FROM THE TOP
LELAND ACKER
      It seems like every math teacher I had in middle school and high school made me watch the movie, "Stand and Deliver." "Stand and Deliver" was an inspirational movie about Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Escalante overcame seemingly insurmoun...
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SCENE IN PASSING
MARIE WHITEHEAD
      You don't need to read it here to learn that we've had cold weather lately. Sunday began with 28 degrees and ice in the bird bath. By the afternoon, we were up to 44 degrees. We can tolerate what we're having, especially when there's no accompanying damage.
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HIGH POINTS FROM EL CAMINO REAL
CHRIS DAVIS
      Life usually slows down considerably along El Camino Real in January, but for some reason this year January has been just as busy as all the rest of the months. It seems like I've got so many irons in the fire, that I don't know which one to grab first. I'll grab the one with your four bits' worth...
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