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Combating a shortage at the polls
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DOWNTOWN The candidates are in abundance, the propositions fill a novella sized pamphlet, and there are always far more registered voters than actual votes. The only component in short supply — easily overlooked, but indispensable — are the poll workers.
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Samohi is alive and kicking
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SAMOHI The moment head coach Frank Gatell knew this year’s Santa Monica High School varsity boys soccer team would be different came before the season had even started.
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Heart health for Valentine’s
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CITYWIDE This upcoming Valentine’s Day is a celebration of the heart, which is why the L.A. County Office of Women’s Health is concerned that women aren’t knowledgeable enough about risks to their cardiovascular health.
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Educator began a local institution
When Joel Pelcyger traveled to New York City as a fellow for a two week Heads of Schools program offered by Columbia University’s Teachers College, it was the first time in 37 years he had spent any extended length of time away from the school he co-founded. Since the age of 24, when he helped begin Santa Monica’s PS #1 Elementary School, Pelcyger has been a campus mainstay.
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Officers thankful for paid leave
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DOWNTOWN In the main hall under the skylights at the Santa Monica Police Department, a large mixture of police officers, department staff, and family members met last week to honor the departure of Officer Marcus Mitchell.
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Professing a love for the classroom
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SMC Christine Schultz, chair of the philosophy and social science department at Santa Monica College, had a particularly good day teaching class last week. Extemporizing on the scientific method, emphasizing the importance of the process of solving questions over the value of answers, Schultz got her students to howl with laughter.
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Choosing to give back
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DOWNTOWN When Cory Russell and Kate Mottola found themselves languishing in their hometowns, out of work or out of school and hesitant about the next big life-defining move, they did what any twentysomething might do: Head out to sunny Santa Monica — and volunteer full-time for the local Red Cross.
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When love meets battle
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LOS ANGELES Emma Peterson is used to missing stretches of days at Harvard-Westlake Middle School, doing her homework on the floors of airports, and sacrificing organized retreats and camping trips for her sport. The blond hair, pale blue eyed 14 year old travels to around 10 competitions per year, lugging with her bags of weaponry and protective gear, and usually wins medals.
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SM nonprofits come together
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DOWNTOWN Santa Monica non-profit organizations are having a field weekend with Saturday and Sunday back-to-back festivals celebrating and promoting local stewardship.
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Author explores love of Los Angeles
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DOWNTOWN There are two simultaneous trajectories to the life of Santa Monica resident and author Anna Sklar, one geographical arch that jumps across cities within Los Angeles, and another personal love for the demands of reporting that bridged jobs.
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