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ARCADIA HIGH STUDENTS WALKOUT WEDNESDAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH STUDENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY 17 Minutes to remember the 17 victims of the massacre in Forida
Terry MILLER
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or 17 minutes on March 14, students and their supporters across the country walked out of their schools, honoring the victims of the Parkland school shooting and calling for Congress to pass meaningful gun regulation. Unfortunately, some schools view this act as a disruption and are threat-
Hundreds of AHS students walked out of class for 17 minutes Wednesday some holding signs that read “ Why is Trump Chilling, when Guns are Killing?”– Photo by Terry Miller/ Beacon Media News
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Fake News Rears its Ugly Head during Arcadia Election
The Gold Line Turns Two
How is negative campaigning affecting voters?
Downtown ARCADIA
Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association Board of Directors
Galen PATTERSON
March 5 was the day the train starting running again in Downtown Arcadia. Many folks in the City had that day circled on
Arcadia’s politicians have a history of clean campaigning. Politicians ran campaigns on their political stances and
their calendars for a long time, as the opening of the Gold Line Arcadia Station SEE DOWNTOWN PAGE 6
galen.patterson303@gmail.com
that used to be enough. “It’s been that way for as long as I can remember,” says Councilman Tom Beck. However, something changed in 2016. The struggle SEE ELECTION PAGE 7
ening to discipline students who participate. A disciplinary response is a disservice to young people and a missed educational opportunity. Arcadia High School, however, has taken the opposite approach: According to Ryan Foran, Public Information Officer, “We have administrators in the rally court to help with safety and allow students to have a platform SEE WALKOUT PAGE 6
City of Arcadia Sends Out ‘Historic Preservation Fact Sheet’ Recently, the City of Arcadia released a Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance for public review and comment. The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide a framework to protect certain structures and resources that are important to the
heritage or history of the City. Following its release, however, a number of questions were raised by the public regarding the Draft Ordinance. As a result, the City has develSEE HISTORIC PAGE 6
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