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Visit the California State Lottery web site: http://www.calottery.com Samohi NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY CHUCK SHEPARD BY KEVIN HERRERA Daily Press Staff Writer ■ To free up soldiers for war-zone duty, the Army hires contractors to man the gates at 57 domestic installations, CITY HALL Dissatisfied with the including Fort Bragg and West Point, but leadership at Santa Monica High in April, the Government Accountability Office announced that, despite three School, hundreds of people flooded warnings, some of the contractors con- into the school board meeting here tinue to hire an alarming number of con- on Thursday, ultimately forcing the victed felons as security guards. ■ Nashville’s The Tennessean newspa- Fire Department to shut it down out per revealed in April that a man still serv- of safety concerns. ing time for hiring a hit man to kill his wife was actually put in charge of the However, the sincerity of some of purchasing office of the state’s emer- Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press those dissenters remains at question, gency management agency. Inmate Workers dismantle the Nomadic Museum just north of the Santa Monica Pier on Friday. The exhibit ‘Ashes and Snow’, with many of those in attendance Daniel Erickson was participating in a rehabilitation program intended to help which featured the works of artist Gregory Colbert, ran in the temporary space from Jan. 14 through last Sunday. Thursday night being students seek- prisoners find work when they get out ing extra credit. One teacher who and apparently was so good at his job admits he offered his charges extra that agency officials promoted him. NATIONAL credit for their showing was Michael TODAY IN HISTORY No plague upon their Felix, a history teacher who contends Today is the 140th day of 2006. he only wanted students to partici- There are 225 days left in the year. tents as park reopens pate in the democratic process. The majority of those on hand Five hundred years ago, on May 20, By staff and wire reports 1506, explorer Christopher Columbus expressed their displeasure with died in poverty in Spain. Samohi’s Chief Educational Officer SALT LAKE CITY A campground at and lead principal, Ilene Straus, INDEX Natural Bridges National whose leadership style, they claim, Horoscopes Monument in southeastern Utah has created a division amongst stu- Hang out, Capricorn 2 reopened this week after a three- dents and teachers. There is also Snow & Surf Report Google Maps week closure to make certain no concern amongst faculty regarding Water temperature: 62° 3 BREATH-TAKING The city of Santa Monica contends a proposed law requiring traces remained of bubonic plague, Samohi’s recent redesign into six Opinion it to monitor the idling times of airplanes at SM Airport unjustly singles them out. which was detected in rodents at small learning communities, or Fight the real problem 4 the monument last month. houses, each with its own principal. Santa Monica and Los Many question whether or not it has Commentary Angeles County officials have accomplished its goals of allowing Answers for immigration 5 LA zeroes in on airport had similar concerns with the for more specialized instruction and State BY KEVIN HERRERA aircraft engines are running at the air- squirrel population in Palisades the fostering of stronger relation- Citizenship limbo 6 Daily Press Staff Writer port, which in turn can give Los Park. After receiving a summons ships between students and faculty, National Angeles residents living just east of the Jan. 16 from the county health as well as administrators. Vail fire indictments 8 SM AIRPORT If the City of Los runway a better idea as to the level of department regarding non-com- Felix said he was lobbied by a fel- International Angeles has its way, City Hall will have emissions wafting into their homes. pliance with the health and safe- low teacher and union member to Migrants fleeing solo 18 to get busy watching planes sit still. The measure would force City ty code, City Hall was ordered to have his students come to Comics Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Hall to spend $450,000 or more kill squirrels who live in the Thursday’s meeting. 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