El Monte, a city that is so broke that it imposed an additional .5% sales tax on its residents (and neighbors who shop in El Monte), just found $7.7 million to give to a developer to get Wal-Mart to bring their noise, traffic, and exploitive practices to El Monte.

It's not until February 26 and 27, 9am - 3pm, so you've got plenty of time to collect your stuff. They'll take computers, monitors, printers, scanners, copiers, televisions, vcr/dvd players, auto and rechargeable batteries, and many other electronic stuff. If you've got it, bring it, and they'll let you know if they can take it.

I think I know the answer to this, but it's a funny point to ponder: If he didn't understand any English and couldn't understand what the would-be robber was saying, then how does the Sheriff's Department know it was an attempted robbery? Maybe it was a simple assault, or a hate crime?

Yeah, it's a cheap shot to pick on a newspaper for poor editing. Still, sometimes it just sticks out at you like a sore thumb. In this article, the problem is in the sixth paragraph, third line. Because it's at the start of a line, it's a sore thumb.

The American Lung Association isn't happy with the smoking policies of any area cities. I don't say whether their goal is good or bad--I'm just reporting the story.

In addition to trying to build an NFL football stadium in Industry, Ed Roski is also trying to build a domed stadium on the campus of UNLV. The Las Vegas Sun article also notes that Roski owns the Silverton Hotel and Casino, which is just of I-15, at the Blue Diamond offramp.

Wyatt Earp's older brothers, Virgil, moved out to Colton shortly after the famous shoot-out at the O.K. Corral. For a while, he was even town marshal.

Found on Rafu.com:
Girls Scouts from Poston Camp II gather in a photo taken in March 1945. First row, from left: Teiko Oka, Emie Yuki, Kuni Ohara, Mayumi Yasumoto, Nancy Inokuchi. Back row, from left: Akiko Nakagawa, Marion Nakamura, Sally Endo, May Gyotoku, and Leader Momo Iwakiri. Nancy Buell, Girl Scout historian for Arizona, is seeking to locate everyone pictured in the photo. If you have information, contact Sab Masada at (559) 434-7609 or e-mail SabnMar@aol.com.

Click here to see the photo and original article: Do you know these scouts?