These suggestions are made by Joanne M. Steen, MS, NCC. The 2011 Holiday Season has arrived and for the majority of Americans it’s a fun-filled family time, often liberally seasoned with stress and frustration. But, for 1% of the nation—our military service members and their families—the holidays can usher in the unwanted ghosts of loneliness, [...]

Children from 44 families will celebrate the holidays this weekend at the Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) 13th Annual Adopt-a-Family event. The event will be held Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Las Palmas Elementary School in San Clemente. OCDA staff, affiliates, friends, and family have adopted 140 children from [...]

This article by Cypress College Public Information Officer Marc S. Posner was originally published in @Cypress online (PDF), the college’s online newspaper. Students brought MyGateway to its knees, crashing the system with a flurry of activity that has seen 11,365 current students register in 82% of available seats (as of Thursday morning) in spring-semester courses [...]