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Basic Maintenance Can Be A Smart Investment
Whether your car came right off the showroom floor or you drive a used vehicle that has seen its share of miles, one of the best ways to extend its life is to practice basic maintenance. To help, here are some tips: Take care of your tires. A good rule of thumb for tire rotation [...]
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from Coast-to-Coast and all the stops in between
Los Angeles, CA– If Heisman Trophy nominee, Andrew Luck, continues to lead Stanford to smashing victories like he did in Saturday’s (65-21) over Keith Price and his Washington Huskies, Coach David Shaw should a be a lock for Coach of The Year honors. The Andrew Luck Show (65-21) victors over Washington moves into the Coliseum [...]
Final Eight HBCU Bands Chosen for 10th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands
Torrance, CA– The nations marching band fans have spoken, and have chosen the top eight marching bands at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the 2012 Honda Battle of the Bands. Now marking 10 years of celebrating the heritage, showmanship and scholarship of HBCU bands, the Honda Battle of the Bands will bring The [...]
Walmart Donates $5 million to Help Build the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Walmart among founding donors to the Smithsonian Institution’s historic Washington, D.C. project Bentonville, AR– Walmart has donated $5 million to the Smithsonian Institution to support the construction of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C. Walmart’s support of the NMAAHC is a part of the company’s continued commitment to [...]
CHP Encourages Teens To Get Behind Safety, Before Getting Behind The Wheel
Sacramento, CA– Today’s youth are tomorrow’s future, and we should make it our mission to do everything in our power to protect them on the road. For young drivers between the ages of 15-20 years old, traffic collisions are the leading cause of death for teens in America. Teenagers are involved in three times as [...]
Is There A Class War In The U.S.?
By Charles Bayer Claremont, CA– A couple of congressional Republican leaders have recently called the President’s proposal to control the deficit, partly with tax increases on the affluent, “class warfare.” But then the Republicans have always been good at the use of language, even when the words have little to do with reality. The term [...]
Etiquette Excursion with Mona Johnson
Is there etiquette involved in having a successful committee meeting? Have you ever noticed that you enjoy working on committees with some people and other committees you avoid like the plague? Not because you dislike the person heading the committee but because you dislike what power and lack of fairness does to some people. Having [...]
Pomona Unified School District to Launch Attendance Recovery Program
Pomona, CA – In an effort to provide students the opportunity to recover instructional time, the Pomona Unified School District will be implementing an Academic Attendance Recovery Coordinated Program (AARC) during the 2011-2012 school year. Kicking off at various school sites on Saturday, October 29, the program is projected to recover $1 million for the [...]
Halloween Safety Tips
By. Naomi Bonman IVN Staff Writer It’s that time once again, when youth dress up to either go trick-or-treating or to different Halloween parties. However, Halloween is not how it used to be back in the day; therefore, people must take every possible measure to make sure they stay out of harms way. Not only [...]
A Quitter for All the Right Reasons: Ash Cash Teaches You about Your Money
During one of the worst economic times in the country’s history, 30-year old Ash Cash has decided to take a leap of faith and quit his six figure job as a bank manager to pursue a dream of becoming an entrepreneur and teaching financial literacy. Born and raised in a single parent household in the [...]
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