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Dog shows may not be a common extracurricular activity amongst students, but for Emilie Hooker, sophomore, participating in shows with her dog is her pride and joy. Emilie and Ziva, her samoyed dog, bonded together through their experiences at these events. Janet Chu-Hooker, Emilie’s mom, was the one…
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The Ventura County Certified Farmers’ Market Association is holding the first annual Special Holiday Boutique Mini-Market. The event is held at the outdoor village of the Oaks Mall. At the function, customers are met with a variety of goods made in California. The mini-market is ongoing on Thursdays from 12pm to 5pm until December…
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When most people think about Black Friday sales, usually X-boxes or household appliances come to mind. However, in recent years, the number of people buying guns on Black Friday has soared. According to NPR, there may have been more than 203,000 guns sold this Black Friday throughout the U.S. According to the Bureau of…
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The Miller YMCA opened in 2007 and provided the local community with a pool, a gym and a facility which several programs were able to run through. As of Dec. 31 it will be shutting down and replaced by a nationwide church called Godspeak. Lexi Leblanc, senior and President of Youth and Government spoke…
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Most people are excited for December and the festivities surrounding it, but many forget that this past November we had four major holidays. Four. Thanksgiving has turned into a pre-Black Friday formality, and the still-growing success of Cyber Monday and Singles’ Day are starting to make some cracks in the soon-obsolete brick-and-mortar retailer. November…
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I had a couch once. It was the epitome of beauty. Like most things though, it had a few loose stitches and was oozing stuffing here and there. It had been through its fair share of struggle: it had been ripped and torn at the seams, stained with the blood and tears of the…
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It’s a regular morning in November as I get in my car before school. I turn on the radio and flip through stations until a song I like is on. I continue to switch until Christmas songs fill my car with their jingle bells and holiday spirit. I am content with the song and…
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Taylor Swift’s sixth studio album, “Reputation,” debuted on Nov. 10 and sent people into three different emotions. Her fans were ecstatic to hear the news and danced like nobody was watching to first single, “Look What You Made Me Do.” Others were the opposite. Some flat-out did not care. I found myself somewhere in…