Riverside County’s Board of Supervisors announced March as Social Worker Appreciation Month to highlight the key roles that social workers have played during the COVID-19 pandemic. The role of a social worker is to offer aid and advocate for those who need help. This includes children living in a dangerous environment, those who suffer with […]
Author: Misty Severi
Staff Writer
Riverside County moves into red tier
Riverside County officially shifted from the purple tier down to the red tier of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy plan March 17. This means that Riverside County can begin reopening businesses at 25% capacity, or 100 guests maximum. Included in these businesses are churches, movie theaters and restaurants with indoor dining. Brooke […]
Riverside opens vaccine site
To help speed up the vaccination process for Riverside residents, the city of Riverside opened its first major vaccination clinic Jan. 30. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have been on a downward trend nationwide in recent weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This trend is also present in Riverside county and the […]
Trump acquitted in second trial
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump ended in an acquittal on Feb. 13. The former president was not found guilty of “incitement of insurrection” in the riot in Capitol Hill. The verdict was 57-43, with seven Republicans joining the Democrats in the final vote to convict. Despite the simple majority, 66 […]
Tom Brady stays a legend
I grew up in a household that loved football, and there were two games every year that my family and I watched, the Army-Navy game (go Army!) and the Super Bowl. This tradition goes back as far as I can remember and those days have been some of my favorite memories as a child. My […]
COVID-19 relief could have long-term effects on U.S. economy
It has been over a year since COVID-19 became a global pandemic. As a result the United States government spent $6.5 trillion in the 2020 fiscal year. $2.6 trillion went to COVID relief. As a result, the national debt of the U.S. crossed the $27 trillion mark in Oct. 2020 and has continued to rise since. […]
Students stay spiritual during pandemic
The coronavirus recently hit its sixth month in California. With no clear end in sight, students at California Baptist University are understandably feeling the emotional and mental exhaustion more than ever. Being at a Christian university, it is important for students to focus on being spiritually grounded, turning to God in their times of need […]
Riverside County moves into red tier
Riverside County officially moved from the purple tier into the red tier of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reopening plan Sept. 22, which allows movie theaters, restaurants and churches to begin indoor activities at 25% capacity or 100 people or fewer, whichever is lower. Gyms and fitness centers can now open indoors at 10% capacity. According to […]
Trump and Biden confirmed at conventions
With the nation still struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions were heavily modified with many in-person events canceled and the amount of in-person attendees drastically reduced. Both conventions however were streamed online and broadcast through national television stations. Democratic National Convention: The Democratic National Convention ran from Aug. 17-20 […]
Remembering the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The nation mourned the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18. Ginsburg was a trailblazer and women’s rights advocate. She battled cancer four times, beginning with lung cancer in 1999 and ending in her death from pancreatic cancer in 2020. She died at the age of 87. Appointed to the Supreme […]