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The flags have been flying on Hughson Avenue since spring. Some of the school's buildings have been given a $2.2 million face-lift, thanks to a 2004 bond issue. And the community is getting ready to party.

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The Bee redesigned its comics and puzzle pages a week ago, and a number of readers have expressed their displeasure. In a column, Managing Editor Dave Lyghtle addresses their concerns and explains why the changes were made.

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In response to "Arizona shows concern for us" (Aug. 16, Letters), I am 16 years old and was brought here from Mexico when I was only 6 months old. I am an illegal immigrant

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  • We don't know what we don't know, so we don't really know whether the war of words between two Democratic congressmen is a genuine dispute or was contrived to help one win re-election in a tough year for incumbents.

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  • It's an election year, and Rep. Dennis Cardoza's intense criticism of the Obama administration's handling of the foreclosure crisis is being viewed by critics in his district as political gamesmanship.

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  • In their campaign for the U.S. Senate, Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer argue over all the hot-button issues: abortion, gun laws, stem cell research, same-sex marriage.

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  • As Israelis and Palestinians resume direct peace negotiations for the first time in 20 months, the United States must continue to engage actively in the process and make a determined effort to broker a final peace settlement.

  • On the very day Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that the United States would lead a renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace effort, Iran boasted that it had test-fired a surface-to-air missile.

  • Here's the situation: The U.S. economy has been crippled by a financial crisis. The president's policies have limited the damage, but they were too cautious, and unemployment remains disastrously high. More action is clearly needed. Yet the public has soured on government activism and seems poised to deal Democrats a severe defeat in the midterm elections.

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