An old rivalry between veteran Merced County politicians flared up this week sparking an argument over the appointment of a local representative to a state commission that could help the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Al Gore gets personal in ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’
“I had a plan for my life,” former vice president Al Gore says during “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” And then he quotes Mike Tyson: “Everybody has a plan … Click to Continue »
Read More »Personal info of hundreds of thousands of students targeted in schools hack attack
Two months before the U.S. presidential election, international hackers slipped into the computer systems of at least four Florida school district networks in the hopes of stealing the personal data … Click to Continue »
Read More »Personal stories of sex assault victims may change minds in Merced
Thousands of students in Merced this week are walking past a clothesline meant to change their thinking about sexual violence, and there’s evidence it may be working, according to researchers. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bullying brings up unspoken personal battles
A column on parenting and parenthood … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ruling raises objections to release of personal student data
Merced students will be affected Data include names, Social Security numbers, addresses, health records Parents have until April 1 to apply to have their children excluded … Click to Continue »
Read More »IRS: Thieves Stole Personal Information of 100,000 Taxpayers
The IRS announced Tuesday that thieves stole the information of more than 100,000 taxpayers. In a statement, the IRS said criminals had prior access to taxpayers’ personal information, including social security numbers, that they used to then gain unauthorized access to the IRS’ "Get Transcript" system. According to the IRS, thieves attempted to access about …
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