Inland Valley Daily Bulletin back issues from July 2006:
U.S. citizenship must be earned, appreciated
Jul 01, 2006; ... To all you illegal immigrants: So you think we owe you citizenship in this country? You think weshould just give away something as precious as citizenship to thisgreat nation? You feel we owe you this because you have come here andsupposedly done the jobs that many Americans feel ...
Letters to the Editor: July 2
Jul 01, 2006 ... Teachers just want to take care of their families Many residents of Chino Valley received a long explanation in themail about negotiations between Chino teachers and the district. It had a lot of statistics and comparisons to other districts inregard to salary increases. I felt ...
Where to toss your hat
Jul 01, 2006; ... Recent college graduates looking for an excuse to delay workingone last summer may be out of luck this year. Employers are hiringaggressively, especially for jobs in engineering, retail, educationand business services. Investment management firm Capital Group snagged Abigail ...
Feedback: Beyond Borders, July 02
Jul 01, 2006 ... Why not print Sunday Daily Bulletin in Spanish?Half of the June 25 front section, two pages out of fourexcluding commercials, was about the Mexican presidential race. Notonly that, our front page was dominated with this article. Why? Most Americans do not care ...
Ontario's dreams coming true
Jul 01, 2006; ... Recently, the Daily Bulletin ran an article which had as itsheadline ''Ontario's dreams remain elusive; City's ambitious plansoften fail to materialize." I think a more accurate assessment would be ''In Ontario, dreamscome true." Oddly enough, despite the headline, the ...
Don't worry, God always working his miracles in Ontario
Jul 01, 2006; ... Regarding Ontario City Council's policy for public comment duringcouncil meetings, a recent editorial stated it was best to keep it asis because past problems were handled adequately. I agree. I had some other thoughts regarding the city of Ontario CommunityDevelopment Block Grant ...
Assure safety of basin before any development
Jul 01, 2006 ... A couple of things are clear to us about the San Bernardino Countyflood-control land south of Deer Canyon. * Enough questions have been raised about the design and capacityof the Deer Canyon debris basin to warrant a thorough re-evaluationof its safety before any development ...
Dean poisons debate
Jul 01, 2006; ... (Editor's note: This is a twice weekly column written by ConorFriedersdorf, who is managing the Daily Bulletin's blog, or specialWeb site, on immigration issues. The blog is designed to provide aforum for opinions and information on immigration. The blog is ...
Thousands line up for citizenship
Jul 01, 2006; ... LOS ANGELES - The line of people waiting to get into the west hallof the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday morning grew byscores every few minutes. Also around that time, hundreds of people from all across theworld converged at the National Orange Show Events Center in ...
Riverside County to sever ties with lobbyists linked to Lewis
Jul 01, 2006; ... Riverside County intends to terminate its contract with a group ofWashington lobbyists whose ties to Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Redlands, arepart of a federal investigation, a county supervisor said Saturday. The former firm Copeland Lowery Jacquez Denton & White split up inJune after ...
Sycamore Inn. once restored by couple
Jul 01, 2006 ... There aren't many people in the Inland Valley who wear two hats assuccessfully as Chuck Keagle. He's the head of the C&C Organization, which owns and operatesnumerous restaurants in California, including the Cask & Cleaverchain. He's also a member of the Board of Directors of ...
Chino Rotary to give the gift of music
Jul 01, 2006; ... Chino Rotarians are asking the community to help introduce thebeauty of music into the lives of local students. The program is called Play It Again, Chino! It's a simple one --putting musical instruments into the hands of children who want andneed them. It is the newest project by ...
Hafif Foundation plans event
Jul 01, 2006; ... The annual fundraising spectacular called "Concerts Under theStars" just added another star, but this one's determined to helpspread light on some very good nonprofit organizations. Burnis Simon is the new executive director of the Hafif FamilyFoundation, which each summer ...
