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To educate, remember
Mona Marcos endured 20 years of verbal abuse from her husband until she decided enough was enough and left him.
Collision highlights speeding on street
NORTHWEST GLENDALE — Some residents call Glenoaks Boulevard “The Raceway” due to the number of speeding motorists it attracts. But on Thursday, two teens took the street’s nickname literally — and suffered harsh results.
Layaway makes comeback
KENNETH VILLAGE — It happens too often at Audrey Robles’ women’s boutique: one customer, two dresses and a lot of indecision.
Mixing up two types of flu
GLENDALE — Local school administrators are struggling to obtain seasonal flu vaccines for students amid regional shortages.
Win slips away from St. Francis
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE — Seven yards and five points removed from the euphoria of a monumental upset, St. Francis High’s football team was instead dealt heartbreak.
SMALL WONDERS: Reader, husband redefine marriage
Each week I mine my brain for something witty or poignant to say to you here in my corner of your local newspaper. Some weeks are less inspired than others, I know, and for that I apologize. But I am always grateful when I hear from readers commenting on something I said, good, bad or indifferent.