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#HumansofNP: Positives in Quarantine
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Click the link below to access our #HumansofNP spread for our 2021 Special Edition Magazine, in which we interviewed people on positives that they have found or developed during COVID-19. #HumansofNP2021
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Westminster Clinic continues serving community
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Standing in the shade of two bright blue Easy-Up tents, a group of high school volunteers hand out free boxes of fresh produce and healthy groceries to a middle aged woman holding her young child by the hand. Behind her, a long line of patients stretches through the parking lot and around the corner…
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Acacia Day of Service provides for all
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Beth Neal, vice president of the Acacia PTA Board, hosted a food drive on Jan. 17 at Acacia Elementary School in order to help those in need of food. People across the entire community were able to come together and donate about 4000 pounds of food to Adelante Comunidad Conejo. According to their website,…
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Local businesses get hit with COVID-19
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Local businesses have been struggling throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but not as severely as now, as case numbers continue to increase in Newbury Park. As a result, many local restaurant employees have contracted the coronavirus, leading to restaurants shutting down and restricting their hours. One popular business that has been recently impacted by infection…
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TO Library hosts virtual programs
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The Thousand Oaks Library is not only a place to rent books, but it also gives people the opportunity to be tutored, gain volunteer hours and much more. The TO Library continues to host a range of virtual programs for people to enjoy. Brian Chau, senior, volunteers for Thousand Oaks Teen Advisory League (TOTAL),…
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Local community supports LGBTQ+ youth
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The fight for LGBTQ+ rights has made great progress in the 21st century, including the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015 and anti-discrimination laws aiming to provide the same job opportunities to all Americans. Although legislation has been passed, there is still much work left to do in the normalization and acceptance of…
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Unity to Spark Change delivers a message
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Unity to Spark Change is an organization that helps the community by partnering with the Ventura County Police Department to donate to those in need throughout the county. Mike Wing, founder, was inspired to start the organization as a way to unite people to help the less fortunate locally. “We came together to show…
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Super Joey leads with empathy
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“No child should fight cancer alone.” This is the motto of the Super Joey Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded with the purpose of supporting families who have to cope with the many burdens of childhood cancer as well as spread awareness of the disease. Leonard Zhu, senior, has been involved with the foundation for…
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Choose public safety over personal inconveniences
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The coronavirus pandemic has thrust communities at large into the forefront of public safety, and by and large our community has stepped up to the challenge. Most people are maintaining practices of social distancing and are trying to limit their exposure to the outdoors as much as possible. That is not to say that…
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Open Mosque Day welcomes community
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On Oct. 6, the Islamic Center of Conejo Valley held their ninth annual Open Mosque Day, a day to celebrate and explore their faith with guided tours, free exhibits, midday prayers and a brief talk and Q&A. Shadi Ghafari, sophomore, has been attending Open Mosque since first grade. “My mom was the one in…