Park manager pocketed parking fees VENTURA “”mdash; A former Seaside Park manager charged with skimming $4,900 in parking fees at the Ventura County Fairgrounds pleaded guilty to grand theft. Read more...

As a Muslim woman, Rida Hamida, a fourth-year history student, wears her hijab for many reasons, but not because women are forced to ““ a common misconception. Read more...

Millions spent on expansion of John Wayne’s birthplace DES MOINES, Iowa “”mdash; John Wayne’s modest birthplace could be getting bigger. Plans are in the works for a $2 million to $3 million expansion of the complex that includes the tiny Victorian house in Winterset where Wayne was born as Marion Morrison on May 26, 1907. Read more...

Proposition 61 is a reasonable response to an important need. It will generate $750 million to improve and expand children’s hospitals, particularly those connected with University of California campuses. Read more...

Proposition 60a is the wrong way to pay off the Proposition 57 bond issued last year. It forces the state to spend any money made from surplus property sales and ties the hands of the Legislature. Read more...

During the holy month of Ramadan, a little over a billion Muslims around the world practice their faith by fasting and praying from sunrise to sunset to show their devotion to God. Read more...

As Muslim students continue to celebrate the first week of Ramadan, breaking fast together every day behind Kerckhoff Hall, the weather doesn’t seem to want to cooperate. Read more...