By Elliott A. Flowers On August 20, over 50 angry demonstrators protested in front Oof the Moreno Valley City Council building with red and green shirts to signify not only their anger, but also the council’s greed. The people of Moreno Valley held their protest signs high as citizen after citizen spoke words of disgust […]
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The Good News In Moreno Valley
If you have read any local news recently, even just the headlines, you would know that there is a lot wrong in the city of Moreno Valley. In the past few weeks one councilman was arrested on suspicion of fraud and a day later resigned. In the past few months, federal agents raided the homes […]
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After a Long Road, Riverside Has a Public Medical School
By Kris Lovekin – Special to the VOICE An admiring crowd of 700 people cheered on the inaugural class of 50 students in UC Riverside’s School of Medicine on Friday, Aug. 9. Each student slipped into the doctor’s white coat, held by a faculty member, to mark the beginning of four years of hard work. […]
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LLU Health to Receive $990,000 Grant from Covered California
Loma Linda University Health will receive a grant of $990,000 from Covered California to conduct outreach and education programs on how, starting in 2014, Californians can access affordable health care coverage under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Loma Linda University Health (LLUH), in partnership with Community Clinic Association of San Bernardino County, […]
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Moreno Valley Councilman Arrested
Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach recently confirmed that Moreno Valley Councilman Marcelo Co has been arrested on eight felonies including fraud and grand theft of property, filing fraudulent documents and presenting a false claim. 64-year-old Co was arrested at his house along the 16500 block of Saddlebrook Lane of Moreno Valley which the embattled […]
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Poetry And Portraits Of San Bernardino Depicted In New Book By Two CSUSB Faculty
For six years, two Cal State San Bernardino professors documented, photographed and reflected on the cultural urban landscape of the city of San Bernardino. Professor and critically acclaimed poet Juan Delgado of the CSUSB English department and professor and accomplished photographer Thomas McGovern of the art department have published a new book of poetry and […]
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Accepting the Kindness of Others
When you are the type of person who loves to give to others, it is very difficult to receive…even in times of need. You can be kind but have difficulty in accepting the kindness of others. I suffer from that condition. I come from a legacy of givers, from my grandparents Floyd and Essie Brown […]
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Fire Destroys VOICE Office
Last Wednesday an early morning fire burned much of the Riverside office of the VOICE. The Riverside Fire Department responded to the call shortly after 2 am. [wppa type=”cover” album=”1″][/wppa] According to the initial report by fire investigators, the blaze started near the attached carport, and burned much of the north side of the building […]
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The Hole In Wall: Recovery Center Grand Opening
The Hole In Wall Inc. (THIW), a not-for-profit organization of men and women joining forces to address the community need for social and economic empowerment will open their doors allowing for a drug-free, clean and safe 12-Step meeting facility in the Moreno Valley community where those in need can access information about housing, employment, healthcare, […]
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People Matter, Stuff Doesn’t!
Five days after an early morning fire destroyed most of the stuff inside our Riverside business office, I went shopping for a replacement mail basket. In part because with no physical office I had begun stacking our business mail onto the passenger’s seat of my car which was proving to be an unwise practice. But […]