When his 12-year-old daughter was excluded at school and experienced name-calling and harmful gossip, Tony realized his daughter was being bullied. As millions of children head back to school this year, more than one in five of them will have a similar experience, according to the National Center for Education …continue reading
If you happen to be at the Seal Beach Pier, you may notice that a pre-pandemic fixture is back on the sidewalks: smiling faces standing next to colorful carts featuring a positive message and free Bible-based literature. Thousands of these carts will be rolling down the streets of communities like …continue reading
All congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses across the world are being encouraged to begin holding in-person meetings during the week of April 1. Tim and Charlene Jetmore of Seal Beach have been attending meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses for nearly 50 years, and the return to an in-person setting is a welcome …continue reading
Seal Beach will be one of the thousands of communities around the globe that will receive a powerful message of hope this November as Jehovah’s Witnesses embark upon a special campaign focusing attention on the Bible’s hope for a better world. The goal of the campaign is to distribute a …continue reading
While remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic lowered reported instances of bullying, parents fear that, for some students, going back to school will mean going back to being bullied. As the parents of three sons, Andrew and Candice of Los Alamitos have made it a priority to be observant and …continue reading
“I never expected to experience the life and death realities to the degree I did due to the pandemic,” said former Seal Beach resident Arielle, a critical care nurse at a hospital in Irvine. “It was heart-wrenching to watch people say ‘goodbye’ to their family members over FaceTime, to hear …continue reading
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Gabriel Medrano was working on the docks across the East River when he heard the first plane crash into the World Trade Center on 9/11. “I remember seeing the burning office paper coming across the river,” said Medrano, who now lives in Orange County with his wife, Asia. “It was …continue reading
Back-to-school supplies and classrooms were a bit different this year for Cyrus. He never imagined masked faces, desks equipped with plastic shields, and alcohol wipes to sanitize surfaces would become classroom staples. This is the environment that Los Alamitos sophomore, Cyrus, is growing accustomed to. He said, “I was eager …continue reading
Flashlights, water, a first aid kit, and ready-to-eat meal packs line Pamela Brady’s couch. She is not going camping — she is preparing for disaster by putting together a “go bag.” Preparing in advance with a disaster-ready kit has helped families nationwide through extreme and abnormal weather events, which experts …continue reading