BRIEFLY.Free train, bus rides for holidays Revelers can zip around town on Metro trains and buses for free on two of the most festive nights of the holiday season. From 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday-Monday and Dec. 31-Jan. 1, fees are waived for all patrons through the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's holiday free fare program. The goal is to promote roadway safety during the holidays. -- Daily News English-learning funds allocated More than $330,000 from a state education grant has been allocated to students in Burbank and Glendale who are struggling to learn English. The money is part of the $55.5 million 2006 English Language Acquisition Program, the state Department of Education said. The funds are intended to help students in grades 4-8 learn English more effectively and to ensure they remain fluent. The Burbank Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. will receive $96,000 and Glendale Unified will get $233,900. -- Daily News Suit says story defamed paper The company that publishes the Santa Barbara News-Press The Santa Barbara News-Press is a broadsheet newspaper based in Santa Barbara, California. History The News-Press asserts it is the oldest daily newspaper in Southern California, publishing since 1855. sued a reporter over a story in the American Journalism Review The American Journalism Review is a national magazine covering topics in journalism. It is published six times a year by the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. , saying the newspaper was defamed in a ``biased, false and misleading diatribe.'' The lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court by Ampersand The ampersand (&) normally means "and" as in Jones & Company. However, in the computer world, it is used in various ways. In Windows, it is used as a code to precede an underlined character. Publishing LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control accuses Susan Paterno of libel and product disparagement In old English Law, an injury resulting from the comparison of a person or thing with an individual or thing of inferior quality; to discredit oneself by marriage below one's class. and seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. Paterno declined to comment Monday but her attorney, Howard King, said the suit was without merit. He said he believes the intended effect was to frighten other reporters who want to write about the News-Press. The article focused on the turmoil at the newspaper after the departure of nearly every top editor and several other employees since July. Paterno talked with former staffers, some of whom accused News-Press owner and publisher Wendy McCaw of meddling med·dle intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles 1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere. 2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper. in the newsroom. -- Associated Press 2 adults found dead in region LANCASTER -- Two adults were found dead in the 45000 block of Price Lane near 20th Street East Monday, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. deputy. The bodies were found shortly before 3 p.m., Deputy Maribel Rizo said. Homicide detectives were sent to investigate the circumstances of their deaths, Rizo said. -- City News Service |
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