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UC Workers Vote to Strike
Healthcare Union Approves Strike Across 10 University of California Campuses STATEWIDE – AFSCME 3299, which represents nearly 13,000 University of California Patient Care Technical Workers, announced...
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Gun Control: The Path to 60 Votes
By Jackie Devereaux I watched national TV news this weekend, something I usually avoid because it’s just too full of violence, death, destruction and mayhem. I cringed when the news (repeatedly)...
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East Meets West in Palm Springs
By Jackie Devereaux U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the media before his motorcade drives to Sunnylands last Friday. Congressman Raul Ruiz and Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pugnet stand next to him...
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Remembering My Father as a Man’s Man
By Jackie Devereaux On this Father’s Day, I recall things about my Dad that only a daughter would remember. He lived an amazing life, an unbelievably rich and full life, a life that’s worthy of a...
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Desert Businesses Clamor to Attract Same Sex Weddings
By Jackie Devereaux PALM SPRINGS – The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a historic ruling on Wednesday, Jun. 26 to grant same sex marriages across the nation. In their ruling on DOMA and California’s...
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Scars To Freedom Helps Vets Repair Wounds
By Jackie Devereaux PALM DESERT – When Rebecca Antell, 38, of Rockford, Illinois returned home after serving two tours in Iraq she came back with physical scars and suffering from Post-Traumatic...
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Cyber Spy Leaks Fuel International Uproar
By Jackie Devereaux According to the Guardian, a United Kingdom newspaper and website that has been given exclusive interviews with whistleblower Edward Snowden about the National Security Agency’s...
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A Super Full Moon Police Ride Along
By Jackie Devereaux DESERT HOT SPRINGS – It was a super full moon last weekend and the night’s sky over the Coachella Valley’s shined more brightly than usual. That’s a good thing, according to DHS...
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East Meets West in Palm Springs
By Jackie Devereaux RANCHO MIRAGE – A historical meeting took place at the Annenburg Estate on Sunnylands when presidents from two superpowers, China and the United States, convened here last weekend...
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At Long Last – Same Sex Marriages Legal in CA
By Editor Jackie Devereaux At long last, same sex marriages are legal again in California after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 8, which banned them, was declared unconstitutional on...
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Beating the Heat at 3rd Corner
By Editor Jackie Devereaux SAN DIEGO – If you’re looking for a cool place to beat the desert heat, then a visit to one of the 3rd Corner Wine Shops and Bistros should top your agenda. With last...
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Third Generation Filmmaker debuts at PS ShortFest
By Editor Jackie Devereaux PALM SPRINGS – “It’s a family affair,” said emerging filmmaker Virginia Cassavetes before the debut her first short film, “Love and Pain” at the 2013 Palm Springs...
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Let’s Make Our Own Marilyn
By Editor Jackie Devereaux The “Forever Marilyn” statue is leaving Palm Springs Sept. 10. After that, her fate is up for grabs to the highest bidder. So far Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong are bidding...
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Dog Killing Fields In Sky Valley
By Jackie Gladfelter Devereaux WARNING: This story and the photos that accompany it graphically portray dead and dying dogs which may be too gruesome for some readers. People under 18 are advised not...
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Dog Death Camp Raided – Animals Rescued
By Editor Jackie Devereaux SKY VALLEY – Animal advocate Kitty Pallesen watched anxiously from Dillon Road as Riverside County Animal Control trucks raided the Dog Death Camp in Fan Canyon and rescued...
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