By Chang Tzi-chin, Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan) Concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii hit a historic high of 415 parts per million in May 2019. The World Meteorological Organization has also released data showing that June 2019 was the hottest month in history,…
Photos and Video by Terry Miller On Friday, November 1, 2019, at 10:00am in front of Parking Gate #5 at Santa Anita Race Track, workers and horse racing supporters will held a counter press conference and celebration before the first race of the Breeder’s Cup. At Gate 3, a handful of protesters gathered with signs…
Congresswoman Judy Chu says she’s “Outraged by the deaths…” Track Bans use of Performance enhancing Lasix and Calls Jockeys’ whips under scrutiny By Terry Miller Heavy winter rains in southern California have been blamed, in part, for the rash of racehorse deaths at Santa Anita dirt track this winter meet. However, the track…
By Terry Miller An Arcadia High School graduate was among those killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, this week, his family said Wednesday. Mano “Paul” Kamaleson, 55, had just returned to Kabul from a holiday break in Chicago with his family, where they lived before moving to Afghanistan, said his sister Ruth Loisel…
By Terry Miller We are too. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Mr. George Fasching, the famous windmill atop Denny’s will fly again soon. Just, when? We’re not yet sure. On Wednesday afternoon, June 29 last year, the idea of getting the iconic windmill turning again became a reality, only to be destroyed in a…
By Terry Miller The former Santa Anita Inn, now razed, is the site for an ambitious new $300 million hotel project opposite the Santa Anita race track. Next Wednesday, June 27, Developer Chateau Group USA will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for the hotel and mixed-use development named One Gallop Way. Le Meridien by Marriott is…
Arcadia Councilmembers targeted by what some are calling a ‘Witch Hunt’ Opinion by Terry Miller In the aftermath of tragic shootings, such as the recent ones at Santa Fe High School in Texas and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, there is often an increase in hoax threats to schools and other public…
Arcadia Postmaster Yvonne Carrillo sent a letter recently to Post Office Box holders regarding cases of vandalism and reports of homeless individuals sleeping in the lobby after hours which set off alarm bells in the community. As a result, the Postmaster has ordered the doors locked at 5:30 PM daily, 5:00 pm on Saturday…
By Terry Miller A 35-year Arcadia resident, Roger Nemrava, recently filed an Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Arcadian’s Rights Protection Association (ARPA): FPPC complaint COM-03052018-00262: Arcadian’s Rights Protection Association. ARPA, which is not based in Arcadia but Alhambra, has sent out mailers supporting Bob Harbicht and Roger Chandler, candidates for Arcadia City Council, allegedly without the required…
At the Eleventh Hour, Humor Has Thrown Some Residents a Curve Ball By Terry Miller April’s municipal election in Arcadia has turned ugly and humorous at the same time. This is nothing new in politics. While candidates exchange jabs at one another and residents decry the advent of Districting which leaves over 11,000 residents without…
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