Programs work to preserve history
Jul 01, 2006; ... Claremont Heritage members work all year to protect and preservethe community's history. More than 500 people are members of the organization that conducts a variety of programs toward saving the city's past. Nowthe group is asking for help by inviting the public to its ...
Summer Solstice raises more than $60,000
Jul 01, 2006; ... Summer solstice introduces more than the season of hot weather tothe community. In fact, in Pomona, it goes a long way toward expanding the artworld. In this case, Summer Solstice is the name of one great partythat celebrates food, wine and lots of art. You knew there had to ...
Rubidoux board meeting canceled
Jul 01, 2006 ... The July 6 meeting of the Rubidoux Community Services DistrictBoard of Directors has been canceled due to the Independence ...
Record travelers expected at ONT
Jul 01, 2006 ... ONTARIO - Airport officials are predicting record crowds flying inand out of Ontario during the holiday weekend. Ontario International Airport may handle up to 130,000 passengersbetween Friday and Independence Day on Tuesday, according toofficials with Los Angeles World ...
Please don't hiss this ode to cassette tapes
Jul 01, 2006; ... Remember cassette tapes? They seem to be going the way of thetelegram. What a rotten thing to see happen to a technologicalinnovation from my own youth. I used to love cassettes. Not the prerecorded kind, whose onlyimprovement over bulky eight-track tapes was size. I'm talking ...
Shelters brace as rockets' red blare raises pets' hair
Jul 02, 2006; ... For local animal shelters, Independence Day is not alwayssomething to celebrate. The days leading up to July 4, in addition to those that follow,are the busiest of the year for many shelters. A large number ofanimals are usually picked up, alive or dead, after a night ofpounding ...
Many older folks going back for further education
Jul 03, 2006; ... It may seem like spontaneity was what made Reggie Stanley, 63, getup from her rocking chair three years ago and catch a bus to ChaffeyCollege and enroll. She rarely left her apartment in a RanchoCucamonga senior complex. But Stanley doesn't consider herself a spontaneous ...
Police use Tasers to subdue man on roof of La Verne church
Jul 03, 2006 ... LA VERNE - A drunken driver who abandoned his car and fled policewas hit with a stun gun several times early Saturday, after refusingto get off the roof of a church and fighting with officers,authorities said. Robert Rick Olson, 36, of Rancho Cucamonga, was booked onsuspicion of ...
Ontario man arrested in shooting of clerk
Jul 03, 2006 ... ONTARIO - A man was arrested on suspicion of shooting a storeclerk during an attempted robbery Sunday afternoon. Ontario police officers responded to a call of shots fired at 5:03p.m. at the Quality Deli at 1265 North Vineyard, Ontario police Sgt.Bryan Allen said. When ...
CHP reports holiday DUIs fewer than expected
Jul 03, 2006 ... Despite two traffic deaths in the Inland Empire so far thisholiday weekend, California Highway Patrol officials said Sunday thatit was better than expected. Since 6 p.m. Friday, only 86 people had been arrested on suspicionof driving under the influence. Out of the CHP's eight ...
Rialto leaders worried about sunset of tax on utility users
Jul 03, 2006; ... RIALTO - The city's utility-users tax has developed since its 2003establishment into a gift and, potentially a curse, for residents,employees and political leaders. Passed by five votes out of about 4,000 cast - the politicalequivalent of a sliver - the 8 percent tax tacked onto ...
FULL LIST OF APPROPRIATIONS
Jul 03, 2006 ... REP. DAVID DREIER, R-GLENDORA Interior Appropriations -- H.R. 5386 -- approved 5/18/06 * Arcadia and Sierra Madre Joint Water Infrastructure RestorationProgram: $1 million for the ongoing program which will improve thewater infrastructure that both cities rely upon, which is at ...
Most area lawmakers delay release of details of funding requests
Jul 02, 2006; ... Talk of transparency about congressional spending is all the ragelately, except when local representatives are asked to unveil their"earmark'' wish lists. Earmarks allow lawmakers to insert provisions into spending billsthat are specifically tailored to a program or project, ...
