Education is key to combatting this deadly epidemic Major Manning turned 17 on September 29th, 2023. He died five days later. What he thought was a Percocet pill, turned out to be a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl. On October 3rd, 2023 Rhonda Manning's whole world changed forever. Never in a million years did she think her son, Major, would make the decision to take a pill, let alone pass away from that decision. She started a nonprofit organization to spread awareness a

How Starting in your 20s Will Build a Pathway Towards Wealth If a 20 year old invests $95 a month (approximately $3.17 a day- the price of a cup of coffee) in the stock market, they would be a millionaire by the age of 65. If you can swing 100 more dollars, now we are in multimillionaire status. This is the magic of compound interest. It seems simple enough and it isn’t new information. But more than half of American households have no retirement savings. On top of that, acco

Local school board cancels upcoming vote to close area schools amid public backlash San Jose Unified School District will make a decision on March 26 of possible closures of nine area schools, which could impact local parents and students. The schools being considered for closure are Almaden, Anne Darling, Canoas, Gardner, Lowel, Rachel Carson, Selma Olinder, Simonds and Walter L. Bachrodt. This list is categorized as option 1, the first most likely to close, and option 2, wh

When you applied to college, did you remember answering the question: “If you have previous criminal history, please specify and explain the incident?” I'm sure you saw it once because I’ve seen it over and over again. I applied to 10 schools out of state and saw that same question. It made my heart sink like glass falling down. As time passed, my decisions finally came in, and rejections and acceptance weren't as bad as I thought. But what if I had had a minor history of sho