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Tuesday, March 16 2010
AVNEWS Presents, Meet the Candidates, Mr. Marvin Crist
Crime, Jobs and Communications

By Tom Bryant
I had a great opportunity to sit down and have lunch with a fellow Antelope Valley native, Mr. Marvin Crist, or “Marv” to those that know him well.

Within minutes of meeting “Marv” I found him to be open and approachable. I also learned that "Ma…
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Wednesday, March 10 2010
Lancaster Mayor Dedicates Lancaster Wellness Home
By Tom Bryant
Lancaster —Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris kicked off the opening of the “Trend Wellness Home” Tuesday morning in collaboration with the Antelope Valley Partners for Heath, the Antelope Valley Community Clinic, Kaiser Permanente and the High desert Medical Group.

“This innovativ…
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Thursday, February 18 2010
Raymond Lee Jennings Sentenced to 40 years to Life
By Chris McGuinness

Raymond Lee Jennings was given a sentence of forty years to life for the murder of teenager Michelle O’Keefe. The sentence was handed down by Judge Lisa Chung at the Michael D. Antonovich Courthouse in Lancaster on Thursday. Members of the O’Keefe family attended the proce…
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Wednesday, February 10 2010
Human Relations Task Force Condemns City Officials Actions while city emails appear on local blog
By Chris McGuinness

Lancaster — The Antelope Valley Human Relations Task Force met on Monday to discuss the remarks made by Mayor Parris during his “State of the City Address” in which he proclaimed he would “grow a Christian Community”. The other item was that of comments made by Sherry Mar…
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Saturday, February 06 2010
Federal Civil Rights Complaint Filed Friday Against Lancaster
Muslim Group Files Civil Rights Complaint Over California Mayor’s Christian Comment

AP

A Muslim group filed a federal civil rights complaint Friday after a Southern California mayor remarked that he was “growing a Christian community” in a state of the city address last week.

LANCAST…
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Thursday, February 04 2010
Is religion distracting Lancaster from the real issues?
With God on their side: Is religion distracting Lancaster from the real issues?

By Chris McGuinness
News in the Antelope Valley has been focused lately on issues of faith and religion. Between the questionable remarks on the Muslim faith by Lancaster Councilwoman Sherry Marquez and the “Chris…
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Saturday, January 23 2010
The Two Antelope Valleys
By Chris McGuinness

It is cold and raining outside, but as I step inside the door of the Lancaster Performing Arts Center it is warm and dry. I’m greeted with the sounds of low, friendly chatter and live music and the clink of cocktail glasses as a man at the door takes my coat.

I have been…
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Friday, January 01 2010
First Child Born in Antelope Valley in 2010
The AV News of Lancaster

First Baby of 2010 Arrives At Antelope Valley Hospital

By Fran Paolinelli
Lancaster — The first baby born this year, Jazmyne Marie Westberg, weighed in at 6 lbs, 5 ounces and was 18.5 inches in length. Jazmyne, the fifth child of Lancaster resident Caryn Westberg…
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Wednesday, December 30 2009
Crime Stoppers in Lancaster Works
Lancaster Sheriff serves Search Warrant, recovers over 300 Marijuana Plants

Lancaster — Lancaster Deputies and Sheriff TOP team members, served a search warrant Tuesday morning on a Lancaster home in the 600 block of east Avenue J-5. According to Lancaster Sheriff Station Spokesperson Deputy …
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Wednesday, December 23 2009
Iran, Jimmy Carters Legacy
Hundreds of thousands of protestors in the streets? Riot Police beating protestors? Confined opposition leaders being tortured and murdered in jail? Sounds like pre 1979 Iran doesn’t it?

However, it’s Iran today. Today’s headlines show where hundreds of thousands of protestors are in the st…
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