By Congressman Mark Takano I was saddened to learn of former Riverside City Councilman Ameal Moore’s passing last month. For over fifty years, Ameal led an outstanding life in public service. His story is nothing short of inspiring. Born in Camp Rowling, Mississippi, Ameal experienced the injustice of “Separate but Equal.” In 1965, as Ameal […]
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The Ordeal is Not Over
By Dr. Gloria Morrow The recent rescue of Michelle Knight, Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry and Berry’s 6-year-old daughter was an unexpected and amazing miracle. Images of the survivors of this trauma portrayed the joy, relief, and excitement they felt about being reunited with those they were forcibly separated from 10 years ago. At first glance, […]
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Allen Chapel AME Church Welcomes New Pastor
Allen Chapel AME Church would like to formally welcome its new pastor, Reverend Noella Austin Buchanan and her husband, Reverend Dr. Morris Buchanan, spiritual advisor of Allen Chapel, Back to the Inland Empire. The couple recently returned to the area from pastoring one of the leading churches in St. Louis, St. James AME Church. Prior […]
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Veteran Spotlight: KyNell Houston
Only 16-years-old, I was searching. I was looking to experience what my parents kept me from as a child, better yet as a teenager. My parents were both teenage parents when I was born. My mother was 15 and my father was 17 when they found out they were going to be parents. Within a […]
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Businesses Must Hire More Vets
By First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden Two years ago, we launched Joining Forces, a nationwide campaign to rally all Americans to support our veterans and military families. We did this for two simple reasons: because we were both awed by the courage and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform who […]
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1 Minute with Senator Richard D. Roth
As a State Senator, Senator Roth’s role and priorities is to represent 931,349 people who reside in Senate District 31. As you know, Perris is one of the cities in the Senate District which also includes portions of unincorporated Riverside County, March Air Reserve Base and (in addition to Perris), the cities of Riverside, Moreno […]
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Woman vet still going strong after 50
By Juno Kughler Carlson Verretta Johnson is a fleet safety and training instructor at Omnitrans who also serves as Air Force Active Reserve. She first joined the military just before she turned 22. “I was living in Oxnard with my parents and knew that I wanted more. I loved being around people. I loved to […]
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Three Finalists Named for SBVC President Position
SAN BERNARDINO – Three higher education administrators from the Inland Empire have been named as finalists to become the 13th permanent president at San Bernardino Valley College. The three candidates appeared at an open forum last week organized by the SBVC Academic Senate. The candidates are: Dr. Barbara Blanchard has been a part of the […]
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National Foster Youth Awareness Month Third Annual Shining Star Awards
Rialto — Madea’s Big Happy Family fans are in for a heartfelt experience on Saturday morning during the 3rd Annual Shining Star Awards hosted by The Brightest Star, Inc., benefiting the mission of building dreams and the self esteem of children and teens in foster care. Award winning, actress Natalie Desselle Reid, who played Tammy […]
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Residential Assessment Program
SAN BERNARDINO – In its ongoing effort to mitigate the destructive effects of wildland fires, The San Bernardino County Fire Department is offering to its residents a no-cost evaluation of their property’s defensible space. On May 1st, County Fire will be launching its Residential Assessment Program (RAP) promoting hazard reduction around homes that exist in […]