When Alexandra Barr took an Advanced Placement environmental science class during her sophomore year at Calabasas High School, she learned about such dire issues as overpopulation and global warming.
Even as a young child, Elijah Spiegel would pose theory-of-mind questions to his family and teachers; he loved to ask about the world around him.
If Kelly Gould looks familiar, there’s a reason. The 17-year-old Santa Clarita resident has already had a successful acting career that would be the envy of many older actors, appearing on sitcoms such as “Rita Rocks” and “Jessie.”
For our annual graduation issue each year, we invite you to nominate high school seniors who have made significant contributions to their communities, not only through scholarship, but also in their acts of tikkun olam — helping to heal the world.
I was just sitting down to write this column — about the new political landscape in Israel and how this latest shift even further to the right challenges the pro-democracy camp in Israel — when my phone started buzzing.
Entertainment runs in the Newman family’s blood.
A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys” is a line from Peter, Paul and Mary’s song “Puff, the Magic Dragon.”
Would you buy a major piece of furniture, like a sofa, online? Apparently, a lot of people would.
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