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Tim HumeCNNHong Kong (CNN) -- International golfers were choking on the greens in Beijing over the weekend -- but it wasn't due to an outbreak of the yips. Hazardous levels of pollution descended on the Chinese capital during its biggest sporting weekend of the…

News by LPC Express September 26, 2013

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Final candidates chosen for Presidential search

William TannerArts and Entertainment EditorThe search is over. The Presidential Advisory Search Committee has narrowed their list of candidates down to the final three. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Dr. Barry Russell, Dr. Christopher Villa and Dr. Pamela Walker will be on the…

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Interim president transition keeps LPC at a steady pace

Ashley FreitasStaff WriterOnce again, the college will be in a state of transition with the leaving of Guy Lease, the Las Positas College’s current Interim President. Janice Noble, who is LPC’s current Vice President of Academic Services, will be taking over as…

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One Nation Under Shutdown: Here’s How Congress Is Hurting Your State

Huffingtonpost.comWASHINGTON -- Though much of the coverage of the government shutdown has focused on the drama unfolding in Washington, D.C., the effects are being felt widely across the country. Less than two full days in, thousands of National Guard members have been furloughed,…

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Fresh job oppurtunities for students at Veteran’s Fair

Jason LeskiwPublic Relations OfficerAs the economy continues to improve, more opportunities are coming to students on the Las Positas College Campus. With the estimated annual cost of attendance at over $17,000 for independent students, an improving economy sounds like Aretha Franklin singing,…

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Women Senators: GOP’s Birth Control Amendment ‘Defies Logic’

Laura BassettHuffingtonpost.comWASHINGTON -- Democratic female senators are stunned the government is on the verge of shutting down and Republicans are once again using the crisis to target birth control and preventative care for women, a group of them said on Monday. Sens. Barbara…

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14 Things You Should Know About Obamacare

By Jeffrey YoungHuffington PostLike most Americans, you've probably heard of "Obamacare," but you're not exactly sure what it is. According to your uncle's Facebook posts, it sounds pretty scary, like maybe it's going to turn America into a Kenyan Soviet Union or…

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Drake shows a different side on new album

Martin GallegosStaff Writer"Nothing Was The Same" is completely different from what was expected from Drake. However, in this case, it's a good thing. Drake's highly-anticipated third album has finally dropped. What I was expecting to hear was more of the same made-for-radio songs…

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A’s hoping their star is healthy for playoffs

By Jane LeeMLB.comYoenis Cespedes was missing from Oakland's final regular-season lineup in Seattle on Sunday, and the A's are hopeful that extended rest will allow the outfielder to be ready for the playoffs. Cespedes, who exited Friday's game because of soreness in his…

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Men’s soccer team lacking drive to finish

William TannerArts and Entertainment EditorComplacent and lagging. These are two words that one of LPC men’s soccer coach and co-captain use to describe the current players of the soccer team. As the regular season opens on Sept. 27, the LPC Hawks find themselves…