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The maps approval came despite worries from advocacy groups and the Coachella Valley’s elected supervisor over its compliance with the Voting Rights Act.

Countys planning commissioners advanced three proposals, but indicated less interest in the only map that would create two Latino-majority districts.

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Presumptions can build shaky foundations Letter Share Principled people promote presumptions — it’s a given — based upon belief about what is right and wrong. Presumptions are society’s foundation blocks, supporting its mission. Two presumptions most regularly invoked, are: (1), the presumption of innocence to those charged with crime, and (2), the presumption of regularity, which presumes that a person trained and aware of the proper way to perform a job, acted with integrity in doing...

With gun in school, everyone was not ‘safe’ Letter Share Among my 35 years of public service — in Maine’s three branches of government — I was a juvenile court judge (among other cases) for 15 years. On April 7, the Kennebec Journal reported that a Richmond student “brought a loaded handgun to school Tuesday” (“Son of former Richmond police chief told student with loaded gun to tell the teacher“). My intuition came to attention! Additionally, the piece stated: “To protect t...