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Thursday, February 18, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $68 million

No big winner in Last Tuesday’s $58 million drawing, so the Friday Mega Millions jackpot balloons to $68 million. The winning numbers from Tuesday’s game are 45, 12, 21, 29, 11 and the Mega number of 5. Two lucky players up in the Bay Area came pretty close to winning it all — their tickets had five of the six numbers (not the Mega digit), […]

Saturday, January 9, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, January 9, 2010

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Mega Millions jackpot rolls over to $60 million

No big winner in the Mega Millions lottery game last night. Since none of the tickets in that game matched all six numbers, the next jackpot gets pumped up to at least $60 million. You can dream really big when a jackpot leaps the $50 million mark. One ticket bought in California for last night’s drawing picked five numbers, but not the Mega Ball. That ticket […]

Friday, January 8, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, January 8, 2010

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Lottery dough: Local guy wins $8 million & millions more up for grabs

A Highland Park college student is really going green this year. Green as in dollar bills. The Pasadena City College student, who doesn’t want his name released, won the SuperLotto jackpot on Saturday, January 2, 2010, according to the California Lottery website. The jackpot was worth $8 million bucks. Not the kind of jackpot that draws media attention, but enough financial […]

Saturday, December 26, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, December 26, 2009

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H1N1 influenza widespread in CA, so what about those flu shots?

The State Department of Public Health is recommending all residents get a flu shot for the H1N1 virus as soon as possible. The so-called swine flu remains widespread in seven states, including California. Even though some indicators suggest H1N1 cases may be tapering off here, health officials fear another wave of the illness could hit after the first of the year. As of December 19, 2009, […]

Friday, September 18, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, September 18, 2009

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Jobless rates jump! Where is that recovery?

Some grim economic news out today from the federal government about the number of Americans out of work. The federal data shows the unemployment rate continues to rise despite reports from some experts that the recovery from this dreaded recession is underway. The California jobless rate rose from 11.9% to a record high of 12.2% in August, according to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics. […]

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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California Supreme Court rules on anti-gay marriage Proposition 8

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Burbank The battle over same-sex marriage has been long and contentious in California. Today the state supreme court ruled the ban on gay marriage, Proposition 8, is constitutional, but that doesn’t appear to settle the debate. That’s because the high court’s ruling allows 18,000 gay marriages, that occurred before the proposition was approved by the voters, to stand. It’s […]

Sunday, May 24, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, May 24, 2009

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Welcome home Atlantis!

Photo: Carla Thomas/NASA Bad weather in Florida continued today, so the space shuttle Atlantis dropped out of the sky and landed at Edwards Air Force Base here in California at 8:39 a.m. Pacific Time. The crew of Atlantis carried out an extensive and complex upgrade of the Hubble Space Telescope during a 13-day journey. Later, Commander Scott Altman spoke for his six-member crew: “We’re all thrilled to have […]

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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California voters turn thumbs down on five budget propositions

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Burbank Polling Place/Joaquin Miller Elementary School California voters didn’t just reject five of the propositions championed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other legislators as fixes for the financially-strapped state budget, they slammed them to the mat in yesterday’s special election. Propositions 1A through 1E were soundly defeated by huge margins. STATEWIDE RESULTS Proposition 1A “Rainy Day” Budget […]

Thursday, May 14, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, May 14, 2009

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Community Calendar: National Vigil For Hope

Almost everyday we hear heartbreaking media reports about the desperate search for a missing person. I was surprised to learn from the National Vigil For Hope website that there are more than a million missing adults and children in America. To make us all aware of the situation, vigils will be held across the country this Sunday, May 17, National Vigil For Hope day. Here […]