The best role model is you, the parent
      Now we know. Michael Phelps and Alex Rodriguez are not heroes. They're just fallible human beings who happen to be athletic superstars. That's all. Kids who put sports action heroes on a pedestal set themselves up for a fall.
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Time for a budget resolution
By Donald M. Zimring Superintendent, Las Virgenes Unified School District
      On Fri., Jan. 23, Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Stan Mantooth arranged for an extraordinary meeting with every school superintendent in the county and each of the elected state representatives from the county.
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