Friends' seek to work with Jurupa range landowners
Jul 03, 2006; ... Saving the Jurupa Mountains for future generations is the goal ofthe newly formed organization. Friends of the Jurupa Mountains is made up of interestedindividuals with ties to conservancy, recreation and to the JurupaValley. They've banded together to preserve the local mountains ...
Hail the odor eater
Jul 03, 2006; ... ONTARIO -- It stinks. So a recently completed sewer extension through Ontario willreduce odors and save millions in maintenance and treatmentupgrades, officials said. The seven-mile, $26-million pipeline will serve Ontario's NewModel Colony -- a development of more than ...
Strike up the bands, America turns 230 today
Jul 03, 2006 ... "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier andthe sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service oftheir country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love andthanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered;yet we have this ...
DeVry honored
Jul 03, 2006 ... OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. - DeVry University recently was honoredas the No. 1 university in the nation for awarding bachelor'sdegrees in computer and information sciences to minority students. A survey "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education" magazine rankedDeVry first in ...
Letters to the Editor: July 4
Jul 03, 2006 ... No one minding the store under Bush While our young men are fighting and dying in Iraq, Washingtoninsiders, including relatives of President Bush, are profiteeringunder this administration.Hallibururton, once headed by Vice President Cheney, continues toreceive Iraq ...
Poulos appointed warden at CIM
Jul 01, 2006 ... CHINO - The acting warden at the California Institution for Menwas appointed Friday to the position on a regular basis. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Mike Poulos, 53, as warden ofthe prison. Poulos has been working in the prison's top spot on anacting basis since last ...
Workshop to focus on downtown Upland
Jul 01, 2006 ... UPLAND - A community workshop on Saturday will let residents sharetheir thoughts on how downtown should be developed. CIM Group hosts the 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. workshop. Lunch will be provided, and those ...
Mercury found in mobile home park
Jul 01, 2006; ... PEDLEY - The cleaning plans of a husband and wife went awrySaturday afternoon after the pair found a bottle of mercury and whatappeared to be an explosive device in a mobile home park. Riverside County Sheriffs deputies and personnel from theRiverside County Fire Department ...
Lewis support remains high
Jul 01, 2006; ... A color photograph of Lake Arrowhead hangs in the entry to Rep.Jerry Lewis' offices in the nation's capital. It shows a brimming, steely blue man-made reservoir surrounded bypines in a greener, healthier time -- before drought and infestationset in, and before the catastrophic ...
Stepdaughter exposes reported false document human smuggling and Social Security fraud ring
Jul 01, 2006; ... Suad Leija has many secrets. The stepdaughter of Manuel Leija-Sanchez -- a key figure in whatfederal authorities believe is a document fraud organization run bythe Castorena and Leija-Sanchez families -- has been in hiding and onthe run from her own family. To help U.S ....
Couple killed when cycle hits stopped car
Jul 01, 2006; ... UPLAND - A couple died after striking a stopped car early Saturdaymorning as they rode their motorcycle. Wendell Frandsen, 54, and Mary Ann Frandsen, 46, both ofRiverside, were killed after their Honda struck a stalled car on thewestbound 10 Freeway, 500 feet from Mountain Avenue, ...
Fireworks, fire season make for dangerous mix
Jul 02, 2006 ... For many Americans, the Fourth of July presents itself as theperfect excuse for choreographing their very own dazzlingpyrotechnics extravaganza. And while we can hardly fault these individuals for wanting tofill the skies over their neighborhoods with colorful displays ...
Letters to the Editor: July 3
Jul 02, 2006 ... What's important, chickens or terrorism? Seven men arrested in Miami and charged with various crimesincluding plotting to kill American citizens and to use explosives todestroy a building in the United States, attempting to associatethemselves with a known terrorist group, yet what ...
