of absence a solar project came before the Imperial County Planning Commission on Wednesday with the commission recommending for approval a 20-megawatt project northeast of Niland. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-why-are-schools-shuffling-their-staff-20130523,0,5086630.story?track=rss A few weeks ago Virginia Calsada-Medina, the principal of Calipatria High School, who has more than 20 years of experience there, was reassigned to Bill E. Young Jr. Middle School. Last night there was a special board meeting to reassign Marisa Gate-Muse, one of the guidance counselors at CHS with more than 20 years of experience. There were students at the board meeting to protest the reassignment. They brought petitions but the board was silent and didn’t respond. The likely outcome of this situation will be that Joe Derma and Alfonso Derma will be reassigned to the high school. The board seems to think that there is a discipline problem at the high school that these two men would be better able to deal with. I think there is a discipline problem and it’s due to the fact that the district has been steadily cutting resources to the high school. They have gotten rid of many extracurriculars. They also reassigned the lead teacher in charge of discipline, Jose Imperial, after complaints about his policies. They never replaced him. I think there is a lot of stuff going on in the district and people deserve to know about it. I think the intentions of the board members should be made public. — Community Member, Calipatria Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:00 PDT By MICHAEL DUKES http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-imperial-loses-to-sun-devils-102-in-cif-baseball-playoffs-20130523,0,6027715.story?track=rss IMPERIAL — The Mount Carmel High Sun Devils defeated the Imperial High Tigers, 10-2, in a Division IV playoff game here Wednesday afternoon. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-eagles-upset-kearny-wildcats-fall-to-madison-in-cif-playoffs-20130523,0,7560233.story?track=rss The Southwest High baseball team recorded a win in the first round of the CIF-San Diego Section Division IV playoffs here Wednesday while Brawley Union High lost in Division II. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:31:00 PDT By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-our-view-latest-disaster-felt-strongly-in-valley-20130523,0,2068387.story?track=rss Imperial Valley residents are particularly attuned to helping victims of natural disasters. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:54:00 PDT By Imperial Valley Press Staff http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-our-view-knight-returns-to-salvation-mountain-20130522,0,6811201.story?track=rss People seek out Salvation Mountain for different reasons, whether it be for an experience in faith or an expedition in folk art. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:36:00 PDT