January 15, 2009 

No amount of charters, direct primaries,
or short ballots will make a democracy out of an illiterate people.
Walter Lippmann  

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2.  Worse Than a Hangover (Peor que las Crudas)

3. About Montebello E-News and “My Montebello”  

CELEBRATE.  Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Contact: Nora Chen
Phone: (323) 722-6551
Happy Year of the Ox! Please join the Montebello Library to celebrate the Lunar New Year and make a Red Envelope Lantern decoration for your home on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. A make-it-and-take-it art activity for grades 6 - 12. http://www.colapublib.org/cgi-bin/colapl/calendar/calendar-show/20090117-11

LEARN ABOUT LOVE.  Heavenly Choice will be hosting a week of Romance Wed. Feb 4 through Wed. Feb 11 from 7:00pm - 9:00 pm.  Join us every evening for special guest speakers on bringing romance, love into your life.  Plus FREE gift Wrap for Guys on Guys Night Feb 10 & 11.  Plan a special weekend on a budget. Learn to make fresh chocolate dipped strawberries and other edible Valentines Treats.  Great demos on unique bow making, custom baskets and Valentines Day Cards. Remember to tell everyone how much they mean to you. Hello Kitty Day is Sat. Feb 7, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm,  special complimentary kids activities.  Betty Boop collectors day is Sunday, Feb 8, to make your Betty Valentines.

MONEY.  Do Something Offers Young People Grants for Disaster  Preparedness Projects.  Deadline: Rolling.  Do Something, http://www.dosomething.org/, and the Dunkin Brands.  Community Foundation, http://www.dunkinbrands.com/foundation, have partnered to offer $500 Disaster Grants to young people across the United States and Canada.  The weekly grant program will help support young people with ideas for community service projects around the themes of disaster preparedness and emergency response. Possible project ideas include rebuilding homes in New Orleans, planning an emergency coat drive for families in crisis during the winter months, or collecting toys for kids who have been through a natural disaster.  Applications will be accepted beginning January 2009.  For further information, visit the Do Something Web site.

From LA OPINION, 9.23.2008

La muerte por sobredosis tras el consumo de medicamentos recetados se ha disparado en un 700% en todo el países, una cifra que supero' los 54 mil decesos en 2007, según un estudio de la Universidad de California en San Diego (UCSD). ...  Según el reporte, hasta 1983 el numeró de personas muertas por medicamentos recetados era de apenas 3,954. ...

Translation

Death from an overdose of prescription drugs has shot up 700% throughout the country, a figure representing more than 54,000 deaths in 2007, according to a study from the University of California, San Diego.    According to the report, until 198 the number of people dying from prescription drugs was merely 3,954. …

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