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Freshman sociology major Janae Lewis showed off her grade in her remedial math class at Cal State San Marcos. |
Students deficient at being proficient
More CSU freshmen need remedial classes
By Sherry Saavedra
STAFF WRITER
Cal State schools are a long way from their goal of seeing 90 percent of entering freshmen ready for college-level work.
Instead, 37 percent of freshmen entered a California State University campus last fall needing remedial math, while 46 percent were unprepared for college-level English, according to new data.
Crash victim faced charges
Man was a passenger in fatal car wreck in 2006
By J. Harry Jones
STAFF WRITER
POWAY
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The 20-year-old man who died early Thursday in a rollover crash that authorities said involved alcohol was facing manslaughter and other charges stemming from a remarkably similar wreck in 2006.
Same-sex marriage ban 'waste of time'
By John Marelius
STAFF WRITER
MISSION VALLEY
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said yesterday he would strongly oppose an inititiative to outlaw same-sex marriage if it qualifies for the November ballot.
“I will always be there to fight against that,” the governor said to thunderous applause in San Diego at the convention of the Log Cabin Republicans, a national gay Republican organization.
Prosecution of police in shootings uncommon
2 local cops charged in the past 25 years
By Kristina Davis
STAFF WRITER
SAN DIEGO
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History shows it is extremely rare for a police officer involved in a shooting to be charged with a crime in San Diego County.
Convictions are even more rare. Only two local police officers have been criminally charged for shooting people while on duty in the past 25 years, and both men were acquitted by juries.
$31 million lotto winner aims to stay anonymous
By Pauline Repard
STAFF WRITER
MIRA MESA
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And the $31 million winner is: still anonymous.
The woman who found out Thursday that she had the winning California SuperLotto Plus ticket has claimed the prize. But she told lottery officials she doesn't want her name publicized.
Killer who served 5 years in Mexico can't be retried in U.S., judge says
By Ray Huard
STAFF WRITER
In a case that has drawn international attention, murder charges were dismissed yesterday against a man previously convicted of the crime and imprisoned in Mexico.
Get an e-mail from IRS? It's a ploy to rip you off
As April 15 rolls around, so do those pesky e-mails from the IRS. Wait, did I say e-mails from the IRS? But the IRS doesn't send unsolicited e-mails . .
Kelly Engelman of Chula Vista recently received one, though. It had a return address of tax@refund.irs.gov and an intriguing headline: “Get Tax Refund on your VISA or MasterCard.”