Desmond McLeish lands PR job for work group
Jul 02, 2006 ... CORONA - Desmond McLeish Inc., an InlandEmpire-based publicrelations agency, will represent the California WorkforceAssociation. The CWA is a statewide, nonprofit membershiporganization thatdevelops public policy strategies and builds local capacity toaddress critical work force ...
Murder suspect may face trial in hospital
Jul 03, 2006; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A judge may allow an ailing murder suspect tostand trial inside a hospital because his poor health has kept himfrom coming to court. Jose Chichipa, who is accused of dragging a man to death during acarjacking at Ontario International Airport, has missed seven of ...
Power goes out at Rancho apartments
Jul 03, 2006; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- An early morning overload knocked out power to several apartments at Victoria Woods Apartments on Monday. Firefighters responded to the call at 8:30 a.m. at 8421 EtiwandaAve., according to the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Department. Battalion Chief James ...
Fourth of July Fireworks Shows
Jul 03, 2006 ... CHINO HILLS: Big League Dreams, 16333 Fairfield Ranch Road;(909) 364-2700; Family Wagon Parade, 10:30 a.m., liveentertainment, carnival games and more, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. CLAREMONT: Memorial Park, Indian Hill Blvd. and 8th St., (909)399-5490; Independence Day Celebration ...
Congress set to shortchange California on jail funding
Jul 03, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- Congress is poised to shortchange California andother states that jail high numbers of criminal illegalimmigrants, as Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca prepares totestify before a federal panel on the need for adequate funding. Legislation headed for ...
Fireworks stir brush fire, safety worries
Jul 03, 2006; ... A picturesque irony and an explosion of confusion await fireworks seekers on East Avenue, the north-south border between Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga. On the west side of the street, a large sign reads, "All fireworks are illegal in Rancho Cucamonga, ...
Mexicans here and home anxious for election results
Jul 03, 2006; ... Mexicans living in Southern California, like those living intheir home country, are waiting with uneasiness for the results ofSunday's presidential election. Some said Monday the decision by Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute to announce the final results of the election on ...
Tenacious policeman named Officer of the Year
Jul 03, 2006; ... CHINO - His dedication as a Chino police officer is thereason Sgt. Wes Simmons is Officer of the Year. But the one significant element that led to the achievement was a cold case he pursued in what could be Chino's own version of "CSI." James Dennis, a ...
Part of White Ave. in Pomona closed today
Jul 03, 2006; ... White Avenue at McKinley Avenue in Pomona will be closed to traffic beginning at 8:30 p.m. today for KABOOM! at Fairplex, whichbegins at 8 p.m. This is the 20th anniversary of KABOOM!, which will include BigAir Freestyle Motocross, a Monster Truck trick show and a ...
Aging Kmart center to undergo facelift
Jul 03, 2006; ... LA VERNE -- The aging Kmart center on FoothillBoulevard willundergo renovations this fall that will includea Vonssupermarket. The project will include a gas station on-site. The nearly 126,000-square-foot development on Foothill Boulevard, east of Wheeler Avenue, will ...
Grid can handle temps, Edison says
Jul 03, 2006; ... Cooler temperatures are expected this week, with highs in thelow- to mid-90s. Meanwhile, heat-related power outages areunlikely, officials say. Marlon Walker, a spokesman for Southern California Edison, saidMonday that 39,700 megawatts was the estimated power load for ...
Inland Valley schools win grants
Jul 03, 2006; ... Seven Inland Valley schools won $50,000 grants given to low-performing schools to help raise student achievement. The schoolswere selected based on 2005 Academic Performance Index scores. Arroyo, Montera, Vineyard and Vista Grande ...
Authorities fight document fraud as terror threat
Jul 02, 2006; ... One day in the winter of 1996, while 12-year-old Suad Leija wasgetting ready for school, more than a dozen armed FBI agents raidedher family's Chicago-area home. They were looking for her stepfather, Manuel Leija-Sanchez, whofederal authorities believe runs a document-fraud ...
Pomona-Claremont Soroptimists installed
Jul 01, 2006; ... Gayle Claiborne is the new president of Soroptimist InternationalPomona-Claremont. Although she's about to begin a new year in that position,therole is nothing new to her. This is the third time she hasbeenpresident of the group. She relishes the challenge. "I became ...
Claremont pastor exits post
Jul 01, 2006; ... CLAREMONT - Change someone's heart - the mind will follow. Dr. Butch Henderson - often referred to as the voice ofprogressive Christianity in the Inland Empire - has a theology basedon logic, yet rooted in love. New Videos: * Dr. Henderson, Common Ground ...
Clean house! Rubidoux High accepting your discards
Jul 03, 2006; ... Spring cleaning has arrived a bit late to the Jurupa Valley.It's set for 8 a.m. to noon July 15 at Rubidoux High School. Large household items, tires and electronic equipment will beaccepted. "Our goal is to get the community involved in neighborhood pride," said Amy ...
Chino Hills picnic celebrates the Fourth
Jul 03, 2006; ... CHINO HILLS -- On this hot Fourth of July, cool down to some music and a picnic during the city's 14th Annual Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Picnic at Chino Hills Sports Park. Kim Yager, a city recreation specialist, said live entertainmentwill include surf-rock music from ...
Still another area client ditches embattled lobbyists
Jul 03, 2006; ... A third client of the former Copeland Lowery firm has decided to part ways with the embattled lobbyists, joining Riverside County and aircraft giant Boeing Co., who severed ties with Copeland Lowery last week. The Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, based in ...
Important July 4 closures
Jul 03, 2006 ... Government Offices: All county and city offices are closed.Banks: Banks are closed. Transit: Foothill Transit and MTA are on a holiday schedule.Metrolink trains and Omnitrans are NOT running. Mail Delivery: Post office is ...
Math skills helped navigator survive World War II
Jul 03, 2006; ... CLAREMONT - High in the skies above Germany, Cecil Richardsonfaced the math test of his life.As a navigator on a B-17 bomber, much of his World War II experience up to this point had depended on making crucial calculations under pressure. But this mission -- his ...
Bear sightings give area residents paws for concern
Jul 03, 2006; ... SAN ANTONIO HEIGHTS -- The lure of sweet-smelling fruit or a cool dip in a backyard pool has led to several bear sightings in hillside communities in the past month. San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies have received four reports since June 9 of at ...
Cops corner copper coppers
Jul 03, 2006; ... RUBIDOUX - Instead of gold, thieves went looking for their potof copper Friday at Rubidoux Boulevard and Castellano Road. Riverside County Sheriff's deputies first responded to analarm activated by phone lines about 4 a.m., according to asheriff's press release. But ...
Deli shooting victim was customer
Jul 03, 2006; ... ONTARIO -- A man who police believe shot another man during anattempted robbery outside the Quality Deli Sunday was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Police said Sunday that a 40-year-old man was shot about 5:03 p.m. in a parking lot outside the deli, at ...
Bordersecurityhearingsto begin
Jul 03, 2006; ... Terrorism and border security will be the focus ofseveralcongressional field hearings this week that are meantto turna spotlight on the U.S. Senate's proposal forimmigrationreform. The House International Relations Subcommittee on International ...
RC brush fire likely sparked by fireworks
Jul 03, 2006; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The Rancho Cucamonga Fire Department respondedto several 911 calls Sunday night at 9:28 p.m. from residents whospotted visible flames in the remote, grassy hillside above HermosaAvenue. Fire respondents arrived and requested additional Rancho policeand fire ...
Residents begin gas protest
Jul 03, 2006 ... POMONA - Leonard Baleon's drive to protest fuel prices hasofficially started. During the past several months, the Pomona resident has beengathering support in an effort to organize boycotts of gas stationsin Pomona and other cities. On Saturday, protesters held signs in front ...